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“Пройдоха” vs “Opportunist”:
“Пройдоха” vs “Opportunist”: | LEVITIN SCHOOL
Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

“Пройдоха” vs “Opportunist”:

The Cultural Code Behind Charm, Cynicism, and Consent Choose your language → What It Really Means In Russian, the word пройдоха (proydókha) doesn’t simply mean “a trickster” or “an opportunist.” It’s much more layered — somewhere between admiration and suspicion, charm and irritation, action and manipulation. A пройдоха is someone who: It’s not a criminal.It’s […]

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• 12.01.2026 • 3 min read
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She Plays Chopin: Language of Emotion, Cultural Code, and the Meaning of Translation
28.08.2025

She Plays Chopin: Language of Emotion, Cultural Code, and the Meaning of Translation

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Culture, and Translation📌 Categories: Author’s Column, Learning English, Learning German, Learning Spanish🔗 Levitin Language School – Official Website🔗 Language Learnings – US Website “She plays Chopin…” These words from Artur Rudenko’s song are not only about love.They are about language.About how one verb, one comparison, creates a portrait […]

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