Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
поиграть в «железного Шурика»
English translation:
use/rule with an iron fist
Added to glossary by
James McVay
Jul 19, 2010 15:13
13 yrs ago
Russian term
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Native in: English 
Works in: Russian to English, Bulgarian to English
поиграть в «железного Шурика»
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
The only reference I find to "железный Шурик" is the title of the book about Alexander Shelepin by Leonid Mlechin.
"Абсолютно ясно, что не вышло у него поиграть в «железного Шурика», реалии все расставляют за свои места."
"Абсолютно ясно, что не вышло у него поиграть в «железного Шурика», реалии все расставляют за свои места."
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | use/rule with an iron fist |
Deborah Hoffman
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| 3 +1 | it's clear now that he failed to play the hard man |
Alexander Onishko
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Proposed translations
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Deborah Hoffman
Native in English
Works in field
also an attorney with AML background
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, English
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use/rule with an iron fist
Trying to keep the metal imagery in there...
There's also, "failed to carry a big stick" which doesn't work 100% but it's a reference to the presidential saying "speak softly and carry a big stick." I'll keep thinking for others...
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Note added at 23 mins (2010-07-19 15:37:05 GMT)
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Then there's one of my all-time favorite quotes: "You get a lot further with a kind word and a gun than with a kind word alone" (Al Capone)
There's also, "failed to carry a big stick" which doesn't work 100% but it's a reference to the presidential saying "speak softly and carry a big stick." I'll keep thinking for others...
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Note added at 23 mins (2010-07-19 15:37:05 GMT)
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Then there's one of my all-time favorite quotes: "You get a lot further with a kind word and a gun than with a kind word alone" (Al Capone)
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Comment: "Thanks, Deborah. I like the "iron fist" suggestion."
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5 mins
Alexander Onishko
Native in Russian
Veni Vidi Vici
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English, and 5 more.
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it's clear now that he failed to play the hard man
Something like this. No cultural reference to an iron Shurik known to me :)
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Note added at 7 mins (2010-07-19 15:20:15 GMT)
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oh! Is this guy's name really Shurik ?
Than it's reference to the Iron Felix - Dzerzhinsky -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Dzerzhinsky
Than you can say - he failed to play the "Iron Shurik" and give a reference.
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Note added at 7 mins (2010-07-19 15:20:15 GMT)
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oh! Is this guy's name really Shurik ?
Than it's reference to the Iron Felix - Dzerzhinsky -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Dzerzhinsky
Than you can say - he failed to play the "Iron Shurik" and give a reference.
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