The Russian war against Ukraine is also having an impact on the language in the neighboring country. The Russian occupiers are now often called occupiers in Ukraine, just like the Germans in World War II. Above all, they are called “racists” – a mixture of “Rashya”, as Russia is pronounced in English, and fascist. “Racist” is now even used in the news.
By doing so, the Ukrainians also go against one of Moscow’s justifications for the war of aggression — that their country should be purged of alleged fascists. To characterize the fight against Russia as a fight of good against evil, their own troops are referred to as “fighters for good”.
The Russian troops are said to have come from “Mordor”, a hotbed of evil based on the fantasy world of JRR Tolkien and his “Lord of the Rings”. Even before the atrocities in the suburbs of the capital became known, the Russian soldiers were called “orcs” – that is, marauding bands of inhuman creatures and willing executors of evil.
As a sign of contempt, many media outlets have started writing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s last name using only the first few letters: putin. Russia often only gets a small r.
Source: Krone
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