concept
Socialist (as accusation)
socialist
also: социалист
In Romansov's drunken logic, indifference to social hierarchy -- the dog's willingness to bite a governor as readily as anyone else -- makes it a "socialist"; a period epithet for leveling disregard of rank rather than a real political label.
Reading notes
- A Man's Conversation with a Dog §27 socialist
A period epithet: in Romansov's drunken logic, a dog willing to bite a governor as readily as anyone else shows a leveling disregard for rank, which he brands "socialist" -- an accusation, not a real political diagnosis.