Thread: Каникулы строгого режима

Originally Posted by BappaBa

"Враг уже испытал однажды силу ударов Красной Армии под Ростовом, под Москвой, под Тихвином. Недалёк тот день, когда враг узнает силу новых ударов Красной Армии. Будет и на нашей улице праздник!"
И. Сталин, 7 ноября 1942 год.

"I believe we shall rise to the challenge. I believe that communism is another sad, bizarre chapter in human history whose last pages even now are being written. I believe this because the source of our strength in the quest for human freedom is not material, but spiritual. And because it knows no limitation, it must terrify and ultimately triumph over those who would enslave their fellow men."

Ronald Reagan, March 8, 1983

Originally Posted by Eric C.

"I believe we shall rise to the challenge. I believe that communism is another sad, bizarre chapter in human history whose last pages even now are being written. I believe this because the source of our strength in the quest for human freedom is not material, but spiritual. And because it knows no limitation, it must terrify and ultimately triumph over those who would enslave their fellow man."

Ronald Reagan, March 8, 1983

"It was completely fruitless to quarrel with the world, whereas the quarrel with oneself was occasionally fruitful and always, she had to admit, interesting."

Søren Kierkegaard

Originally Posted by Eric C.

Ronald Reagan, March 8, 1983

И для чего этот клоун в этой теме?

Originally Posted by BappaBa

И для чего этот клоун в этой теме?

That was you who launched this first.

Originally Posted by Eric C.

That was you who launched this first.

Я показал откуда стала популярна фраза Будет и на нашей улице праздник.

Седьмого вечером приходят газеты с докладом Сталина. Мы его уже давно ждем. По радио ничего разобрать не удается - трещит эфир. Только - "и на нашей улице будет праздник" - разобрали. Фразу эту обсуждают во всех землянках и траншеях.
В. Некрасов, "В окопах Сталинграда"

При чем здесь старый маразматик Рейган?

Originally Posted by BappaBa

Я показал откуда стала популярна фраза Будет и на нашей улице праздник.
При чем здесь старый маразматик Рейган?

+1

Originally Posted by Eric C.

That was you who launched this first.

He simply illustrated where the common phrase originated from. He highlighted it in bold to answer sperk's question

Originally Posted by Ramil

He simply illustrated where the common phrase originated from. He highlighted it in bold to answer sperk's question

Were the commies first who came up with the phrase??? o_O

Originally Posted by Eric C.

Were the commies first who came up with the phrase??? o_O

Actually not.

- Пусть я выражаюсь пошло, смейтесь, но воссияет заря новой жизни, восторжествует правда, и - на нашей улице будет праздник!

(А. Чехов. Палата N 6)

It was before Stalin.

Originally Posted by it-ogo

Actually not.

(А. Чехов. Палата N 6)

It was before Stalin.

So there was no need to quote that weird person. I could have quoted Hitler, for instance... How about that?

Were the commies first who came up with the phrase???

Of course it was not Stalin, who invented the phrase. The quote above just illustrates, that it was common enough to worm itself into an official pronouncment by state leader.

The origins of this saying are unknown. One of the versions I could find says that it comes from the times when according to Russian orthodox rules people from any certain area could visit their local church only. There were so many churches in Russia (and especially in Moscow) that almost every street, however small, had it's own church, so people could often observe their neighbours from across the street celebrating one thing or the other. Of course they were a little envious and tried to cheer up each other, and that's how the saying appeared. It means exactly that: "There will be a celebration on our street too".

So, obviously, millions of people used it. But here's one more quote from someone you know:

- "Мы оба хитрим, выжидаем, ловим друг друга, и будь уверена, что и на нашей улице будет праздник."
("Humiliated and Insulted" by Dostoevsky)