How do you say "Hello comrade" in Russian

The literal translation of "Hello, comrade" from English to Russian (in Romanized letters) is “Zdravstvuite, tovarishch.” Comrade means friend or ally. The English term is derived from the French equivalent “camarade.” In Russian, the term had historically been used for a business or traveling companion. Then in the late 1800s, Marxists and other revolutionaries began using the term “tovarishch” to mean comrade. By the mid 1920s, the term was being used in place of “Sir” or “Mister.”
Updated on Wednesday, February 01 2012 at 11:18PM EST
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