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In Russian, муж and человек are NOT synonyms. The first is any old common-garden variety male… any man will do ya, if you will. The second can only be expressed properly with the German/Yiddish mensch, “human being” (exemplar thereof). It’s praise… it fits both men and women… we can all be “human beings” in that sense… indeed, we’re all called to that, if you but thought a moment on it. Good advice, this sign… a real “sign of the times”…
BMD
Update 13.07.15
A friend sent me this:
I think that you meant “мужчина,” not “муж” which means “husband”. Otherwise, I liked the “mensch” analogy which is pretty much on the mark.
Well, dog my cat… I explained it “wrong” but got it “right”… what a world we live in! Kudos to my friend… I encourage this sort of thing… it keeps me on my toes…
BMD
DNR Minoborony Reported 56 Junta Ceasefire Violations
Tags: civil unrest, DNR, Donetsk People's Republic, Novorossiya, political commentary, politics, Russia, Russian, Ukraine, Ukrainian Civil War, war and conflict
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Today, the DNR Minoborony reported, “Over the past 24 hours, the enemy committed 56 ceasefire violations, including using heavy weapons and artillery; the frequency of shelling by the Ukrainian side over the past day increased. The enemy fired 22 artillery shells, 17 tank shells, and 82 8.2-cm/12-cm mortar shells; in addition, they used ATGMs, RPGs, and small arms. They fired at Donetsk (Kievsky and Kuibyshev Raions, Donetsk airport), Gorlovka, Debaltsevo, Logvinova, Kalinovka, Golmovsky, Zaitsev, Zhobunki, Novaya Laspa, Belaya Kamenka, and Spartak. Currently, we continue to clarify data on civilian and military casualties”.
12 July 2015
DAN Donetsk News Agency
http://dan-news.info/defence/vsu-za-minuvshie-sutki-narushili-rezhim-tishiny-pochti-60-raz-minoborony.html