No. 7,036 in Russian
баррикад
"Баррикад" means "barricade" or "obstacle used for defense."
In a sentence
Рабочие возводили баррикады на улицах города.
Workers were erecting barricades on the city streets.
The word 'баррикады' refers to physical barricades built as obstruction for protection or defense.
Фраза «Стоять на баррикадах» означает активно отстаивать свои убеждения.
The phrase 'To stand on barricades' means to actively defend one's beliefs.
In this usage, 'баррикады' is symbolic, representing the concept of taking a defensive or active position in supporting an idea or cause.
Революция началась, когда народ вышел к баррикадам.
The revolution started when the people approached the barricades.
Here 'баррикадам' again refers to physical barriers, symbolizing the starting point of a revolutionary or significant political action.
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