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Not sure why the "Otechestvennaya" part in "Velikaya Otechestvennaya Voyna" is usually translated as Patriotic while it actually means Fatherland.
by gukov 8y ago
Not sure why the "Otechestvennaya" part in "Velikaya Otechestvennaya Voyna" is usually translated as Patriotic while it actually means Fatherland.
- pyrale 8y agoPatriotic etymologically has the same meaning, and bears much more sense in the context.