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The Ukrainian television channel [[TVi (channel)|TVi]] and numerous online and printed media also covered the Wikipedia coverage of the song in 10 languages (at the time of publication).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tvi.ua/new/2014/06/17/teper_i_vikipediya_znaye_scho_putin__kh**lo|title=Тепер і Вікіпедія знає, що Путін – х**ло |trans_title=Now Wikipedia knows that Putin is khuilo!|publisher=[[TVi (channel)|TVi]]|language=uk|date=June 17, 2014|accessdate=June 17, 2014|archivedate=June 18, 2014|archiveurl=//web.archive.org/web/20140618053437/http://tvi.ua/new/2014/06/17/teper_i_vikipediya_znaye_scho_putin__kh**lo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.umoloda.kiev.ua/number/2478/158/87949/|title=Путін? "Ла-ла-ла"!|trans_title=Putin? "La-la-la"!|publisher=[[Україна молода]], Номер 086 за 18.06.2014|author=Леся Шовкун|language=uk|date=June 18, 2014|archivedate=June 18, 2014|archiveurl=//web.archive.org/web/20140618133921/http://www.umoloda.kiev.ua/number/2478/158/87949/}}</ref>
The Ukrainian television channel [[TVi (channel)|TVi]] and numerous online and printed media also covered the Wikipedia coverage of the song in 10 languages (at the time of publication).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tvi.ua/new/2014/06/17/teper_i_vikipediya_znaye_scho_putin__kh**lo|title=Тепер і Вікіпедія знає, що Путін – х**ло |trans_title=Now Wikipedia knows that Putin is khuilo!|publisher=[[TVi (channel)|TVi]]|language=uk|date=June 17, 2014|accessdate=June 17, 2014|archivedate=June 18, 2014|archiveurl=//web.archive.org/web/20140618053437/http://tvi.ua/new/2014/06/17/teper_i_vikipediya_znaye_scho_putin__kh**lo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.umoloda.kiev.ua/number/2478/158/87949/|title=Путін? "Ла-ла-ла"!|trans_title=Putin? "La-la-la"!|publisher=[[Україна молода]], Номер 086 за 18.06.2014|author=Леся Шовкун|language=uk|date=June 18, 2014|archivedate=June 18, 2014|archiveurl=//web.archive.org/web/20140618133921/http://www.umoloda.kiev.ua/number/2478/158/87949/}}</ref>

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File:Putin khuilo at NSC Olimpiyskiy.webm|The song is performed by a croud in Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex|Olimpic Staduim]] in Kyiv before Okean Elzy`s concert
File:ПТН-ХЛО.JPG|The car has Vehicle registration plate "ПТН-ХЛО", abbreviation of the a phrase

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==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 13:23, 24 June 2014

Graffiti "Putin huylo!" in Luhansk

"Putin huylo!" (Template:Lang-uk, Russian: Путин хуйло, IPA: ['putʲɪn xʊj'lo], English meaning: Putin is a fucker or Putin is a dickhead[1]) is a bilingual Russo-Ukrainian chant popular among football fans all over Ukraine. Initially chanted by FC Metalist Kharkiv fans,[2] it grew into a nation-wide hit in Ukraine during the events of the 2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine and received broad international coverage.

Language and meaning

The mat (Russian vulgarity) хуйло́ is variously transliterated as huilo, khuylo, huylo, or xujlo. Its core is хуй (hui), literally "dick" in both Russian and Ukrainian. In combination with "-lo" it may be translated as a "dickhead", "prick"[3] or, more emphatically, "fucker" or "asshole."[4][5] Its words, identical in both Russian and Ukrainian, have been chanted in Ukrainophone cities in the west of the country and largely Russophone cities of eastern and southern Ukraine, as well as in Kiev, the nation's capital.

In May 2014, the Russian slang term entered the English language Urban Dictionary as a synonym for Vladimir Putin.[6][7] This was reported by media outlets like Ukrayinska Pravda[8] in Ukraine, Gazeta.ru[9] in Russia, and BelGazeta in Belarus.[10]

Predecessor chant

The chant has its origins in "Surkis Khuilo!", a football chant that was initiated by the ultras of FC Metalist Kharkiv some time in 2010, during the height of a feud between two Ukrainian oligarchs, Oleksandr Yaroslavsky, then-owner of "Metalist", and Hryhoriy Surkis, then-president of Football Federation of Ukraine.[11] The Kharkiv fans, who sided with their club president, chanted "Surkis Khuilo!" to express their dislike of the Football Federation president in vulgar and profane form.

