Класс (часть четвёртая)
The word класс can also be used in the sense of social classes социальные классы. These phrases were ubiquitous in Russian during the Soviet period because communist ideology framed its arguments in terms of social class. Among the classes defined by Karl Marx were:
| средний класс | the middle class |
| низший класс | the lower ('lowest') class |
| буржуазия | the bourgeoisie |
Although Americans have heard the word bourgeoisie, we often have a fairly vague idea of what it means. Dictionary.com defines it thus: “(in Marxist theory) the class that, in contrast to the proletariat or wage-earning class, is primarily concerned with property values. ” (Can you say “American financial crisis”?)
Sample sentences:
| Наше исследование показало, что к высшему-высшему классу принадлежали те семьи, чьи члены на протяжении нескольких поколений вели образ жизни высшего класса. | Our research has shown that the very topmost class consisted of those families whose members had lived an upper-class life for several generations. (source) |
| Члены низшего-среднего класса не принадлежали к женским и смешанным клубам. (source) | Members of the lower- and middle-class did not belong to women's clubs and mixed clubs. |
| Буржуазия - в марксизме - господствующий класс капиталистического общества. (source) | The bourgeoisie in Marxism is the ruling class of capitalist society. |
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