Schoolchildren Attack Former War Prisoner
Lesson Brief
Московский комсомолец
A trio of schoolchildren in rural Russia attacked a World War 2 veteran and war prisoner who was on his way home from receiving a medal for his military service. They threw rocks and garbage at him and chased him for several hundred meters. This caused an uproar in the community, with concerned community members claiming the children's poor upbringing and the media were to blame for the incident.
Today's set provides very useful words for understanding the behavior of Russia's rising generation of young hooligans.
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- disgusting, detestable
- отвратительный
- responsibility
- ответственность
- rag, piece of cloth
- тряпка
- to pursue, chase after
- преследовать
- lame, limping
- хромой
- elderly
- пожилой
- depressed, dispirited
- подавленный
- ringleader, instigator
- заводила
- to ignite, catch fire
- воспламеняться, воспламениться
- to present to, award
- вручать, вручить