{"id":15197,"date":"2022-06-30T16:31:48","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T16:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=15197"},"modified":"2022-06-30T16:45:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T16:45:58","slug":"%d1%88%d0%b5%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%be-%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d0%b4%d0%b8%d0%b2%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b5-or-what-would-you-do-to-win-a-brand-new-couch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/%d1%88%d0%b5%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%be-%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d0%b4%d0%b8%d0%b2%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b5-or-what-would-you-do-to-win-a-brand-new-couch\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0428\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0440\u043e \u043d\u0430 \u0434\u0438\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0435, or What would you do to win a brand new couch?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I recently stumbled across an article on <strong>\u0410\u0444\u0438\u0448\u0430.<\/strong><strong>\u0440\u0443<\/strong>, a popular Russian website, with the following headline:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/daily.afisha.ru\/news\/65062-v-belgorode-proveli-sorevnovaniya-po-samomu-dolgomu-sideniyu-na-divane-pobediteli-prosideli-100-chasov\/?utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=-segodnya-zavershilsya-konkurs-divan-za-v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u0412 <\/strong><strong>\u0411\u0435\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u043b\u0433\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043b\u0438\u0301 <\/strong><strong>\u0441\u043e\u0440\u0435\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0438\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u043f\u043e <\/strong><strong>\u0441\u0430\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u043c\u043e\u043c\u0443 <\/strong><strong>\u0434\u043e\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u043b\u0433\u043e\u043c\u0443 <\/strong><strong>\u0441\u0438\u0434\u0435\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0438\u044e <\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0430 <\/strong><strong>\u0434\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0435<\/strong><\/a><sup id=\"mfn-content-00000000000030d40000000000000000_15197-1\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"1\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"00000000000030d40000000000000000_15197\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-00000000000030d40000000000000000_15197-1\">1<\/a><\/sup><span role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"1\">In Belgorod a contest of who could sit on the couch the longest<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The headline was intriguing because, well, it makes you ask, <strong>\u0437\u0430\u0447\u0435\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u043c<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15198\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15198\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15198\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/living-room-g98533d2e1_1280-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/living-room-g98533d2e1_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/living-room-g98533d2e1_1280-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/living-room-g98533d2e1_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/living-room-g98533d2e1_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15198\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/stocksnap-894430\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=2569325\">StockSnap<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=2569325\">Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>The tough \u043a\u043e\u043d\u043a\u0443\u0440\u0441 contest began on June 24 and lasted 4 days, finishing on June 28. From <a href=\"https:\/\/bel.aif.ru\/society\/details\/v_belgorode_nazvali_pobediteley_konkursa_na_samoe_dolgoe_sidenie_na_divane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this article<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0418\u0437\u043d\u0430\u0447\u0430\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e \u0443\u0447\u0430\u0301\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0435 \u0432 \u043d\u0451\u043c \u043f\u0440\u0438\u043d\u0438\u043c\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0438 <u>\u0448\u0435\u0301\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0440\u043e<\/u> \u0431\u0435\u043b\u0433\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0434\u0446\u0435\u0432, \u043d\u043e \u0434\u043e \u0444\u0438\u043d\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0430 \u0434\u043e\u0448\u043b\u0438\u0301 \u0442\u043e\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043a\u043e <u>\u0434\u0432\u043e\u0301\u0435<\/u>.<\/strong> <sup id=\"mfn-content-00000000000030d40000000000000000_15197-2\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"2\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"00000000000030d40000000000000000_15197\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-00000000000030d40000000000000000_15197-2\">2<\/a><\/sup><span role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"2\">At first three Belgorodians took part in it, but only two made it to the end.