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How Dare You Speak a Foreign Language! Posted by Jenya on Jan 27, 2015
Lets imagine that you get invited to dinner at the home of a Russian couple and you don’t speak Russian. Would you find it rude if they occasionally spoke Russian in front of you? How about if they translated it so you could understand it? We all know what it feels like to be around…
Top Five Russian Pasta Dishes Posted by Jenya on Jan 21, 2015
Last weekend I asked my husband and son to help me prepare a Russian dish for dinner. After I told them that the process was going to take about four hours, the genuine desire to help they might have had up to that point went right out the window. Nevertheless, I persevered; I proceeded to…
Information Equals Power? Posted by Jenya on Jan 20, 2015
It was reported a while ago in the Business Insider that in America, six corporations control about 90 percent of everything Americans read, watch, and listen to. The news they get from television, radio, and print all come through these six corporation. Even movies and music that they love pass through the six giants. These…
Heart of Russia? Posted by Jenya on Jan 13, 2015
What’s shaped like a triangle, considered by many to be the largest medieval structure ever built, is located in Moscow, and houses the largest bell in the world? Another hint, in Russian the word means “fortress.” We could only be talking about the Kremlin. Arguably the Kremlin is Russia’s most famous structure – perhaps on…
New Year’s Resolutions? Well… Posted by Jenya on Jan 7, 2015
With the new year upon us, many of us have decided to pursue certain goals, often called New Year’s Resolutions. In the United States, this tradition of making New Year’s resolutions is huge. In much of the world, it is also rather popular. In Russia, well, its more like New Year’s wishes. Losing weight, quitting…
Hangover in Russia: Cause, Prevention, Cure Posted by Jenya on Dec 30, 2014
New Year’s Eve is upon us and we all know what that means: getting together with friends and family, eating too much, dancing too much, smoking too much, drinking too much, and being hungover. Nothing starts the New Year quite the same way that a hangover does. In different countries and cultures, unique hangover cures…
Russian Dashboard Cameras Posted by Jenya on Dec 24, 2014
For those of you that have driven a car in Russia, you might have noticed a dashboard camera in your car or in everybody else’s. Normally, in other countries, you might see these camera’s only in police cars. Not in Russia, many drivers have dashboard cams and you might be interested to learn some of…