Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki
- proper noun
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Servicio de Inteligencia Exterior
- Journalists uncovered new documents allegedly leaked from the Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki regarding cyber operations.
Examples
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Reports indicate that the Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki cooperates with other international intelligence agencies on security issues.
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The Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki has played a key role in shaping Russia's foreign policy decisions.
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The Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki operates under the Russian government.
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Did you know that the Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki was established in 1991?
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Journalists uncovered new documents allegedly leaked from the Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki regarding cyber operations.
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Reports indicate that the Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki cooperates with other international intelligence agencies on security issues.
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The Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki has played a key role in shaping Russia's foreign policy decisions.
Synonyms
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A Russian agency that gathers secret information about other countries
A Russian government agency that gathers information and carries out operations abroad
Surface Forms
Morphology
Sluzhba + Vneshney + Razvedki
The phrase is a literal combination of Russian words meaning roughly 'service' + 'foreign/external' + 'intelligence/reconnaissance', so the overall meaning 'foreign intelligence service' is directly derivable from the constituents. This compositional pattern (service of external intelligence) is cross-linguistically common, so a learner who knows the constituent meanings would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki is a Russian name that literally tells its job: Sluzhba means 'service', Vneshney means 'foreign' or 'outside the country', and Razvedki means 'intelligence' or 'finding out information'. So the name gives a clear picture of a 'service' that gathers information abroad, which is why it refers to Russia's agency for overseas intelligence.