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Re:Images of Soviet Venus lander falling to Earth suggest it... by int_19h on Friday May 02, 2025 @09:47PM (#43876249)
It doesn't actually achieve that, it just makes you look like an ignorant Westerner. Similar to all the "-ski" stuff that Americans, for some reason, seem to believe is indicative of Russian.

If you want to troll Putin, call him Vovochka.

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Re:Images of Soviet Venus lander falling to Earth suggest it... by margalabargala on Saturday May 03, 2025 @11:57AM (#43879909)
Putin is not in fact the intended audience, so the diminutive should be tailored to the audience, not to Putin.

Kind of like calling him "Putain", or "Poo-tin", which are also not his name.

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