Slogans of Soviet newspapers that became catchphrases
Today RG recalls the most famous slogans of Soviet newspapers, which later became catchphrases.
Chatterbox is a godsend for a spy!
On July 26, 1941, an expression appeared in one of the articles in the Izvestia newspaper: “revolutionary vigilance is one of the most important conditions for organizing victory over the enemy. It’s time to understand that a chatterbox, a talkative person is a direct find for a spy, a willing or unwilling accomplice of the enemy.” Later, this quote was transformed into a slogan that appeared on A. Radakov’s poster. However, the phrase became a catchphrase after it was repeated in the 1950s in a poster with a similar meaning: “Don’t chat on the phone! A chatterbox is a godsend for a spy!”
Peace to the world!
This slogan first appeared in May 1949, however, it sounded somewhat differently: “Peace to peace.” Two years later, the same phrase is printed on the pages of Soviet newspapers only in a form already known to us. Despite the anti-religious activities of the Communist Party, it is believed that the origin of this statement is associated with prayer services: “We ask the Lord for good and beneficial things to our souls and peace and peace.”
Who does not work shall not eat
Today we associate this expression with the famous film by Leonid Gaidai “Operation “Y” and other adventures of Shurik.” However, even before the release of the picture, this phrase was extremely popular in Soviet journalism. The beginning was made by V.I. Lenin in the article “On Hunger,” published on May 24, 1918, where the author quoted the Bible, or rather the second letter of the Apostle Paul to the Thessalonians: “For when we were with you, we commanded this to you: if “Whoever doesn’t want to work, don’t eat.” Surprisingly, it was the sacred scriptures that were most often used for propaganda in the USSR.
Workers of all countries, unite!
“Workers of all countries, unite!” - one of the most famous communist slogans, which was present on the state emblem of the USSR from 1958 to 1991. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels first published it in the Communist Manifesto. In the Soviet Union, this phrase was depicted on party cards, in newspaper headlines, banknotes and orders.
Catch up and overtake!
This phrase belongs to V.I. Lenin and it first appeared in his article “The Impending Catastrophe and How to Deal with It,” published in September 1917. But this expression became popular after N. S. Khrushchev’s speech in 1957 at a zonal meeting of agricultural workers in the regions and autonomous republics of the USSR. According to the head of the CPSU, the Soviet people had to “catch up and overtake America” in all economic indicators and build communism by 1980.
We have no irreplaceables
This phrase is erroneously attributed to Joseph Stalin, however, it does not appear in any of his speeches or in any of his writings. Some suggest that party propagandists derived it from one of the reports of the leader of the USSR. Referring to some senior party officials, Stalin said: “These arrogant nobles think that they are indispensable and that they can violate the decisions of the governing bodies with impunity. They should be removed from leadership positions without hesitation, regardless of their past merits.” Previously, the future American President Woodrow Wilson conducted his election campaign under this slogan, and later Franklin Roosevelt used the slogan when fighting with Herbert Hoover for the presidency.
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The most beloved and quoted phrases from Soviet films
