Military Vocabulary of German Origin in Russian

Abstract

The article gives a brief explanation about the centuries-old stages of the borrowing of military vocabulary of German origin in Russian. At the same time, history, ways of penetration, and socio-political conditions for enrichment Russian vocabulary based on historical sources are considered. The article also describes the importance of XVII the century military chronicles, reforming in the armed forces in the Petrine era, a significant replenishment of military vocabulary by borrowing from the German language, works devoted to the study of military vocabulary in certain periods and in certain sources. Moreover, cultural and political relations between Russia and Germany, the problem of identifying vocabulary and determining the source language, language development and enrichment are analyzed briefly.