Etymology

Red Army

Today it means: Name of the Soviet army in the period 1918–1946. Full definition →

Russian Красная а́рмия
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  1. Russian · calque ofКрасная а́рмия
  2. English todayRed Army

Calque of Russian Красная а́рмия (Krasnaja ármija). The red was the traditional color of the communist movement which was the official ideology of the Soviets at the period.

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