1. It’s a shame for the country!
2. He was not noticed in any connections that discredited him. 3. Stirlitz! And I will ask you to stay. 4. Customs gives the go-ahead. 5. Who doesn't drink? Name it. No, I'm waiting. 6. It’s not my fault!.. He came himself! 7. I will hit carefully, but hard. 8. Rousseau tourist, guise of morality, ferstein? 9. After the first one they don’t have a snack. 10. Happiness does not lie in money, but without money it is bad. 11. Are you married, citizen major? - Not yet. - Consider yourself lucky. 12. I will ask that the fact of the sale of the homeland be recorded in the protocol. 13. Even teetotalers and ulcer sufferers drink for free. 14. Strike iron without leaving the cash register. 15. You’re an eccentric, Kolka, with the letter “me”. 16. In short, Sklifosovsky. 17. Are you for the Bolsheviks or for the communists? 18. And these are called cheeks. 19. The whites came and robbed, the reds came and robbed, so where should the peasant go? 20. They go beautifully! — Intelligentsia. 21. I didn’t go through academies, I didn’t finish them. 22. Mitka was beaten. Mitka asks for fish soup. 23. Food is served. Please sit down and eat. 24. Is it really possible to stomp on such a repaired steamer? 25. ... we see one star, two stars. Better, of course, five stars 26. Is there life on Mars, is there life on Mars - this is unknown to science. 27. Rub your back, please. Well, are you sorry? 28. This is not a jellied fish... there’s not enough horseradish for it. 29. Fell, woke up - plaster. 30. If you visit us in Kolyma, you are welcome! - Yes, no, it’s better if you come to us. 31. The client has matured. 32. And why am I so in love with you? 33. This leg - who needs a leg! 34. What does Musick want? — Musick wants vodka. 35. Mulya, don’t make me nervous! 36. And the Cossack was sent. 37. I want Larisa Ivanovna... 38. I feel such personal hostility towards the victim that I can’t even eat. 39. Why don’t you eat kefir? Do not love? 40. Well, who else wants to try the commissar's body? 41. A moment at sea 42. Yes, not Sukov, but Sukhov. 43. Do I have a plan, do I have a plan? I have a plan! 44. Is this you, Holy Father? Did I hurt you the last time we met? 45. I want to make excrement on you! 46. Tell me, Pavel Andreevich, are you a spy? - You see, Yura... 47. They won’t let you live in peace or die! 48. Why are you wearing this? Or maybe you're a fag???!!! - You yourself are a fag! 49. 10 grams, for scent. 50. Gyulchatay, open your face! 51. The master appointed me as his beloved wife! 52. The East is a delicate matter. 53. Down with prejudices! A woman is also a person! 54. They’ll screw you, but don’t steal! 55. You need to marry an orphan... 56. Freedom for Yuri Detochkin! 57. I'm not a coward, but I'm afraid! 58. Ice cream for the children, flowers for the woman. Make sure you don't get it wrong, Kutuzov! 59. Our people don’t take a taxi to the bakery! 60. There is no such husband who would not dream of becoming a bachelor at least for an hour!.. 61. And I’m lying here, smoking through the window... 62. I demand that the banquet be continued!!! 63. Everything acquired by back-breaking labor!.. Suede jacket!.. three... 64. Black caviar! Red caviar! Overseas caviar, eggplant!.. 65. Why did you offend the noblewoman, you stinker?!! 66. You need to drink less, you need to drink less... 67. Let's weigh in on the brotherhood. 68. Komsomol member, athlete and simply beautiful! 69. I feel sorry for the bird!!! 70. Long live our court, the most humane court in the world! 71. What does toilet worker mean? - That's all you ask, and then you get offended. 72. People! Aww! 73. Do you have brains or kyu in your head? 74. A thief should be in prison! 75. Citizens are bandits! You are surrounded! Come out one by one and throw your weapons into the snow! 76. Have you ever seen documents lying on my table? Taverns and women will bring you to zugunder. 77. Come here, I’ll tell you a smart thing! Just don't be offended! 78. Don’t teach me how to live, better help me financially! 79. There is a problem with paper in the country. 80. Have you had any accidents at a construction site? Did not have? They will! 81. Shurik, maybe it’s not necessary? - You must Fedya, you must! 82. We sit well! 83. Cut to hell without waiting for peritonitis. 84. Scattered the family hearth to dust! Just ruins! 85. Tall! High relations! 86. Art is in great debt! 87. I don’t have a snack after the first one... 88. First there were celebrations planned, then arrests, then they decided to combine them. 89. Do you want songs? - I have them! 90. Grisha, and Grisha, why am I so in love with you, huh?! 91. The power has changed again! 92. Well, that's it! The bourgeois swamp has sucked in! 93. It’s dinner in prison now. Pasta. 94. I’m not a prosecutor to have a heart-to-heart talk with you. 95. Give birth to your health as much as you want: black ones, white ones, red ones, even blue ones, even pink ones with stripes, even dapple gray ones. 96. You were still walking under the table, and I was already playing for “Pishchevik”. 97. This is very good, but it’s from a different story. 98. What a disgrace! Where are the police looking? 99. Do you sell a Slavic wardrobe? 100. We will not take Baba Yaga from outside. We will educate you in our team. 390 catchphrases from Russian films, in mp3 format.
