Flashback

"Flashback" in Russian

взгляд в про́шлое

vzgljad v próšloje

(a vivid mental image of a past trauma, especially one that recurs)

воспомина́ние

vospominánije

(a vivid mental image of a past trauma, especially one that recurs)

обра́тный кадр

obrátnyj kadr

(a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative)

ретроспе́кция

retrospékcija

(a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative)

ретроспекти́ва

retrospektíva

(a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative)

флэшбэ́к

flɛšbɛ́k

(a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative)

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