English word spleen widely entered the Russian everyday life ever since Tsar Peter the Great "opened a window to Europe."Learn all the charm of Western civilization, Russian nobles were willing to use a foreign word "spleen", whose value is in the original - dreary gloom, melancholy.
British disease
famous lexicographer Vladimir Dal in his dictionary defines the term as the hypochondria, melancholy, gloomy thoughts, from which light is not nice, and gives as an illustration of the saying, "if chudit Englishman Spleen".Later Dmitry Ushakov dictionary gives a similar interpretation of what the spleen, and appeals to the works of Pushkin and Nekrasov.The first word is mentioned in the novel "Eugene Onegin", where the poet, slightly ironically, the hero says that it possessed "illness ... like the English spleen, in short, Russian blues", which resulted in much Eugene "lost interest in life."If we consider the dialectic nature of Pushkin's hero, we see that depression was caused by the fruitless search of ideas, entertainment, new places and experiences.It used to be that hypochondria satiety developed from the life to which are the most likely English.
to blame the spleen?
Probably everyone knows firsthand what the spleen and gloomy thoughts.In the old days doctors attributed this disease of the spleen - an organ which, according to Dr. James Burnett, is a reservoir of blood.Until now, the function of the spleen is not fully understood.But observant British noticed that her illness associated with fluctuations in mood.Guess that is the spleen, you can record in studying ancient Byzantine collection of church rules "Nomocanon" there "glavoboleniya and Spleen" referred to in the vicinity of the pain of the spleen.
How to escape from the sadness?
known that the best way to protect yourself from sadness - joy to look at everyday.Experts advise to "attack" the gloomy mood smile as soon as you wake up.Choose eye joyful orange hues - the decor of the room, clothes and surround yourself with fruit flavors and favorite colors.To strike at the spleen, and efforts will be required.Of course, a good idea to turn to doctors and following the advice of experts, to verify the state of health.
Russian accent
Nikolay Nekrasov In the poem "The weather" month looks longingly at the dreary fortress ramparts, suggestive "depression and spleen."And what else can waft mood prison for "political", which strongly sympathized with the poet?Reading these lines, we understand that it is not a well-fed melancholy.Rather, it is a harbinger of significant changes.I do not feel despair and in a poem by Sasha Chorny, who became famous thanks to the fact that it became part of the repertoire of the group "Spleen".The meaning here has acquired a shade indifferent dream, expectations of the spring resurrection of the soul.
About rock band Alexander Vasilyev
The team originated in the spring of 1994 in St. Petersburg, its birth was preceded by the institute duo two Alexandrov - Vasilyeva and Morozov - called "Mitra".The first albums were recorded by fixed microphone and tape recorder "Record".Group received a resounding fame with the release of the album "Dusty profit", the time within it were keyboardist Nikolai Rostov, guitarist and drummer Stas Berezovsky Nikolay Lysov.It is in this album, the song sounded "on the sly" on poems by Sasha Chorny, and the group has found its name.According to the head Alexander Vasilyev, the word has a special charm and mystery.They also felt in particular meaningful poetics and musical language of the collective.Group fruitfully works to this day, and music lovers do not have to explain what a "Spleen" in the history of Russian rock culture.
