The Russian is the elder brother, the first among equals

[Alina Israeli]

Hasn't it originated during the Pan-Slavism movement of the 19th  
century? I seem to vaguely remember.

On May 7, 2008, at 11:19 AM, FRISON Philippe wrote:

> It would of course be interesting to try and know when this  
> expression became largely used, but isn't it first just a  
> translation of the Latin "Primus inter pares", which has been  
> widely used elsewhere ?
>
> It may be possible that the expression became widely used in the  
> USSR in effort to enhance the political cohesion of an ethnically  
> heterogeneous country, with second


Alina Israeli
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