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Russia in the dark

Lenin V.I.

Phraseologism: 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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Shake off the dust from your feet.

Meaning:

Break up with someone forever.

Origin:

An expression from the Gospel: "If anyone does not receive you and does not listen to your words, then when you leave that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet" (Matt. 10:14; Mark 6:11; Luke 9:5 , Acts of the Apostles, 13:51).

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