ChuchelA

[olydiagron.livejournal.com]

One more question:
What is the difference between the neutrum чучело and the feminine чучела? In the book Спать и верить - блокадный роман by Андрей Тургенев the word чучела is used (моя чучела, твою чучелу). Why?

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[trilbyhat.livejournal.com]

ЧУЧЕЛА is a nickname, a joke, this word does not exist in Russian dictionaries. Generally, playing with genders in Russian can mark an affectionate speech, a sweet talk. "Ты мой хороший" - this can be addressed to a female by her lover, it is somehow much warmer than "моя хорошая". "Мой заяц" is more intimate than "моя зайка". Similarly, my girlfriend can address me in neutral gender to emphasize what a selfish animal I am.

No idea why Stalin and Kirov would talk like that, though.

[olydiagron.livejournal.com]

:-) Stalin talk about kirov as an actual chuchela after his death. not very endearing ;-)

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

For Djugashvili it was exactly very endearing :)

[olydiagron.livejournal.com]

:-) it is so complicated for tyrants to have friends! Put your self in their sutuation - it can't be easy! :-)