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- ACKNOWLEDGETo admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in.
- ADAPTOGENAny natural herbal substance, such as ginseng, that is purported to assist the body to adapt to stress, and to exert a normalizing effect upon body functions.
- AGITPROPPolitical propaganda disseminated through art, drama, literature, etc., especially communist propaganda; such propaganda formerly disseminated by the Department for Agitation and P
- ARTELA Russian or Soviet craftsmen's collective.
- ATAMANA title of Cossack and haidamak leaders of various kinds. The term was also used for the leader of a fisherman artel and of a band of robbers or thieves.
- BABUSHKAAn Eastern European old woman.
- BANYAA type of steam bath, popular in Russia (and in some parts of Alaska as well).
- BARCHANAn arc-shaped shifting sand dune comprising well-sorted (uniformly sized) sand.
- BAROMETZA purported zoophyte, half-animal and half-plant, said to grow in the form of a sheep.
- BELUGAA whale, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean.
- BIALYA flat bread roll topped with onion flakes. Instead of a hole like a bagel, it has a depression in the middle.
- BIDARKAA kayak constructed by covering a light wooden frame (lashed together with sinew) in sea lion hides.
- BIGOSA traditional Polish stew containing cabbage and meat
- BIGOSESA traditional Polish stew containing cabbage and meat
- BIRRStrength, vigor, energy.
- BLINIA small pancake, of Russian origin, made from buckwheat flour; traditionally served with melted butter, sour cream and caviar or smoked salmon.
- BLINYAlternative form of blini.
- BLUCHERA form of horse-drawn carriage; a Blucher coach.
- BOBACThe bobak marmot (Marmota bobak).
- BOLSHIEA government leftist, especially a communist, socialist, or labour union leader.
- BOOBYA stupid person.
- BORSCHAlternative spelling of borscht.
- BORSCHTA beetroot soup that can be served hot or cold, usually with sour cream, called borsch in its countries of origin.
- BORSHCHAlternative spelling of borscht.
- BOYARA member of a rank of aristocracy (second only to princes) in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia and Romania.
- BOYCHIKTerm of endearment for a young boy, or a young man.
- BRADA thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin.
- BRISTLEA stiff or coarse hair on a nonhuman mammal or on a plant.
- BUPKISAbsolutely nothing; nothing of value, significance, or substance.
- CATTLEDomesticated animals of the species Bos taurus (cows, bulls, steers, oxen etc), and other hoofed mammals of the genus Bos.
- CHAPKAA type of hat worn by 19th-century Polish cavalry (and later some Napoleonic troops), consisting of a high, four-pointed cap with regimental insignia on the front, and now associat
- CIAOHello, hi.
- CURRYINGgerund of curry: the technique of converting a function that takes multiple arguments into a sequence of functions that each take a single argument; an instance of using this techn
- DACHAA Russian villa or summer house in the countryside.
- DEFEATISMAcceptance of defeat without struggle.
- DEPOLISHTo remove the polish from.
- DOOZYSomething that is extraordinary: often troublesome, difficult or problematic, but sometimes extraordinary in a positive sense.
- DROOGA violent young gang member or a hooligan.
- DROSHKYAn open horse-drawn carriage, especially in Russia.
- DRUIDOne of an order of priests among certain groups of Celts before the adoption of Abrahamic religions.
- DUMAA Russian legislative assembly such as the historical duma of the Russian Empire or the modern lower house of the Federal Assembly (the Russian national parliament).
- DVORNIKA doorman, porter, janitor, or groundskeeper in a Russian household
- FALLOWGround ploughed and harrowed but left unseeded for one year.
- FELLYThe rim of a wooden wheel, supported by the spokes.
- FORGERYThe act of forging metal into shape.
- GALYAKA flat, glossy kind of fur obtained from a newborn or stillborn lamb or kid (goat).
- GLASNOST1980s and early 1990s policy of the Soviet Union under Gorbachev to allow more government transparency; often paired with perestroika
- GOALA result that one is attempting to achieve.
