Роисся, вперде

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Россия, вперёд

Alternative forms

Впердё, Рои́сся (Vperdjó, Roíssja); Раи́ся, вперде́ (Raísja, vperdé); Раи́сся, вперде́ (Raíssja, vperdé); Рои́сся, впердё (Roíssja, vperdjó); Расе́я, вперде́ (Raséja, vperdé) — Internet slang

Etymology

A humorous misspelling of Росси́я, вперёд (Rossíja, vperjód). The first part, Рои́сся (Roíssja), is a pun on рои́ться (roítʹsja, “to swarm”). The other part, вперде́ (vperdé), can be read as в перде́ (v perdé), derived in turn from перде́ть (perdétʹ, “to fart”). Therefore, the phrase can be read as "Rssuia/Ruissa is in ass" or "Rssuia/Ruissa is in deep shit".

This misspelling first appeared from a 2008 photo of a belt buckle. It became popular as a mockery of Dmitry Medvedev's article "Росси́я, вперёд (Rossíja, vperjód)" and the patrotic slogan "вперёд, Росси́я (vperjód, Rossíja)" (both meaning "Forward, Russia!").

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [rɐˈisʲːə | f⁽ʲ⁾pʲɪrˈdʲe]

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Interjection

Рои́сся, вперде́ • (Roíssja, vperdé)

(Internet slang, politics, humorous, derogatory) "Forward, Russia!"; "Russia is going down the drain"
- А-а-а! Тока что Великий Вождь сказал о том, что мы получили преимущество от введённых санкций. Так и сказал. Время этого Откровения от Великого Вождя - 13:26 МСК. Я так и знал! Ура! Роисся, вперде!
  A-a-a! Toka što Velikij Voždʹ skazal o tom, što my polučili preimuščestvo ot vvedjónnyx sankcij. Tak i skazal. Vremja etovo Otkrovenija ot Velikovo Voždja - 13:26 MSK. Ja tak i znal! Ura! Roissja, vperde!
  Aaah! Currently, the Great Leader said that we benefited from the continued sanctions. That is what he said. The time of this revelation from the Great Leader - 13:26, Moscow Time. I knew it! Hurray! Forward to failure, Russia!
- 2019, MMOPRG.su[1]
  «…на скриншоте с любовью вырисован известный русофобский лозунг “Роисся Вперде”»
  «…na skrinšote s ljubovʹju vyrisovan izvestnyj rusofobskij lozung “Roissja Vperde”»
  “... the well-known Russophobic slogan, “Russia is going to hell”, is drawn with love on the screenshot”

Usage notes

Used by the Russian blogosphere to poke fun at poor social conditions, corruption, and ultranationalism in their own country; and again in 2022 by Ukrainians opposing the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Considered offensive and Russophobic by nationalist Russians, because the meme depicts Russia as a very poor country. Some Russian nationalists also use вперде́ (vperdé) to mock other countries, such as Ukraine ("Уркаи́на, вперде́ (Urkaína, vperdé)").

Coordinate terms

Горжу́сь Росси́ей (Goržúsʹ Rossíjej, “I am proud of Russia”) (both used by nationalists and satirically by anti-Putin netizens)
Щеневме́рла (Ščenevmérla), Уркаи́на (Urkaína) (used against Ukraine for similar reasons)

Derived terms

вперде́ (vperdé) (rare, also used to mock other countries)

Descendants

→ Ukrainian: Роі́ся (Roísja), Раі́ся (Raísja), Раї́ся (Rajísja) (rare, internet slang)