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| Subject | English | Russian |
| mil. | behind the scenes of politics | в политических кулуарах |
| polit. | behind-the-scenes politics | политические интриги (Nation Alex_Odeychuk) |
| polit. | behind-the-scenes politics | подковёрная политическая борьба (in which various elites struggle over the reallocation of power and wealth; Nation Alex_Odeychuk) |
| gen. | behind-the-scenes politics | закулисная политика (Alexey Lebedev) |