Where did the term “Russian Roulette” come from?
July 26, 2010 :: Posted by - admin :: Category - Roulette
Question by Rex Feral: Where did the term “Russian Roulette” come from?
Did Russians just get bored one night after a day of drinking vodka and decide to have fun with a group of friends and one bullet?
Best answer:
Answer by MemphisMuzicGirl (Laid Back)
from russia, and the name of the gun is a russian roulette.
What do you think? Answer below!
Tags: Come, from, Roulette, Russian, Term
July 26th, 2010 at 5:36 am
It sure does seem that way…they’re hardcore over there…
July 26th, 2010 at 6:25 am
In one legend, 19th century Russian prisoners were forced to play the game while the prison guards bet on the outcome[citation needed]. In another version, desperate and suicidal officers in the Russian army played the game to impress each other.
July 26th, 2010 at 7:12 am
I think Russian Rouletter came from US coz tis a big Country
July 26th, 2010 at 7:28 am
Wikipedia says that the origin of the phrase seems to be matter of legend:
“Legends abound regarding the invention of Russian roulette. Most of these, predictably, are set in Russia or occur among Russian soldiers.
In one legend, 19th century Russian prisoners were forced to play the game while the prison guards bet on the outcome[citation needed]. In another version, desperate and suicidal officers in the Russian army played the game to impress each other”
It also says: “In Russian literature a book entitled A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov (1840, translated by Vladimir Nabokov in 1958) mentions Russian Roulette” So it goes back a long way.
Here’s a link to an equivalent question also on answers.yahoo – with some answers:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090204195652AA65vg6