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Иго
A neuter noun used almost exclusively in historical contexts to describe oppressive foreign rule or bondage.
Examples in context
Русь находилась под игом более двухсот лет.
Rus' was under the yoke for over two hundred years.
Освобождение от ига стало великим событием истории.
The liberation from the yoke was a great historical event.
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