How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Russian words on “Society and politics”. The full topic holds 178 in the KoKo app: 68 at the easy level, 68 at the medium level and 42 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Russian vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Russian vocabulary: politics and society

Government, elections, rights, debates: the Russian words for talking about society and politics.

Here are 100 Russian words on “Society and politics”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 38 words

Russian	English
армия	army
нападение	attack
избирательная кампания	campaign
церковь	church
государственная служба	civil service
совет	council
дебаты	debate
поражение	defeat
демократия	democracy
институт	institution
левые	leftPolitical side, as opposed to the right
мэр	mayor
министерство	ministry
муниципалитет	municipality
оппозиция	opposition
партия	party
мир	peace
народ	people
власть	power
президент	president
премьер-министр	prime minister
регион	region
религия	religion
сопротивление	resistance
правые	rightPolitical side, as opposed to the left
правовое государство	rule of law
социальный класс	social class
социальная справедливость	social justice
общество	society
речь	speech
государство	stateThe political institution that holds sovereign power
срок полномочий	term of office
голосовать	to vote
международный договор	treaty
победа	victory
война	war
военное преступление	war crime
оружие	weapon

Level 2: medium 38 words

Russian	English
альянс	alliance
авторитет	authority
прекращение огня	ceasefire
коррупция	corruption
репрессии	crackdown
дискриминация	discrimination
разнообразие	diversity
исполнительная власть	executive power
феминизм	feminism
политическая экология	green politics
идеология	ideology
иммиграция	immigration
международная организация	international organisation
вторжение	invasion
судебная власть	judicial power
законодательная власть	legislative power
лобби	lobby
военная служба	military service
миротворец	peacekeeper
избирательный участок	polling station
священник	priest
пропаганда	propaganda
референдум	referendum
реформа	reform
скандал	scandal
сенат	senate
сенатор	senator
социальный лифт	social ladder
социальное обеспечение	social security
солдат	soldier
суверенитет	sovereignty
забастовка	strike
терроризм	terrorism
править	to govern
вести переговоры	to negotiate
выходить на демонстрацию	to protest
городской совет	town council
военный беженец	war refugee

Level 3: hard 24 words

Russian	English
ассимиляция	assimilation
избирательный бюллетень	ballot
бюрократия	bureaucracy
перестановки в правительстве	cabinet reshuffle
капитализм	capitalism
колонизация	colonisation
призыв	conscription
децентрализация	decentralisation
дипломатия	diplomacy
экстремизм	extremism
гендерный паритет	gender parity
нестабильность положения	insecure living
международная санкция	international sanction
ополчение	militia
монархия	monarchy
мультикультурализм	multiculturalism
вотум недоверия	no confidence motion
кабина для голосования	polling booth
разделение властей	separation of powers
отстаивать	to demand as a right
вторгаться	to invade
вводить санкции	to sanction
перемирие	truce
подсчёт голосов	vote counting

Mini quiz

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Russian words on “Society and politics”. The full topic holds 178 in the KoKo app: 68 at the easy level, 68 at the medium level and 42 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Russian vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.