Category: TechnologyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC

технологии

/tekhnologii/Roman

English meaning: Technology

Definition

The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes. The Soviet Union pioneered space technology (Sputnik 1957, Gagarin 1961, Luna missions). Russia remains a major space power — Roscosmos is a key partner for the International Space Station. Russia-India space cooperation includes launch services and the Chandrayaan missions (ISRO used Russian Soyuz rockets). Russia leads in nuclear reactor technology (Kudankulam in India).

Example

Россия является ключевым партнёром Индии в области ядерной и космической технологий.

In English: Russia is a key partner of India in nuclear and space technology.

Literary Heritage

Разруха не в клозетах, а в головах.

/Razrukha ne v klozetakh, a v golovakh./

The ruin is not in the lavatories but in people's heads.

Михаил Булгаков · Novelist · Early 20th century

Собачье сердце

Bulgakov, Heart of a Dog (Собачье сердце, 1925), Ch. 2, Professor Preobrazhensky

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