In modern colloquial expression if it occurs, it is not so often.But all sorts of works of literature and cinema purely negative characters are sometimes given a definition as "farmazonschik."Who is it usually clear in meaning and context of the story.Yet this word sounds a bit strange and unusual for the Russian language.Let's try to understand its meaning and use.
linguistic subtleties
all more or less clear what a crook-farmazonschik.What is a Freemason, known thus far not to everyone.Meanwhile, as you can see, these two words almost in tune."Farmazonschik" - is not that other, as adapted for the Russian pronunciation of the French name of the member of the Masonic secret society.Some linguists believe that in the Russian language, the term did not come directly from France, and in Poland.Polish word "Freemason" sounds almost indistinguishable from how it is pronounced in Russian.
From the depths of the Middle Ages
There is a legitimate question on the meaning of the word "farmazonschik."Who is a member of the "Society of Freemasons" and it had much in common with ordinary crook?But then the relationship can be traced fairly obvious.Medieval religious and mystical Masonic structures have operated in secret from the public.And it gave every reason for the negative attitude toward them.Simple man could not ask basic question: "Why hide under the cloak of secrecy, if not plotting anything wrong?"With great distaste belonged to the Masons in Russia.It was believed that their secret activities contrary to the established principles of the society and the state.It is therefore not surprising that the negative sense that vulgar consciousness has invested in the definition of "farmazonschik."What is a Freemason, Russia did not even want to know.But a good idea to understand who the crook and the attacker.
The Russian reality
And in Russian literature and in everyday speech the word has become actively consumed around the mid-nineteenth century.Often, it served as general household curse, but always meant in the sense of crooks and swindlers of all stripes.By the way, to those of ordinary consciousness quite often it applies all sorts of revolutionaries, plots against the existing autocratic regime.The word "farmazonschik", the value of which dates back to medieval Europe, Russia has become a simple synonym for all that is evil, secret and deceitful.From the people of the awarded this title, under any circumstances, should stay at maximum distance.
underworld
But it is interesting to look at this concept from the opposite side.In the criminal world title farmazonschika was very respected.To earn it, it required considerable intellectual level, acting skills and originally directed combinatorial type of thinking.To consider and carry out the scam, you need to have a special talent.And the only one who was able to prove his talent in practice, could wear the proud title of "farmazonschik."Jargon underworld very categorical in defining the designated meanings and allows you to assign the desired title for those who do not deserve them.Old criminal Chronicle has preserved many different examples farmazonstva.A very popular type of fraud, in particular, the trade broken glass under the guise of diamonds.Many scams based on the use of forged securities.
tipster
Fraudulent topic could not find their reflection in art and literature.But the word "farmazonschik" here is much wider than its narrow understanding of the criminal.A classic example farmazonschika can be considered the grand strategist Ostap Bender, the heroes of the novels "The Twelve Chairs" and "The Golden Calf".Even though the word "farmazonschik" never found in the pages of these novels, their main character, of course, is a prominent representative of the criminal profession.He reached the summits of professional skills and know how to come out on top of any situation.It should be noted that to become a successful farmazonschikom impossible in the absence of acting talent and a good set of special skills.Everything here corresponds to the famous Stanislavsky: the fraudster himself must believe in the lies intended to impress his victim.Otherwise, success would not come.
At the beginning of the third millennium
world of modern information technologies not only overturned the old career criminal, but also allowed her to flourish.Given that the word "farmazonschik" has long been out of date, and managed to meet today mainly in the pages of historical novels and their film adaptations in from the profession simply dazzled.It is enough to turn on the TV or surf the Internet.Mainly modern farmazonschiki specialize in the financial sphere.Many are still fresh in the memory not so long ago many examples of building financial pyramids.It is significant that most of the players in these games of chance were well aware of their fraudulent nature, but hoped to outsmart themselves modern farmazonschikov.Slightly less than their colleagues working in politics, religion and show business.They quite successfully "spud Lohan", in their expression, being careful not to go beyond the Criminal Code.
