{"id":14904,"date":"2021-12-17T16:36:18","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T16:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=14904"},"modified":"2021-12-17T16:37:17","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T16:37:17","slug":"one-of-the-two-troubles-of-russia-roads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/one-of-the-two-troubles-of-russia-roads\/","title":{"rendered":"One of the Two Troubles of Russia: Roads"},"content":{"rendered":"

Roads have always played an important part of life in Russia. If you remember my last post about types of transportation in Russian cities, let\u2019s explore what all those machines actually run on: roads.<\/p>\n

Radishchev stylized his cutting 1790 critique of Catherine\u2019s Russia (which ultimately landed him in exile in Siberia) on a travelogue that follows the 700-kilometer road between St. Petersburg, the capital of the great empire, and Moscow, its largest city. Perhaps the most romanticized overland route in the world is the 9200-kilometer stretch traversing the \u043d\u0435\u043e\u0431\u044a\u044f<\/strong><\/span>\u0301<\/strong>\u0442\u043d\u0430\u044f<\/strong><\/span> \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0430<\/strong><\/span>\u0301<\/strong> enormous country<\/em> of Russia between Moscow and Vladivostok that is the Trans-Siberian Railway.<\/p>\n

It is precisely a road that defines the hard cultural border between the capital Moscow and the rest of Russia: \u041c\u041a\u0410\u0414<\/strong>, which stands for \u041c\u043e\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0301<\/strong>\u0432\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f <\/strong>\u043a\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0446\u0435\u0432\u0430\u0301<\/strong>\u044f <\/strong>\u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0431\u0438\u0301<\/strong>\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0430\u044f <\/strong>\u0434\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0301<\/strong>\u0433\u0430<\/strong> The Moscow Ring Road<\/em>. We can hear some sayings from \u043c\u043e\u0441\u043a\u0432\u0438\u0447\u0438<\/strong>\u0301 Muscovites<\/em>:<\/p>\n

\u041f\u043e\u0431\u044b\u0432\u0430\u0301\u043b \u0432 \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0301\u0438, \u0432\u044b\u0301\u0435\u0445\u0430\u043b \u0437\u0430 \u041c\u041a\u0410\u0414.<\/strong> I spent some time in Russia, I went beyond the MKAD.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u0415\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043b\u0438 \u0436\u0438\u0437\u043d\u044c \u0437\u0430 \u041c\u041a\u0410\u0301\u0414\u043e\u043c?<\/strong> Is there life beyond MKAD?<\/em><\/p>\n

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Roads also get a bad rap in Russia with the people. A very common saying in Russian, attributed to many different people, goes: \u0412 <\/strong>\u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0301<\/strong>\u0438 <\/strong>\u0434\u0432\u0435 <\/strong>\u0431\u0435\u0434\u044b\u0301: <\/strong>\u0434\u0443\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0438\u0301 <\/strong>\u0438 <\/strong>\u0434\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0301<\/strong>\u0433\u0438<\/strong>. Russia has two troubles: idiots and roads<\/em>. A common saying, attributed to Napoleon Buonaparte, denies the very existence of roads in the country altogether: \u0412 <\/strong>\u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0301<\/strong>\u0438 <\/strong>\u043d\u0435\u0442 <\/strong>\u0434\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0301<\/strong>\u0433 \u2013 <\/strong>\u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c <\/strong>\u0442\u043e\u0301<\/strong>\u043b\u044c\u043a\u043e <\/strong>\u043d\u0430\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043b\u0435\u0301<\/strong>\u043d\u0438\u044f<\/strong>. Russia has no roads, only directions<\/em>.<\/p>\n

There are a variety of roads we can find in Russia. I will introduce the Russian names of them for you, starting with the smallest roads to the largest ones.<\/p>\n

\u041f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0443\u0301<\/strong>\u043b\u043e\u043a<\/strong><\/h4>\n

This is the smallest road you can find in a city. The word can be translated into English as \u201calley,\u201d and described as a small street that connects two larger streets in urban centers. Old Moscow is known for its \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0443\u0301<\/strong>\u043b\u043a\u0438<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In terms of real-life examples, you may have heard of or been to the \u041a\u0430\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0433\u0435\u0301<\/strong>\u0440\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 <\/strong>\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0443\u0301<\/strong>\u043b\u043e\u043a<\/strong> in the center of Moscow. It connects the streets \u0411\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0430\u0301<\/strong>\u044f <\/strong>\u0414\u043c\u0438\u0301<\/strong>\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043a\u0430<\/strong> and \u0422\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0441\u043a\u0430\u0301<\/strong>\u044f <\/strong>\u0443\u0301<\/strong>\u043b\u0438\u0446\u0430<\/strong> and is a completely pedestrian street. One can see the old \u041c\u0425\u0410\u0422<\/strong>, \u041c\u043e\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0301<\/strong>\u0432\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 <\/strong>\u0445\u0443\u0434\u043e\u0301<\/strong>\u0436\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 <\/strong>\u0430\u043a\u0430\u0434\u0435\u043c\u0438\u0301<\/strong>\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 <\/strong>\u0442\u0435\u0430\u0301<\/strong>\u0442\u0440<\/strong> The Moscow Art Theater <\/em>(which was split up and now is the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater).<\/p>\n