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here we can see the use of <strong>\u0441\u043e\u0431\u0438\u0440\u0430\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u0447\u0438\u0441\u043b\u0438\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0435<\/strong> <em>collective numerals<\/em> (underlined). I encourage you to check out Maria\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/%d1%82%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b5-%d0%b2-%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%b4%d0%ba%d0%b5-collective-numerals-in-russian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a> about this, which covers the grammar of these curious words. But here is a quick refresher:<\/p>\n<p>They are used with groups of masculine or mixed groups of people, such as <strong>\u0434\u0432\u043e\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u043c\u0443\u0436\u0447\u0438\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u043d<\/strong> <em>two men<\/em>, <strong>\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u0434\u0435\u0442\u0435\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0439<\/strong> <em>three children<\/em>, <strong>\u0447\u0435\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0440\u043e <\/strong><strong>\u043c\u043e\u0441\u043a\u0432\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0439<\/strong> <em>four Muscovites<\/em>, <strong>\u043f\u044f\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0442\u0435\u0440\u043e <\/strong><strong>\u0440\u044b\u0431\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0432<\/strong> <em>five fisherman<\/em>. They are also used with a group of nouns that are plural-only; <strong>\u0448\u0435\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0440\u043e <\/strong><strong>\u0441\u0443\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0442\u043e\u043a<\/strong> <em>five days<\/em> (from <strong>\u0441\u0443\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0442\u043a\u0438<\/strong> <em>a day<\/em> <em>[period of 24 hours]<\/em>), <strong>\u0441\u0435\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u043c\u0435\u0440\u043e <\/strong><strong>\u0442\u0440\u0443\u0441\u043e\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0432<\/strong> <em>seven pairs of underwear<\/em>, <strong>\u0432\u043e\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0441\u044c\u043c\u0435\u0440\u043e <\/strong><strong>\u0447\u0430\u0441\u043e\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0432<\/strong> <em>eight clocks<\/em> (note that this would refer to the mechanism <strong>\u0447\u0430\u0441\u044b<\/strong>\u0301 <em>clock<\/em>. <strong>\u0412\u043e\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0441\u0435\u043c\u044c <\/strong><strong>\u0447\u0430\u0441\u043e\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0432<\/strong> (using the cardinal number) would refer to time \u2013 eight o\u2019clock). Remember that these numbers are always followed by the <u>genitive plural<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>Enough about the grammar and back to the contest. Here was the premise of it, from the <strong>\u0410\u0438\u0424<\/strong> article:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0423\u0447\u0430\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0441\u0442\u043d\u0438\u043a, <\/strong><strong>\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0438\u0434\u0435\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0432\u0448\u0438\u0439 <\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0430 <\/strong><strong>\u0434\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u0434\u043e\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u0438\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0445, <\/strong><strong>\u043f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0430\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0435\u0442 <\/strong><strong>\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0301 <\/strong><strong>\u0436\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u0432 <\/strong><strong>\u043f\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0440\u043e\u043a.<\/strong><sup id=\"mfn-content-00000000000030d40000000000000000_15197-3\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"3\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"00000000000030d40000000000000000_15197\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-00000000000030d40000000000000000_15197-3\">3<\/a><\/sup><span role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"3\">The contestant who sits on the couch longer than the others gets the couch for free.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>That may seem like a lot for a couch, but considering the price tag, 100,000 RUB, it actually may have been worth it. Back to <strong>\u0410\u0444\u0438\u0448\u0430<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u041a\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u0432\u0435\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0447\u0435\u0440\u0443 26 (<\/strong><strong>\u0434\u0432\u0430\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0434\u0446\u0430\u0442\u044c <\/strong><strong>\u0448\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0433\u043e)\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u0438\u044e\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u043d\u044f <\/strong><strong>\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043a\u0443\u0440\u0441\u0430\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0442\u043e\u0432 <\/strong><strong>\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u043b\u043e\u0441\u044c <\/strong><strong>\u0442\u043e\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u043b\u044c\u043a\u043e <\/strong><strong><u>\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0301<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>\u0435<\/u>. <\/strong><em>By the evening of June 26 [Sunday], only three contestants were left:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aleksandr<\/strong>, a thirteen-year-old boy,<\/p>\n<p><strong>Andrei<\/strong>, a driver,<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stanislav<\/strong>, an engineer.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15199\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15199\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15199\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/living-room-gb9a7f4000_1280-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/living-room-gb9a7f4000_1280-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/living-room-gb9a7f4000_1280-350x210.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/living-room-gb9a7f4000_1280-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/living-room-gb9a7f4000_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15199\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/pexels-2286921\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=1835923\">Pexels<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=1835923\">Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u0414\u043d\u0451\u043c 27 (\u0434\u0432\u0430\u0301\u0434\u0446\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0441\u0435\u0434\u044c\u043c\u043e\u0301\u0433\u043e)\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u0438\u044e\u0301\u043d\u044f \u0438\u0437\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u0433\u043e\u0301\u043d\u043a\u0438 \u0432\u044b\u0301\u0431\u044b\u043b \u0410\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0434\u0440.