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Why a Sportswear Ad Campaign Blew Up in Russia Posted by on Feb 28, 2019

female weightlifter

We are now hitting the “gender” holiday season in Russia. Defender of the Fatherland on February 23 is usually seen as “men’s day,” and March 8 is International Women’s Day. Incidentally, a recent ad campaign by Reebok has started a heated debate—and backlash—around the subject of gender roles, feminism, and appropriate behavio(u)r. A couple of warnings…

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Key Online Privacy Concepts in Russian Posted by on May 31, 2018

padlock on a door

If you’ve ever subscribed to any online service, chances are you have received a few GDPR privacy notices. So I thought it might not be a bad idea to go over some key privacy concepts in Russian. This list is not exhaustive, so feel free to add other terms in the comments! Конфиденциальность You might…

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Russian for Social Media Posted by on May 31, 2017

cell phone with social media icons

As we covered on this blog before, Russians are quite active on social media (социальные сети). Are you ready to talk about social networking in Russian? Here are some handy words. Поделиться Делиться (imperfective)/поделиться (perfective) + object in the instrumental case + с + recipient in the prepositional case means “to share.” Хочу поделиться полезной…

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Sneak Russian into Your Online Experience Posted by on Aug 4, 2014

There was recently an excellent post of creating language immersion outside the country where that language is spoken. I realize it may be hard to stay motivated to keep up on your language studies in your everyday life. Of course, ideally you should actively pursue your language studies, subscribe to podcasts, listen to music, read…

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Пирожки – Funny Internet Rhymes Posted by on Mar 6, 2014

Continuing the topic of Russian humor, I would like to draw your attention to a humorous poetry form that emerged on the Russian Internet a few years back. You are probably familiar with limericks (лимерики), which have caught on in Russia(n), as well. However, there is a newer form that gained some popularity online. The…

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The New Facebook: What Do You Think? Posted by on Sep 22, 2011

You may be wondering right now «Где же Наташа?» [Where is Natasha?]. I know I have had a long absence from «наш русский блог» [our Russian blog], but I am pleased to say: «я вернулась» [I have returned]. And in a later post, I will answer the questions: «Где я была? Что я делала?» [Where…

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