Quote Originally Posted by zxc View Post
Mostly just context. The same way you can tell the difference when вопрос means "issue" and when it means "question", or when политика is referring to politics in general or a specific policy.
Thank you for your explanation and helpful examples. Now I see. Actually that is what I supposed, yet it remains so weird to me. One should get used to such a strange thing. I don’t know why I feel so comfortable with our "политика" meaning both policy and politics.