>>>>>It's probably historical: some languages got used to hidden sense and implicit talk. I am not a linguistic expert, so I could be wrong, but it might be that Russian language is the most double-speak phenomenon in this area.
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>>>>What about (ouch, forgot the exact name) of the language in "1984"? I read it recently in English.
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>>>1984 language is crafty 'plagiarization' of Russian style. Did you feel at home while reading it?
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>>Do you mean remembering how was it in the beginning of 1980s (or Stalin times) in Russia? Yes and back in the days...
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>>I read Owrell (? is the spelling correct) in Russian first in the beginning of 1990s...
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>It is Orwell. I remember reading few pages from Animal Farm in the beginning of 80s. It was just that, short piece: no beginning, no end; but it was strong.
"Four legs good, two legs bad." Reminds me of some political discussions ;-)
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