Alien Kingdom. The word "foreign kingdom" is not commonly used and is recorded in the language mainly as the title of a book by Zechar Prilepin. Its etymology is related to the components of the name:
The root "zer-" goes back to Proto-Slavic, meaning "people", "land". In the old Russian language the word looked like "foreigner", "foreigner".
The suffix "-malkot" is related to the concept of kingship, power, rule. Thus, the word can be interpreted as "foreign, foreign power" or "the era of foreign rule", which reflects the author's intention - to understand the period of the collapse of the state. This book is a warning. A warning against the misconception expressed in rejecting the era of Soviet Russia. The history of our country must be accepted as a whole, for all its ups and downs. Considering all this. No wonder the ancients said that history is our best teacher. Otherwise there will be historical arbitrariness. Every single chapter in the book requires a thorough understanding. Prilepin suggests doing this to those who care about Russia's future. In an interview with Tatiana Romanenko, whom everyone knows as Tota Larsen, Zechar said that it would not be possible to link the country alone, but it would work collectively (the book begins with the words "I am trying to link the collapse of our country"). To speak means to try to explain in words. Maybe someone will hear. We do not need 1913 as a standard of prosperity, nor 1917 as a year of amazing trials and changes. God forbid that 1991 was a period of complete collapse and lawlessness. We need our big and strong country. And we, "the descendants of great and sorrowful deeds, in joy and sorrow, must build the best country in the world." Simply because this is our home." Our home, not the one where a "foreign kingdom" will be. Alexey Drobyshev Kolomna.