\u0423\u0301<\/strong>\u043b\u0438\u0446\u0430<\/strong><\/h4>\n

This is your typical street. The most common name for a street all over Russia is \u0443\u0301<\/strong>\u043b\u0438\u0446\u0430<\/strong>. They vary a lot in size, from narrow one-way streets indistinguishable from \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0443\u0301<\/strong>\u043b\u043e\u043a<\/strong> to the 8-lane \u0422\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0441\u043a\u0430\u0301<\/strong>\u044f <\/strong>\u0443\u0301<\/strong>\u043b\u0438\u0446\u0430<\/strong> in Moscow. In provincial cities, many \u0443\u0301<\/strong>\u043b\u0438\u0446\u044b<\/strong> still bear their Soviet names. It is not uncommon for the main street in a Russian town or city to be called \u0443\u0301<\/strong>\u043b\u0438\u0446\u0430 <\/strong>\u041b\u0435\u0301<\/strong>\u043d\u0438\u043d\u0430<\/strong>, \u0443\u0301<\/strong>\u043b\u0438\u0446\u0430 <\/strong>\u041a\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043d\u0442\u0435\u0301<\/strong>\u0440\u043d\u0430<\/strong>, \u0443\u0301<\/strong>\u043b\u0438\u0446\u0430 <\/strong>\u0421\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0301<\/strong>\u0442\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f<\/strong>. Another common name for a street is one named for Russian writers: \u0443\u0301<\/strong>\u043b\u0438\u0446\u0430 <\/strong>\u041f\u0443\u0301<\/strong>\u0448\u043a\u0438\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f<\/strong>, \u0443\u0301<\/strong>\u043b\u0438\u0446\u0430 <\/strong>\u0421\u0430\u043b\u0442\u044b\u043a\u043e\u0301<\/strong>\u0432\u0430-<\/strong>\u0429\u0435\u0434\u0440\u0438\u043d\u0430\u0301<\/strong>, \u0443\u0301<\/strong>\u043b\u0438\u0446\u0430 <\/strong>\u0427\u0435\u0301<\/strong>\u0445\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u041d\u0430\u0301<\/strong>\u0431\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0436\u043d\u0430\u044f<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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As the name suggests, this street is located \u043d\u0430 \u0431\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0433\u0443 \u0440\u0435\u043a\u0438 on the bank of a river. It is usually translated as \u201cembankment.\u201d Russian cities can have beautiful embankments, especially in Moscow and St. Petersburg. But please don\u2019t limit your search of beautiful \u043d\u0430\u0301<\/strong>\u0431\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0436\u043d\u044b\u0435<\/strong> to the two most-visited cities in Russia. If you ever have the chance to visit the south, the cities on the Black Sea also have unforgettable views from their \u043d\u0430\u0301<\/strong>\u0431\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0436\u043d\u044b\u0435<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For a good example of a \u043d\u0430\u0301<\/strong>\u0431\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0436\u043d\u0430\u044f<\/strong> we can look to the southeastern Russian city of Samara, where the Volga is over a mile wide. In this spot, the \u0421\u0430\u043c\u0430\u0301<\/strong>\u0440\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f <\/strong>\u043d\u0430\u0301<\/strong>\u0431\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0436\u043d\u0430\u044f<\/strong> separates the city from the river in large terraces, pedestrian zones, and sandy beaches.<\/p>\n

\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0301<\/strong>\u043a\u0442<\/strong><\/h4>\n

This word is usually untranslated from Russian and is rendered as Prospect. I would keep the Russian, but for those who will beg for an English equivalent, I can offer the following approximation: avenue. Prospects are wide avenues that usually cut a city up into various sections. In many cities, trams run down the center of the prospects, and they are the main thoroughfares, as most Russian cities lack freeways.<\/p>\n

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Lovers of all things Russia have heard of or even had the pleasure of visiting \u041d\u0435\u0301<\/strong>\u0432\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 <\/strong>\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0301<\/strong>\u043a\u0442<\/strong> in St. Petersburg. It inspired a story by Nikolai Gogol. For me, someone who only ever arrived at St. Petersburg by the train from Moscow, it is the first thing you see in Petersburg as you step out from \u041c\u043e\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0301<\/strong>\u0432\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 <\/strong>\u0432\u043e\u043a\u0437\u0430\u0301<\/strong>\u043b<\/strong> The Moskovsky Railway Station<\/em>. The road traverses all the important canals in the city and ends up at the \u042d\u0440\u043c\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0301<\/strong>\u0436<\/strong> The Hermitage<\/em>, once the \u0417\u0438\u0301<\/strong>\u043c\u043d\u0438\u0439 <\/strong>\u0434\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0435\u0301<\/strong>\u0446<\/strong> Winter Palace<\/em> of the tsar.<\/p>\n

\u0428\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0435\u0301<\/strong><\/h4>\n

A \u0448\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0435<\/strong>\u0301 is a highway, usually a bit farther from the city center, which connects cities to each other. I mention this word because it has a fun \u0441\u043a\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0301<\/strong>\u0440\u043a\u0430<\/strong> tongue twister<\/em> that goes with it:<\/p>\n

\u0428\u043b\u0430 \u0421\u0430\u0301\u0448\u0430 \u043f\u043e \u0448\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0435\u0301 \u0438 \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0430 \u0441\u0443\u0301\u0448\u043a\u0443<\/strong>. Sasha walked along the highway sucking a sushka (small crunchy bread ring popular in Russian cuisine.)<\/p>\n

This word has French origins, and therefore does not decline in Russian.<\/p>\n

In Moscow, one of the many \u0448\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0435\u0301<\/strong> leading from the city center is the \u041b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u043d\u0433\u0440\u0430\u0301<\/strong>\u0434\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0435 <\/strong>\u0448\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0435\u0301<\/strong>, which, as you guessed it, heads in the direction of the city formerly known as \u041b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u043d\u0433\u0440\u0430\u0301<\/strong>\u0434<\/strong> \u2013 St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Roads have always played an important part of life in Russia. If you remember my last post about types of transportation in Russian cities, let\u2019s explore what all those machines actually run on: roads. Radishchev stylized his cutting 1790 critique of Catherine\u2019s Russia (which ultimately landed him in exile in Siberia) on a travelogue that…<\/p>\n

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