tovarishch

or to·va·rich, to·va·rish, to·va·risch

[ tuh-vah-ryishch; English toh-vahr-ish ]

noun

, Russian.

1. comrade (used as a term of address in the Soviet Union).

Example Sentences

Xi did not mention Russia, but his message to Putin was clear: Back off the nukes, tovarishch.

From Washington Post

And then other times, tovarishch, you need your beauty as big as the motherland.

From New York Times

“Tovarishch President, do these American predations mean our own activniye meropriyatiya, our own active measures, against the Americans will be discontinued? As you know, my service is poised to log significant operational success against a number of targets in the United States. You are already familiar with the success we have enjoyed against the American N.R.A. as a result of the excellent work of the illegal Butina.”

From New York Times

Kopiski has created new names for his cheeses, such as “Red October” and “Tovarishch,” or “Comrade,” to help market them against Western cheeses, particularly if the import ban ends.

From Washington Post

In what feels like a 30-year high school reunion, the reanimated socialist Sandinista Front, led by president Daniel Ortega, is rekindling its old revolutionary romance with , which has promised its former tovarishch millions of dollars in weapons, uniforms, helicopters, armored vehicles and training.

From Time