{"id":11697,"date":"2020-03-31T07:40:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T07:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=11697"},"modified":"2020-04-06T14:27:48","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T14:27:48","slug":"passing-the-baton-on-the-russian-blog-and-marias-top-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/passing-the-baton-on-the-russian-blog-and-marias-top-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"Passing the Baton on the Russian Blog and Maria’s Top Posts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Those of you who have been reading this blog for a while will know that I have written for it for the past 6 years, posting 356 articles. I’ve been honored to be a part of this blog and interact with our readers. As I step down to concentrate on other endeavors, I’d like to look back on some the posts that I enjoyed writing or researching or that touch on subjects that I care about.<\/p>\n

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Image by Jose Antonio Alba<\/a> from Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Russians in Popular Culture<\/h2>\n

I appreciate series or films that feature Russian characters or the Russian language because they can spark the audience’s interest to learn more about the people, language, or history depicted in the show. The Chernobyl <\/em>mini-series was definitely one such show\u2014praised for its accuracy in showing Soviet minutiae and attitudes.<\/p>\n

Talking About Chernobyl in Russian<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n