'Był człowiekiem czerwonych przekonań', 'na volitvah so zmagali zeleni': Colour Metaphors and Symbols.

The article presents a lexicographic study of words associated with color within Slavonic languages. More specifically, the author is concerned with the ways in which these color words are used as metaphors. In this vein, he analyzes the ways in which color terms (CTs) are defined by dictionaries. For instance, various meanings associated with the word "red" are discussed, such as its representations of revolutionary struggle or communism. Emphasis is given to meanings associated with "red," "white," and "black." The author notes that many metaphorical and phraseological understandings of these words are internationalisms.