<\/strong> <em>On the day of June 27 [Monday], Aleksandr was eliminated from the race.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Aleksandr <strong>\u0432\u044b\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0431\u044b\u043b <\/strong><strong>\u0438\u0437 <\/strong><strong>\u0438\u0433\u0440\u044b\u0301<\/strong> (the word we know, <strong>\u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c<\/strong> <em>to be<\/em>, with the verbal prefix <strong>\u0432\u044b-<\/strong> attached, meaning to be eliminated from a game, contest, etc.) because he is a kid, after all, and some form of child protection services made him leave the competition. <strong>\u041e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u043b\u043e\u0441\u044c <\/strong><strong><u>\u0434\u0432\u043e\u0301<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>\u0435<\/u><\/strong> <em>Two were left<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>What kept them on the couch? Certainly they must have developed some kind of rapport, as they spent entire days and nights by each other\u2019s side. What motivated them? The Afisha article gives the following reasons:<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u0410\u043d\u0434\u0440\u0435\u0301<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>\u0439<\/u>: [<\/strong><strong>\u0432 <\/strong><strong>\u044d\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0442\u043e\u043c <\/strong><strong>\u0440\u043e\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0437\u044b\u0433\u0440\u044b\u0448\u0435] <\/strong><strong>\u0432\u0441\u0451 <\/strong><strong>\u0437\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0441\u0438\u0442 <\/strong><strong>\u0442\u043e\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u043b\u044c\u043a\u043e <\/strong><strong>\u043e\u0442 <\/strong><strong>\u0447\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u043a\u0430, <\/strong><strong>\u0430 <\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u043e\u0442 <\/strong><strong>\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0430\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0439\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438, <\/strong><strong>\u043a\u0430\u043a <\/strong><strong>\u044d\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0442\u043e <\/strong><strong>\u043e\u0431\u044b\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0447\u043d\u043e <\/strong><strong>\u0431\u044b\u0432\u0430\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0435\u0442 <\/strong><strong>\u0432 <\/strong><strong>\u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u0438\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0445 <\/strong><strong>\u0440\u043e\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0437\u044b\u0433\u0440\u044b\u0448\u0430\u0445.<\/strong><sup id=\"mfn-content-00000000000030d40000000000000000_15197-4\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"4\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"00000000000030d40000000000000000_15197\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-00000000000030d40000000000000000_15197-4\">4<\/a><\/sup><span role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"4\">Andrei: [in this contest] everything depends only on the person, not on chance like in other contests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u0421\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0301<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>\u0432<\/u>: <\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0435\u0434\u0430\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0432\u043d\u043e <\/strong><strong>\u043a\u0443\u043f\u0438\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u043b <\/strong><strong>\u043a\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0438\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0440\u0443, <\/strong><strong>\u043f\u043e\u044d\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0442\u043e\u043c\u0443 <\/strong><strong>\u043d\u043e\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0432\u0430\u044f <\/strong><strong>\u043c\u0435\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0431\u0435\u043b\u044c \u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0431\u044b\u043b\u0430\u0301\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u0431\u044b <\/strong><strong>\u043a\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0442\u0438\u00bb<\/strong>.<sup id=\"mfn-content-00000000000030d40000000000000000_15197-5\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"5\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"00000000000030d40000000000000000_15197\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-00000000000030d40000000000000000_15197-5\">5<\/a><\/sup><span role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"5\">Stanislav: bought a new apartment not too long ago, so furniture \u201cwould be useful.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Two different motivations, but it kept them on the couch into June 28 [Tuesday].<\/p>\n<p>Who would come out victorious?<\/p>\n<p>Then came the end, on Tuesday at noon:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0410\u0434\u043c\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0446\u0438\u044f \u0442\u043e\u0440\u0433\u043e\u0301\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0446\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0442\u0440\u0430 \u0438\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u0441\u0430\u0301\u043c\u0438 \u0443\u0447\u0430\u0301\u0441\u0442\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u0440\u0435\u0448\u0438\u0301\u043b\u0438\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u043e\u0431\u044a\u044f\u0432\u0438\u0301\u0442\u044c \u00ab\u0431\u043e\u0435\u0432\u0443\u0301\u044e \u043d\u0438\u0447\u044c\u044e\u0301\u00bb \u00ab\u0438\u0437\u00a0\u0433\u0443\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0301\u0440\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0441\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0438\u0439\u00bb.