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Transformation of gun ownership in SU (press.anyaforger.art)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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  1. Farmer! Be red, hold a gun
  2. Give gun to red soldier, he'll protect you
  3. If you don't giveup your gun, you're a traitor
  4. Farmers, give bread to revolution!
  5. America [brings corn] to the starving of Russia
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[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

If anyone is interested in a more literal translation:

  1. Farmer! While you hold a red rifle in your hands, no one will dare to violate* your freedom.

*Violate isn't what the Russian says but I'm not sure how to translate the phrase into English. It's technically "dare to dare" but using two different words; the first "dare" means something like "be brave enough to" and the second one is more like the "dare" in "how dare you" which can imply the transgression of a social norm.

  1. Farmer! Give away weapons to the Red soldier. He will better defend you, your goods, and your land.

  2. In the moment* of mortal peril for freedom and the revolution, weapons are hidden only by traitors and White army spies.

*Technically "minute". Also this actually says "hide weapons only traitors and White army spies" because word order is very flexible in Russian.

The OP literally translated (4) and (5).

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Maybe challenge would be a better description for 1?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

You're right, that is better.