Govorukhin called the word “Russian” is disgusting
Co-Chairman of the Central headquarters of the popular front, a state Duma Deputy and filmmaker Stanislav Govorukhin expressed his aversion to the word “Russian”.
His words sounded in the air of TV channel “Russia 24”, reports RIA Novosti.
“Maybe it caught on, but “Russian”, “Russians” even purely linguistically disgusting sounds”, — he said.
Govorukhin said that the people of the country for many centuries called themselves Russian.
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