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Monkey labor

Krylov I.A.

Phraseologism: Monkey labor.

Meaning: Clueless process of work, useless efforts, vain efforts (contempt.).

Origin: The expression goes back to the fable by I. A. Krylov "Monkey" (1811). It is about a monkey who is envious of a plowman, whose work is approved by others. The monkey, wanting to show labor zeal, began to roll a big block of wood, but she did not wait for praise, since there was no benefit from her "work".

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Russia in the dark.

Meaning:

Quoted in relation to Russia, which is going through a troubled, crisis time.

Origin:

From English: "Russia in the Shadows". The title of a book (1920) by the English writer HG Wells (1866-1946), dedicated to Russia in the first post-revolutionary years. In the same place (Chapter VI), the author writes about his conversation with V. I. Lenin, calling him a Kremlin dreamer (also a frequently quoted expression of Wells). The head of the Soviet government shared with the English writer his plans for the electrification of Russia lying in the mist and assured him that in ten years it would be a new country lit by the lights of power plants.

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