Talk:Defender of the Fatherland Day

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Shouldn't the title be "Defender of the Motherland Day"? This isn't a Germany holiday you know.

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In the English speaking media the holiday is most often referred to as "Defender of the Motherland Day". This is an inacurate translation since the word Otechestvo (Russian: Отечество) is derived from the Russian word for Father, Otyets (Russian: Отец). Motherland is Rodina (Russian: Родина)