{"id":15085,"date":"2022-03-18T18:35:22","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T18:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=15085"},"modified":"2022-03-22T09:29:25","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T09:29:25","slug":"cat-stepan-is-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/cat-stepan-is-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"Cat Stepan is safe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even if you did not know who cat Stepan is before this blog, <strong>\u044f \u0443\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u0432\u044b \u043d\u0435 \u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0435\u0442\u0435\u0441\u044c \u0440\u0430\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0434\u0443\u0448\u043d\u044b\u043c \u043a \u044d\u0442\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u044e\u0431\u0438\u0432\u0448\u0435\u043c\u0443\u0441\u044f \u043f\u043e \u0432\u0441\u0435\u043c\u0443 \u043c\u0438\u0440\u0443 \u043a\u043e\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0443 \u0438\u0437 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0438\u043d\u044b.<\/strong> Here\u2019s a little fanmade Youtube compilation of some of Stepan\u2019s videos, in case you have missed them:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cat Stepan chills with citypop\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h4IwHllVk4o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Grammar note:<\/h4>\n<p><strong>\u201c\u044f \u0443\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u0432\u044b \u043d\u0435 \u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0435\u0442\u0435\u0441\u044c \u0440\u0430\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0434\u0443\u0448\u043d\u044b\u043c \u043a \u044d\u0442\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u044e\u0431\u0438\u0432\u0448\u0435\u043c\u0443\u0441\u044f \u043f\u043e \u0432\u0441\u0435\u043c\u0443 \u043c\u0438\u0440\u0443 \u043a\u043e\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0443 \u0438\u0437 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0438\u043d\u044b\u201d <\/strong>\u2013 roughly translates to \u201cI\u2019m sure you will really like this kitty from Ukraine who is now beloved all over the world\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u041e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f<\/strong> <strong>\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0434\u0443\u0448\u043d\u044b\u043c<\/strong><strong>\/<\/strong><strong>\u043e\u0439<\/strong> literally means \u201cto stay indifferent\u201d because the word \u201c\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0434\u0443\u0448\u043d\u044b\u0439\u201d comes from \u201c\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043d\u044b\u0439\u201d (equal, just like in \u201c\u0432\u0441\u0451 \u0440\u0430\u0432\u043d\u043e\u201d \u2013 \u201cwhatever\u201d) \u0438 \u201c\u0434\u0443\u0448\u0430\u201d (soul).<\/p>\n<p>Now, here are some good news: cat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/loveyoustepan\/\">Stepan<\/a> from \u0425\u0430\u0440\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0432 [Russian spelling] (Kharkiv) and his wonderful owner are safe!<\/p>\n<p>Two days ago, Stepan&#8217;s owner posted that since Russia\u2019s attack on Ukraine on February 24<sup>th<\/sup> of this year, their family had lived through the horrors of war in their hometown of Kharkiv. And like many Ukrainians, they eventually had to leave their homes. Fortunately, they were able to safely make it to Poland (<strong>\u041f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0443<\/strong>) and later to France (<strong>\u0424\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0446\u0438\u044e<\/strong>). Since the start of war, Stepan\u2019s followers on Instagram were greatly worried for him. And who wouldn\u2019t fall in love with Stepan? People have said many times that everything about him and his posts perfectly encapsulates how we have been feeling through the pandemic and quarantine! From the solemn understanding in his wise eyes, his slumped yet composed posture with the signature one front leg over the counter in a very human-like fashion, to the drink and the impeccable background music.<\/p>\n<p>I especially like his profile description: \u201cI give everyone a good mood\u201d. If only more people did that, the world would be a better place. <strong>\u0414\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0439\u0442\u0435<\/strong> <strong>\u0432\u0441\u0435<\/strong> <strong>\u0431\u0443\u0434\u0435\u043c<\/strong> <strong>\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f<\/strong> <strong>\u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c<\/strong> <strong>\u043d\u0435\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0436\u043a\u043e<\/strong> <strong>\u043a\u0430\u043a<\/strong> <strong>\u0421\u0442\u0435\u043f\u0430\u043d<\/strong><strong>!<\/strong> (Let\u2019s all try to be a little more like Stepan!) To read more about him, see this <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/culture\/chill-ukrainian-cat-stepan-goes-viral-does-ad-for-valentino\/\">great article<\/a> on Kiev Independent.<\/p>\n<h4>The power of music<\/h4>\n<p>Another Kharkiv native that has been lifting people\u2019s spirits during this war is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCtWQ_xe7JMbkd5VpgqrOTfQ\">\u0412\u0435\u0440\u0430 \u041b\u0438\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0447\u0435\u043d\u043a\u043e<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Her name means \u201cFaith\u201d and she lives up to it in every way. In one of her Instagram posts, she actually goes over her name, its meaning, and how to pronounce it in Ukrainian (Vira) and Russian (Vera).