“We don’t need this kind of hockey!”
Thanks to the light hand of modern PR people, “hockey” has now begun to be more often replaced by “ballet”. The history of the parent phrase is as follows: in 1972, the USSR national team played against the Canadian national team in the decisive match of the super series; the match was very exciting - literally the entire Soviet Union held its breath on the TV screens... The Canadians played decisively and roughly, and in response to their latest trick, the legendary Soviet commentator Nikolai Ozerov announced “this kind of hockey” to the whole country. The USSR, by the way, lost then - with a score of 5:6.
Test about Soviet cinema: continue the cult phrase
The films of Gaidai, Danelia, Menshov and Ryazanov appeal not only to those who were born during the USSR. This movie has been watched dozens of times, and the apt phrases of the characters have long become folklore. But can you remember all of them? Let's test your knowledge of popular expressions! Your task is to complete a famous quote.
Test about Soviet cinema: continue the cult phrase
Our test will show how well you remember catchphrases from your favorite Soviet films. Ready?
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Let's start with something simple: how well do you remember the comedy "Gentlemen of Fortune"? Finish the phrase: “Well, come on! Who will jail him? He's..."
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What about "Prisoner of the Caucasus"? The hero of Ruslan Akhmetov blurted out in his hearts: “Cursed be the day when I sat behind the wheel of this...”
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“The spirit of adventurism has disappeared in us, we...” lamented Ippolit from the film “The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!” Continue the quote?
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Continue the quote from the movie “Moscow Doesn’t Believe in Tears”: “Getting married after two days of dating is simply the height of frivolity. We need to think things through carefully.”
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"I can do everything! I can take the bottle. I may not take it. I can go to the North. ...,” - what happened next for Igor Bragin in the film “In Love of His Own Will”?
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Finish the conversation from the film “Spring on Zarechnaya Street”: “- Born into the Pushkin family... - I wonder who was born after all? -...!”
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The musical comedy “Wedding in Malinovka” was loved by viewers for its vivid images, primarily thanks to Popandopulo. He said: “Do you want a hundred million? Take it all, I...!”
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“I am an artist of large and small academic theaters; and my surname - my surname is too famous for me...! – can you finish the statement of Georges Miloslavsky?
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What did the king say from “An Ordinary Miracle”? “I want either music and flowers, or ...” - what exactly?
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Let's continue. Next up is Kalina Krasnaya. “Who would leave him at the military registration and enlistment office overnight? What if he...?” – what can be done in this place?
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“My incorruptible one, to betray in time is not to betray. This … !" – complete the quote from the movie “Garage”?
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What do you think of the film “The Man from the Boulevard des Capuchins”? “If a woman asks for something, you must definitely give it to her. Otherwise she..."
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Now a little Bulgakov. Complete the quote from “Heart of a Dog”: “If you care about your digestion, my good advice: don’t talk about Bolshevism and medicine at dinner. And, God save you,..."
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“I feel such personal hostility towards the victim that...!” – what did Ruben Khachikyan from Mimino say?
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In the last question, we decided to remember the legendary “Afonya”. “I have a car with a trailer, but... no conscience,” what did the protagonist not have?
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“There was no sex in the USSR”
This is not a reliable phrase, but rather a meme that has been snapped up for parts and used as they please for a dozen years now. In fact, the ridiculous phrase was taken out of context. In 1986, Soviet television held a teleconference “Women Talking to Women” with Boston, America. An American woman asked: “In our TV advertising, everything revolves around sex. Do you have such advertising? In response to this, a woman in a Soviet studio heatedly declared: “We don’t have sex, and we are categorically against it!” What was meant was that there is no sex in TV advertising, and not the absence of it in general in the Union, but no one remembers this anymore.
