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I found it kind of frustrating looking at old Soviet posters and not being able to read it, as well as posters from other nations. I think it'd be great, educational, and useful if we all try to learn a little Russian as well as how to say "comrade" in multiple languages! Because what's better than a foreigner calling you comrade?

Feel free to correct me wherever needed.

So first, comrade in different languages (not just translations but the actual word used to refer to a comrade, as opposed to derogatory terms)

Russian: товарищ "tovarishch"
Chinese: 同志 "tóng zhì"
Spanish: camarada
Latin America: compañero / compañera
Hebrew/Israeli: חבר "chaver"
German: Genosse
Arab?!: رفيق "Rafiq" (Who knew there were Arab communists?)
French: camarade
Italian: compagno
Japanese: 同志 "dooshi"
Korean: 동무 "dongmu"
Nepali: कमरेड "kaamred" or साथी "saathi"

And now for some Russian (please add your own!)
Learn to read the Russian Alphabet in 75 minutes

A quick few words:

Я "ya" - I, me
Вас "vac" - you
Да "da" - Yes
Нет "nyet" - No
Пожалуйста "pa-zhal-sta" - Please (and You're Welcome)
Спасибо "spa-see-ba" - Thank-You
Привет "pree-vyet" - Hi
Здравствуйте "zdra-stvooy-tye" - Hello (Formal)
До свидания ("da-svee-da-nee-ye") - Good-bye. (The до is pronounced as if it is part of the next word)
Пока ("pa-ka") - Bye (Informal, slang)

Specifically communist/socialist Russian:
Гла́сность "glasnost" - policy of openness

looking for more! ):

More to come, please add from any languages, but keep them communist themed please smile

Anyone can be communist, it's just a matter of seeing through the system.

Genosse?
I thought it was Kamerad

maybe they both mean the same thing rolleyes


by the way...

Здравствуйте "zdra-stvooy-tye" - Hello
Serbian has "zdra-voo" which I think is easier to and I think "Tye" in that words stands for "Ti" in Serbian which means "You".
So basically it's written "Hello on/to you"
But Russian and Serbian is a little different from eachothers, but they're pretty similar anyways.

Other Serbian words
"Shta-Ra-Dish Ti" - What are you doing
"Kako-Ste Vi" - How are you
"Aiid-Zdravo" - Goodbye
"Gdessi" - Whazzap

I would keep on going to write down words I know but right now I'm a little too tired, a little too angry and my brother is talking like crazy so I can't concentrate.

Maybe I'll share some foul language too if there is interest for it. lol

Over

товарищ!!! That was the name of my great Uncle's dog. A good dog name, don't you think? Dependable.

"Revolution" in Russian is Виток (Vitok) I think there's also a word pronounced like "Krugovoyeh"

Zdrastvooytye is formal- informal is Privyet. The more formal goodbye is до свидания - "Do Svidaniya"

Edvvard: It's "ti" in Russian as well. Either that or "Tebya/tebyeh/toboy". Always fun to find similiarities in languages- I suppose it's all slavic.

Huh. It really does seemed to be pronounced that way sometimes, but I just go by how I see it written- which I'll admit isn't always conducive to good pronunciation.