In recent times religious vocabulary often appears in contemporary Russian newspapers and magazines. Text writers use this vocabulary to achieve a special effect, for emphasis or color. Biblical phrases achieve new metaphorical meaning that has nothing to do with original words. They just become a source of irony, a negative assessment of the person or the situation described. The above process shows cultural decline in Russian speech and writing
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