While the original chant was used only by Kharkiv fans, the Putin song gained much wider popularity, spreading among fans of other football clubs.[12] It mended many of their fierce rivalries during the Russian intervention and partial occupation of Ukraine and was often chanted in joint street marches.[11] The song has since become a Ukraine-wide national hit.

Double entendre

The rallying cry of "Putin khuilo" received international attention when the Ukrainian band Teleri released a song and a video titled "Putin Hello!" The song uses a double entendre substituting the objectionable word "khuylo" with the English word "Hello!" The video of the song makes several allusion to the "Putin Khuilo!" chant featuring band players wearing Ukrainian football club colors and posing ultras marching and chanting "Putin Hello" as the refrain of the song.

The band members assert, tongue-in-cheek, that the linking of their song to an offensive anti-Putin chant is a misunderstanding and insist that the only people who find the chant objectionable are Russian people who do not understand English.[13]

In mainstream rock music

Besides Teleri, several Ukrainian mainstream rock music bands included or adapted the chant into their music. The rock band Druha Rika performed the song at their concert on June 13, 2014.[14] Hromadske.TV aired a live performance of the song by Lemonchiki Project on May 29, 2014.[15] Yet another rock adaptation was made by AstrogentA and Mad Heads.[16],[17].

Performance by notable Ukrainian politicians

Among Ukrainian notable politicians caught on camera performing the song is a member of the Ukrainian parliament Oleh Lyashko in May 2014[18]. The words of the chant were mentioned by Andrii Deshchytsia, at the time the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine[1][19][20] and aired on Hromadske.TV. The Deshchytsia incident took place in front of the Russian Embassy in Kiev in a conversation with protesters on the evening of 14 June 2014. His utterance went: "He (Putin) is a khuylo, but - disperse, please!" Shortly afterward, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko nominated a different diplomat to lead the Foreign Affairs ministry.[21] No comments were made on whether the decision was related to the song incident. According to the Ukrainian media, the presidential plan to replace the minister was known prior to the quote that sparked the scandal[22] as the replacement of the foreign affairs minister was proposed as part of a bigger reshuffle when several other acting Ukrainian government members were dismissed and new figures were nominated by a newly inaugurated president. The president praised Deshchytsia work heading the ministry and the parliament gave the outgoing Deshchytsia a standing ovation.

International reception

The song has been sung outside of Ukraine including in Mexico,[23] Japan,[24] U.S.,[25] Canada, Western Europe and so on.[26]

The song caused widespread discontent among ordinary Russians, the diplomatic mission of Russia in Ukraine, and the Russian leadership. However, Geoffrey Pyatt, the US ambassador to Ukraine, wrote on Twitter that the minister had been "seeking to defuse a dangerous situation", calling Deshchytsia "a skilled diplomat and credit to Ukraine."[1]

The song received attention from the world press and has been covered by influential international newspapers such as The Guardian,[1] The Washington Post,[27] Süddeutsche Zeitung,[28], The Wall Street Journal,[12] Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty[29] and Le Monde.[30] It also received coverage from many leading national newspapers such as Gazeta Wyborcza,[31] Lidové noviny,[32] The Atlantic,[33] Israel HaYom,[34] and others.[35][36]

The Ukrainian television channel TVi and numerous online and printed media also covered the Wikipedia coverage of the song in 10 languages (at the time of publication).[37][38]

  • dissemination
  • Olimpic Staduim]] in Kyiv before Okean Elzy`s concert
  • The car has Vehicle registration plate "ПТН-ХЛО", abbreviation of the a phrase
    The car has Vehicle registration plate "ПТН-ХЛО", abbreviation of the a phrase

