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Soft-bodied intellectual

Saltykov-Shchedrin M.E.

Phraseologism: Soft intellectual.

Meaning: A spineless layman, a philistine.

Origin: It is traditionally associated with the Soviet period of Russian history, with the assertion of a "class approach" to all phenomena of public life, with the treatment of the intelligentsia - especially in the first post-revolutionary years, when this expression sounded very often. So, V. I. Lenin, speaking in the Moscow Soviet on March 12, 1918, spoke about the impossibility of a peaceful revolution without a struggle, and at the same time specified: “If anyone imagined such a development of the revolution, then these are either empty words, or so one of the soft-bodied intellectuals who do not understand the significance of this war and revolution may argue. But this image was born earlier. The writer Mikhail Evgrafovich Saltykov-Shchedrin (1826-1889) wrote about the Russian liberal intellectuals of the post-reform period in this way ("Poshekhonsky Tales", Evening 6th, 1884), referring to their spinelessness, dreaminess and lack of both a firm will to achieve their goal, as well as this goal. Usually used ironically.

Random phraseology:

If you want peace, get ready for war.

Meaning:

Peace for a country is guaranteed only by its reliable defense, powerful armed forces, which discourage possible aggressors from any desire to attack, objectively there are no other guarantees of peace.

Origin:

From Latin: Si vis pacem, para bellum. The author of the expression is the Roman historian Cornelius Nepos (94-24 BC), who used it in his biography of the Theban commander of the XNUMXth century. BC e. Epaminonda. Already in the era of antiquity, this Latin phrase became winged. It was repeated, somewhat modified, by the Roman military writer Vegetius (XNUMXth century) in his essay "A Brief Instruction in Military Affairs": "Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum" - "Whoever wants peace prepares war."

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