Russian Insults? : russian - reddit.com
www.reddit.com › r › russian2. level 1. Shatana_. · 4y. OK, I'm not going to go into detail, but there is a clear divide in Russian for acceptable swearing and for "mat" swerings, "matershina". The latter are highly insulting, and may lead to violence from strangers or acquaintances. There are several roots for mat swearwords, and dozens of variations thereof. 2. level 1.