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Revolutionaries in robe and shoes

Carl Ludwig Börne

Phraseologism: Revolutionaries in a dressing gown and shoes.

Meaning: Ardent but cowardly supporters of change.

Origin: From the essay "Paris Letters" by the German publicist and critic Karl Ludwig Berne (1786-1837), who in one of these "letters" (November 4, 1831) ironically wrote about the royalists, "who in a dressing gown and shoes ("shoes" in in this case - house slippers, "dressing gown" - dressing gown) are waiting for the return of Henry V. Later this expression would be repeated by Prussian Foreign Minister Manteuffel, and it would become widely known in Europe and Russia. In one of his speeches (January, 1851), he will say about the expected strike of the Prussian officials: “Yes, gentlemen, I consider such a revolution very dangerous, because you can take part in it, remaining in a dressing gown and shoes, while those who go to barricades, you still need to have the courage to expose yourself to bullets."

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What will Marya Aleksevna say?

Meaning:

The phrase is a symbol of sanctimonious, philistine dependence on the opinions of others (ironic).

Origin:

The original source is the comedy "Woe from Wit" (1824) by L. S. Griboyedov (1795-1829). Famusov's words are the final phrase of the play (act. 4, yavl. 15): "Oh, my God! What will Princess Marya Aleksevna say?" Literary critics note a parallel with one of the plays by the English playwright T. Morton (1769-1838). In his comedy (1798) "Speed the plough" (literally "Push the plow") one of the characters asks: "What will Mrs. Grundy say?" That is, "What will Mrs. Grandy say?"

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