Shuravi, shouravi, or shurawi (Persian: شوروی, Tajik: Шуравӣ) is the Persian term for the word "Soviet", it has been derived from the word shura (شورا), a word of Arabic origin meaning "council".
This term is also the collective image of Soviet soldiers and military specialists in Afghanistan. The image has been widely spread among Afghani people. A motto "Marg bar shouravi", meaning "death to the Soviets", was popular among mujahideens.
Russian veterans of Soviet war in Afghanistan often call themselves Shuravi. Currently, the word is used in Iran (neutrally or even positively) meaning "USSR".
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