digression russian

• отступле́ние

  retreat, withdrawal, pulling back

  digression, aside, excursus

  deviation, departure

  climbdown, evasive move

• отхожде́ние

  departure, leaving, going away

  deviation, digression

• э́кскурс

  excursus, digression

Examples

• В его речи был странный пассаж о прошлом.

  There was a strange digression about the past in his speech.