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Sralin
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English
Etymology
en ru Сра́лин.
Pronunciation
en /ˈsɹɑː.lɪn/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Sralin.wav US
en ɑːlɪn 2
Proper noun
en informal vulgar derogatory sometimes humorous Joseph Stalin.
en 20 July 2020 Jonathan Waterlow It’s only a joke, comrade! Why even Stalin couldn’t kill the political quip https://www.new-east-archive.org/articles/show/11965/humour-under-stalin-book-jonathan-waterlow If the Soviet media crafted a cult of personality for Stalin which tried to place him beyond criticism, some ordinary citizens hung his portrait in the toilets, mocked his heavy Georgian accent, or replaced the “t” in his name with an “r”, making him “Sralin” – not the “Man of Steel”, but the “Man of Shit”. https://web.archive.org/web/20250520092453/https://www.new-east-archive.org/articles/show/11965/humour-under-stalin-book-jonathan-waterlow 20 May 2025
Translations
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 大林子 dàlínz
See also
en Pootin
en Shitler
en Russian politics Nicknames for individuals