<\/p>\n<p>She is a brave woman, a talented musician, and the kindest human. Vera has been playing violin for her father and neighbors while hiding \u0432 \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0435 (basement) from the regular bombings of Kharkiv. She documents and posts the realities of living during this war but she also shows how much kindness and compassion one can share with others even in the worst of times.<\/p>\n<p>Here is her playing a heartfelt piece \u201cMelody\u201d by the Ukrainian composer Myroslav Skoryk.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u041c. \u0421\u043a\u043e\u0440\u0438\u043a. \u041c\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0456\u044f.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FgzP8VjPt90?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Traveler&#8217;s blog by Anton Ptushkin<\/h4>\n<p>After reading <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/some-ukrainian-shows-on-youtube-you-should-check-out\/\">Ryan\u2019s last blog<\/a> on Ukrainian shows and a great comment asking for more show recommendations, I would like to suggest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UClI9aidW3X044NeB4QS-yxw\">\u0410\u043d\u0442\u043e\u043d\u0430 \u041f\u0442\u0443\u0448\u043a\u0438\u043d\u0430<\/a>. While he is not necessarily for beginner\/intermediate level Russian language learners, I have two big reasons why you should watch his travel vlogs:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>He is the most captivating, genuine, and charming travel-vloggers across the Russian-speaking travelers! <strong>\u0421\u043a\u0430\u0436\u0443 \u0432\u0430\u043c \u0447\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043d\u043e, \u0434\u043e \u0410\u043d\u0442\u043e\u043d\u0430 \u041f\u0442\u0443\u0448\u043a\u0438\u043d\u0430, \u044f \u0431\u044b\u043b\u0430 \u0430\u0431\u0441\u043e\u043b\u044e\u0442\u043d\u043e \u0440\u0430\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0434\u0443\u0448\u043d\u0430 \u043a \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u0430\u043c \u043f\u0440\u043e \u043f\u0443\u0442\u0435\u0448\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u044f.<\/strong> (To be honest, I didn\u2019t care about traveling programs until I started watching Anton Ptushkin\u2019s vlogs). He showed me a whole world of travelling that I didn\u2019t know existed.<\/li>\n<li>Even as a beginner\/intermediate language learner, you should consume advanced media content in your target language, especially if that content is about something you adore. Challenging yourself to engage with material that\u2019s a little bit out of your comfort zone is an essential component of progress.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>And, most importantly: \u041d\u0415\u0422 \u0412\u041e\u0419\u041d\u0415! NO TO WAR!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15054\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15054\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15054\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/pexels-kostiantyn-stupak-190340-350x233.jpg\" alt=\"ukraine\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/pexels-kostiantyn-stupak-190340-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/pexels-kostiantyn-stupak-190340.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15054\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u0424\u043e\u0442\u043e \u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0430\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/ru-ru\/@kstupak?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels\">Kostiantyn Stupak<\/a><\/strong>:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/ru-ru\/photo\/190340\/?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels\">Pexels<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/pexels-kostiantyn-stupak-190340-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"ukraine\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/pexels-kostiantyn-stupak-190340-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/pexels-kostiantyn-stupak-190340.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Even if you did not know who cat Stepan is before this blog, \u044f \u0443\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u0432\u044b \u043d\u0435 \u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0435\u0442\u0435\u0441\u044c \u0440\u0430\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0434\u0443\u0448\u043d\u044b\u043c \u043a \u044d\u0442\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u044e\u0431\u0438\u0432\u0448\u0435\u043c\u0443\u0441\u044f \u043f\u043e \u0432\u0441\u0435\u043c\u0443 \u043c\u0438\u0440\u0443 \u043a\u043e\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0443 \u0438\u0437 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0438\u043d\u044b. Here\u2019s a little fanmade Youtube compilation of some of Stepan\u2019s videos, in case you have missed them: Grammar note: \u201c\u044f \u0443\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u0432\u044b \u043d\u0435 \u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0435\u0442\u0435\u0441\u044c \u0440\u0430\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0434\u0443\u0448\u043d\u044b\u043c \u043a \u044d\u0442\u043e\u043c\u0443&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/cat-stepan-is-safe\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":171,"featured_media":15054,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3,8,108],"tags":[557309,557308,557301,557307,557311,557310,557300],"class_list":["post-15085","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-language","category-music","tag-cat-memes","tag-loveyoustepan","tag-no-to-war","tag-stand-with-ukraine","tag-travel-blogs","tag-violin","tag-557300"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/171"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15085"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15085\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15094,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15085\/revisions\/15094"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}