How amazing and rich our country is! What an unusual and fundamental our native speech! Have you ever heard proverbs and sayings about the Russian language? No? And how much do you know phraseologisms, winged expressions and quotes from both great authors and unknown representatives of the multinational people of our country? But there are countless them, which are constantly replenished. Of course, modern neologisms can hardly be put on a par with original phrases that came to us from the depths of centuries from our ancestors, but their importance and wisdom echoes modern foundations in society, so the Russian people need to remember and honor winged expressions as a distant past, so the present.
Belinsky about Russian culture
The famous critic and writer Vissarion Grigorievich Belinsky said that the soul of a person is the guardian of our language, he compared the soul with a genius, which is why, according to the critic, the use of foreign words in Russian does not make sense, moreover, people who are likened to this are deprived taste and common sense.
Do you agree with this statement? If you agree, do you know a lot of sayings about the Russian language? After all, they are the basis of our speech and culture. In this article, we will get to know some of them, which means we will increase our intellectual and cultural level.
Pushkin on foreign languages
Pushkin Alexander Sergeevich believed that our language is a material of literature, therefore Slavic-Russian speech has a huge superiority over foreign. And despite the proverb “Language is the enemy, it speaks before the mind”, we can confidently say that our language is far from the enemy if we honor and remember our folklore.
Sayings about Russian language and speech
Consider the most popular phraseologisms that came to us from our ancestors:
1. Without the Russian language, you can’t even make a boot.
2. The Russian language is the strength of the weak.
3. Without the Russian language, you cannot defeat the most dangerous enemy.
4. Who knows the language, he owns the cake.
As we see, our people composed proverbs about the Russian language only in a positive way. Such is the mentality, psychology of the people. Despite the fact that it is easier for people to rely on shortcomings, a person who is creative and free from literary cliches can truly appreciate the beauty and richness of our great speech.
Turgenev about the native language
Consider the statement of the greatest writer Turgenev Ivan Sergeevich:
In the days of doubt, in the days of painful thoughts about the fate of my homeland, you are my one support and support, O great, powerful, truthful and free Russian language! Do not be you - how not to fall into despair at the sight of everything that happens at home? But one cannot believe that such a language should not be given to a great people!
Indeed, it is our native language that can help a person in a difficult situation, help to cope with problems and a bad mood. It is not for nothing that they say that in a word you can kill, but you can inspire creation, the creation of something beautiful. In a word, you can spoil the impression of a person, or you can elevate and create a cult from the image of a person.
If you want to deal with your native history and learn its secrets, study the sayings, their meaning and their origin. Do not be like bad authors, read the classics and remember: literature is valued for developing our speech, horizons, so we do not need to belittle its role in the life and development of each of us.