Archive for June, 2015
Dance Like A Russian Posted by Maria on Jun 4, 2015
Let’s turn to something you may do occasionally or regularly, but each of us has come in contact with at some point — dancing. Russians may not all be good dancers, but there are many social situations where dancing does come up. “To dance” is, of course, танцева́ть. Note the suffix change for present tense…
Outer Space: Russia Was Here First Posted by Jenya on Jun 3, 2015
Though I was not alive during the most of the Cold War, I have read about it. One of the greatest aspects of it was the “Space Race.” The intense rivalry between the Soviet Union and the United States prompted both countries to allocate huge amounts of resources into putting mankind into outer space. In…