Archive for 'Culture'
Russian Poetry for Real Russians – Part 1 Posted by yelena on Mar 29, 2010
We, Russians, are very proud of our literary heritage and justifiably so. After all, Russia «подарила миру» [gave the world a gift of] “War and Peace”, “Crime and Punishment”, “Master and Margarita”… And then there are the poets. Back during the «Золотой век русской поэзии» [Golden Age of Russian poetry] there were Pushkin, Lermontov, Tyutchev…
Dacha, Glorious Dacha! Posted by yelena on Mar 25, 2010
A 200-sq foot house for a family of four – check. A 30-horse power baby-blue car – check. Buckets, rakes, shovels – check. We are ready for a weekend at a dacha.
How much do YOU know about Russia? Posted by josefina on Mar 22, 2010
Сколько ты знаешь о России? Take the quiz to find out and post your result as a comment after the post! Share and compare your score with other russophiles!
Russian Word of the Week: Клонирование (Cloning) Posted by yelena on Mar 22, 2010
Take equal parts of science, fiction and the Theatre of the Absurd. Result – a shot of politics Russian-style.
Color Me Russian! Posted by josefina on Mar 19, 2010
To learn a new language is to enter into a new world. And in this new world you’re bound to come across things you didn’t know anything about before (hence why I’m stressing the importance of the concept ‘new world’ here), things that never even crossed your mind before. To speak a foreign language is…
Time to Make Money: «Пора рубить капусту!» Posted by yelena on Mar 15, 2010
Recipe for making money Russian-style includes cabbage, beans, ground meat and mysterious bablo.
Soviet Classics: Hedgehog in the Fog Posted by yelena on Mar 12, 2010
Stop aimlessly browsing the Net. Watch one of the best cartoons of all times and learn some new Russian words.