- GRAVITONA hypothetical gauge boson that regulates the gravitational force. It would have a spin of 2 and zero rest mass.
- GREYCommonwealth standard spelling of gray.
- GRIEVETo cause sorrow or distress to.
- GROSZA subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Polish zloty.
- GUBERNIYAA major administrative subdivision of the Russian Empire; a governorate or province.
- GULAGAlso GULAG: the system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use, especially during the Stalinist period (1930s–1950s).
- GUSLIA plucked psaltery-like string instrument, usually played on the lap and sometimes created with table legs so that the musician can play it seated next to the instrument, originati
- HADRONA composite particle that comprises two or more quarks held together by the strong force and (consequently) can interact with other particles via said force; a meson or a baryon.
- HESSITEA mineral form of disilver telluride.
- HOLDINGSomething that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.
- HOOEYSilly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s).
- HOOFThe tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.
- HORDEA wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people (originally Tatars) migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory m
- HORNETAny large wasp of the genus Vespa, having a brown-and-yellow-striped body and the ability to inflict a serious sting.
- HOSPODARA title borne by the governors of Moldavia and Wallachia.
- HOWITZERA cannon that combines certain characteristics of field guns and mortars, delivering projectiles with medium velocities, usually with relatively high trajectories; normally a canno
- IGNITETo set fire to (something), to light (something)
- JHATKASThe instant decapitation method of animal slaughter, idealized as a non-ritual alternative to ritual slaughter (kutha) which is forbidden
- JUTEThe coarse, strong fibre of the East Indian plants, Corchorus olitorius and Corchorus capsularis, used to make mats, paper, gunny cloth etc.
- KEFIRA fermented milk drink from the Caucasus and Eastern Europe, similar to yogurt but more liquid.
- KIELBASAA spicy, smoked sausage of a particular kind from Eastern Europe.
- KNISHAn Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack food consisting of a dumpling covered with a shell of baked or fried dough
- KOLOA national folk dance common in regions pertaining to South Slavic people, performed in a circle.
- KOULANA subspecies of onager (Equus hemionus), Equus hemionus kulan.
- KREMLINA fortified, central complex found in various Russian cities.
- KURGANA prehistoric burial mound once used by peoples in Siberia and Central Asia.
- LAIKAA type of hunting dog from Russia.
- LAPIDARYA person who cuts and polishes, engraves, or deals in gems and precious stones.
- LATKEA pancake fried in oil, usually made from potatoes and sometimes also onions, traditionally served on Hanukkah.
- LAUGHAn expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.
- LECTORA lay person who reads aloud certain religious texts in a church service.
- MANULA small wild cat of Central Asia, Otocolobus manul.
- MAZURKAA traditional Polish folk dance in triple time, usually moderately fast, containing a heavy accent on the third beat and occasionally the second beat.
- METRICALRelating to poetic meter.
- MUJIKA Russian (male) peasant.
- NIHILISMThe view that all endeavours are devoid of objective meaning.
- NUDZHA whiner; a complainer.
- OBLASTA region or province in Slavic or Slavic-influenced countries.
- OSETRACaviar made from the Russian sturgeon.
- PAINAn ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.
- PALTRYTrashy, trivial, of little value.
- PAULOWNIAAny member of the genus Paulownia, comprising deciduous flowering trees native to Asia.
- PEROVSKITEA minor accessory mineral, CaTiO3, occurring in basic rocks, as orthorhombic crystals.
- PIROGA baked case of dough with a sweet or savoury filling, popular in Eastern Europe.
- PISTOLEA Spanish gold double-escudo coin of the mid-sixteenth century, or any of various gold coins derived from or based on this.
- PLENUMA space that is completely filled with matter.
- PODZOLThe typical soil of coniferous or boreal forests.
- POGROMA riot aimed at persecution or massacre of a particular ethnic or religious group (usually Jews).
- POLISHERA person who makes something smooth or shiny.
- POLISHMENTThe act of polishing
- POLITBUROThe governing council and chief policymaking body of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and other Marxist-Leninist political systems.
- POLITEWell-mannered, civilized.