Operotdel

[John Dunn]

A visit to the web-sites of the relevant UK agencies suggests that 'operational' may indeed be the appropriate word.  Of course, I cannot guarantee that what appears there is not deliberate disinformation...

John Dunn.


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From: FRISON Philippe <Philippe.FRISON at COE.INT>
To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 09:26:28 +0200
Subject: [SEELANGS] Operotdel

Coul list members give me definitions of various meanings of оперотдел ('operotdel').

The term seems to be in use within the KGB-FSB and in penitentiary contexts

It seems connected to the rather vague оперативный (operativny), of which I am 
really desperate to find appropriate equivalent (the calque 'operational' does 
not fit in most contexts).

Thank you in advance for any help

Philippe Frison
(Strasbourg, france)

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John Dunn
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University of Glasgow, Scotland

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