No. 17,463 in Russian
товарищ
"Comrade" or "friend," often used as a form of address.
In a sentence
Товарищ, помогите мне, пожалуйста!
Comrade, please help me!
Here, 'товарищ' is used as a general term to address someone politely, often used as 'comrade' or 'friend' in formal or informal settings.
Мы были товарищами в армии, и до сих пор дружим.
We were comrades in the army, and we are still friends.
In this sentence, 'товарищи' refers to fellow members of a group with a bond or shared experience, such as serving together in the military.
Советские лидеры часто называли друг друга товарищами.
Soviet leaders often referred to each other as comrades.
Here, 'товарищ' is used in its political sense during the Soviet era to denote solidarity and equality within the party or community.
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