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Ukraine minister's abusive remarks about Putin spark diplomatic row". The Guardian. June 15, 2014. Archived from the original on June 15, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  2. ^ "Украинский хит шагает по планете" (in Russian). TSN. June 10, 2014. Archived from the original on June 15, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Ukraine president gets parliament boost for peace plan, AFP news agency (19 June 2014)
  4. ^ Huilo at Russian-English slang dictionary
  5. ^ Huilo at Ukrainian slang dictionary Myslovo
  6. ^ "Статья Путин «huylo» появилась в американском словаре сленга". MR7. May30, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2014. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ "Благодаря песне про Путина в английском языке появилось слово «huylo»". Vlasti.net. June 17, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  8. ^ "Американський словник згадав Путіна, пояснюючи слово "huylo"". Ukrayinska Pravda. May 30, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  9. ^ "Слово Huylo вошло в словарь английского сленга Urban Dictionary". Gazeta.ru. May 29, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  10. ^ "Путин попал в американский словарь сленга". BelGazeta. June 2, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  11. ^ a b "Украинские ультрас: глобальное перемирие" (in Russian). Українська правда. Життя. May 19, 2014.
  12. ^ a b Shishkin, Philip (May 24, 2014). "Soccer Foes Join Forces on the Front Lines of Ukraine Crisis". The Wall Street Journal.
  13. ^ "Песня "Путин, hello" группы "Телери" взорвала интернет (видео)". Podrobnosti. Ukraine. May 6, 2014. Archived from the original on June 18, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2014. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; May 6, 2014 suggested (help)
  14. ^ "Группа Друга Ріка представила рок-версию знаменитого хита о Путине" (in Russian). Big Mir. June 16, 2014. Archived from the original on June 18, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ "В эфире украинского канала исполнили знаменитый хит о Путине" (in Russian). Big Mir. June 16, 2014. Archived from the original on June 18, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ путин - ху*ло. Украинская народная (рок-версия) on YouTube
  17. ^ ПТН-ХЛО от "Мед Хедс". Мотофест "Тарасова Гора - 2014
  18. ^ "Олег Ляшко заспівав новий український хіт". YouTube. Retrieved June 15, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ Max Seddon. "Top Ukrainian Diplomat Calls Putin A "Dickhead"". BuzzFeed. Archived from the original on June 16, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  20. ^ "Глава украинской дипломатии выступил на митинге" (in Russian). News Balt. June 15, 2014. Archived from the original on June 15, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  21. ^ Template:Ru icon "Порошенко предложил уволить Дещицу с поста главы МИД" (in Russian). Visti. June 18, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  22. ^ "Песню украинского комментатора о Путине на YouTube посмотрели уже более полумиллиона раз". Новое время. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  23. ^ "Мексиканці виконали пісні "Путін х*йло"" (in Ukrainian). TSN. June 11, 2014. Archived from the original on June 15, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  24. ^ "Японська версія" (in Russian). June 13, 2014. Archived from the original on June 15, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  25. ^ "Песня стерла границы и шагает по планете" (in Russian). TSN. June 10, 2014. Archived from the original on June 15, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  26. ^ "Khuilo, the offensive term that has attached itself to Putin". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 18, 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |newspaper= (help)
  27. ^ Morello, Carol; Birnbaum, Michael (15 June 2014). "Ukrainian diplomat uses swear word for Putin, delighting protesters and angering Moscow". The Washington Post.
  28. ^ "Про міністра-дипломата Дещицю заговорив світ (світова преса)" (in Ukrainian). Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. June 16, 2014. Archived from the original on June 18, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  29. ^ "Some Smile, Others Squirm As Obscenity Becomes Latest Rallying Cry In Ukraine Crisis". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. June 18, 2014. Archived from the original on June 17, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  30. ^ "Le chef de la diplomatie ukrainienne insulte Poutine". Le Monde (in French). June 15, 2014. Archived from the original on June 16, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  31. ^ "Apel ukraińskich kibiców: Odśpiewajcie na mundialu naszą piosenkę o Putinie". Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). June 10, 2014. Archived from the original on June 18, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  32. ^ "Jak přeložit Deščycjovu nadávku? Světová média si neví rady". Lidové noviny (in Czech). June 17, 2014. Archived from the original on June 18, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  33. ^ Sindelar, Daisy (June 18, 2014). "'Putin Khuilo!': Ukraine's Obscene, Patriotic Rallying Cry". The Atlantic.
  34. ^ "שר החוץ האוקראיני קילל את פוטין". Israel HaYom (in Hebrew). June 16, 2014.
  35. ^ "El ministro de Exteriores ucraniano llama "cabrón" a Putin". ABC (newspaper). June 16, 2014.
  36. ^ "«Putin Chuilo» geht nicht". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). June 18, 2014.
  37. ^ "Тепер і Вікіпедія знає, що Путін – х**ло" (in Ukrainian). TVi. June 17, 2014. Archived from the original on June 18, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  38. ^ Леся Шовкун (June 18, 2014). "Путін? "Ла-ла-ла"!" (in Ukrainian). Україна молода, Номер 086 за 18.06.2014. Archived from the original on June 18, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
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