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Columbus Russian
Lomonosov M.V.
Phraseologism: Columbus Russian.
Meaning: It is used as a poetic description of Russian pioneer navigators (poetic, high-flown).
Origin: From the 1st song of the unfinished poem "Peter the Great" (1756-1761) by Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (1711-1765): "Russian Columbuses, despising gloomy rock, // Between the ice will open a new path to the east, // And ours will reach America power". Here the poet repeated the expression that he had already used earlier, in an ode (1747) dedicated to Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, where he recalls the opening of the strait between America and Asia by the Russian navigator Vitus Bering (1681-1741): "Russian Columbus through the waters // Hastens into the unknown peoples..." "Russian Columbuses" really reached America, as a result of which in 1768 Alaska was annexed to Russia. In 1867, Russia, represented by Emperor Alexander II, sold it to the United States of America.
Random phraseology:
He laughs best who laughs last.
Meaning:
Do not rush to conclusions.
Origin:
From French: Rira bien, qui rira le dernier. Literally: He who laughs last laughs well. From the fable "Two Peasants and a Cloud" by the French writer and fabulist Jean Pierre Florian (1755-1794). In Russia, this phrase became famous and entered Russian phraseology after the performance of the comic opera The Postman from Longjumeau by the French composer Adolphe Charles Adam (1803-1856) on the Russian stage. In it, this expression was used (act. 2, scene 9) without indicating the source, as a common phrase that has long been common in French. |
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