<\/strong><sup id=\"mfn-content-00000000000030d40000000000000000_15197-6\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"6\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"00000000000030d40000000000000000_15197\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-00000000000030d40000000000000000_15197-6\">6<\/a><\/sup><span role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"6\">The mall administration and the contestants themselves decided to declare a \u201cdraw\u201d \u201con humanitarian grounds.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>And so ended the competition. The competitors didn\u2019t go home empty-handed. Andrei got the couch they sat on. Stanislav was awarded a slightly cheaper (but still nice) couch.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0411\u0438\u0442\u0432\u0430 \u0437\u0430 \u0434\u0438\u0432\u0430\u043d | \u0416\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0438 \u0411\u0435\u043b\u0433\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0430 \u0447\u0435\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0440\u043e \u0441\u0443\u0442\u043e\u043a \u0441\u0438\u0434\u044f\u0442 \u043d\u0430 \u0434\u0438\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0435, \u0447\u0442\u043e\u0431\u044b \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0435\u0433\u043e \u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0430\u0442\u043d\u043e\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/psbOneFH740?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<p>So I leave you with this question:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0414\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0438\u0435 \u0447\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0438, \u0430 \u0432\u044b \u0431\u044b \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043b\u0438 <u>\u0447\u0435\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0440\u043e<\/u> \u0441\u0443\u0442\u043e\u043a, \u0447\u0442\u043e\u0431\u044b \u0432\u044b\u0438\u0433\u0440\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043d\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u0434\u0438\u0432\u0430\u043d?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"modern-footnotes-list modern-footnotes-list--show-only-for-print\"><li id=\"footnote-00000000000030d40000000000000000_15197-1\"><span>1<\/span><div>In Belgorod a contest of who could sit on the couch the longest <a href=\"#mfn-content-00000000000030d40000000000000000_15197-1\" class=\"modern-footnotes-scroll-to-footnote\" aria-label=\"Back to reference 1 in text\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/div><\/li><li id=\"footnote-00000000000030d40000000000000000_15197-2\"><span>2<\/span><div>At first three Belgorodians took part in it, but only two made it to the end. <a href=\"#mfn-content-00000000000030d40000000000000000_15197-2\" class=\"modern-footnotes-scroll-to-footnote\" aria-label=\"Back to reference 2 in text\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/div><\/li><li id=\"footnote-00000000000030d40000000000000000_15197-3\"><span>3<\/span><div>The contestant who sits on the couch longer than the others gets the couch for free. <a href=\"#mfn-content-00000000000030d40000000000000000_15197-3\" class=\"modern-footnotes-scroll-to-footnote\" aria-label=\"Back to reference 3 in text\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/div><\/li><li id=\"footnote-00000000000030d40000000000000000_15197-4\"><span>4<\/span><div>Andrei: [in this contest] everything depends only on the person, not on chance like in other contests. <a href=\"#mfn-content-00000000000030d40000000000000000_15197-4\" class=\"modern-footnotes-scroll-to-footnote\" aria-label=\"Back to reference 4 in text\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/div><\/li><li id=\"footnote-00000000000030d40000000000000000_15197-5\"><span>5<\/span><div>Stanislav: bought a new apartment not too long ago, so furniture \u201cwould be useful.\u201d <a href=\"#mfn-content-00000000000030d40000000000000000_15197-5\" class=\"modern-footnotes-scroll-to-footnote\" aria-label=\"Back to reference 5 in text\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/div><\/li><li id=\"footnote-00000000000030d40000000000000000_15197-6\"><span>6<\/span><div>The mall administration and the contestants themselves decided to declare a \u201cdraw\u201d \u201con humanitarian grounds.\u201d <a href=\"#mfn-content-00000000000030d40000000000000000_15197-6\" class=\"modern-footnotes-scroll-to-footnote\" aria-label=\"Back to reference 6 in text\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/living-room-gb9a7f4000_1280-350x210.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/living-room-gb9a7f4000_1280-350x210.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/living-room-gb9a7f4000_1280-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/living-room-gb9a7f4000_1280-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/living-room-gb9a7f4000_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>I recently stumbled across an article on \u0410\u0444\u0438\u0448\u0430.\u0440\u0443, a popular Russian website, with the following headline: \u0412 \u0411\u0435\u0301\u043b\u0433\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043b\u0438\u0301 \u0441\u043e\u0440\u0435\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u043e \u0441\u0430\u0301\u043c\u043e\u043c\u0443 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The tough \u043a\u043e\u043d\u043a\u0443\u0440\u0441 contest began on June 24 and lasted 4 days, finishing on June 28. From this&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/%d1%88%d0%b5%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%be-%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d0%b4%d0%b8%d0%b2%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b5-or-what-would-you-do-to-win-a-brand-new-couch\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":15199,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[8,179,147],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15197","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-language","category-news","category-sports"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.0.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I recently stumbled across an article on \u0410\u0444\u0438\u0448\u0430.\u0440\u0443, a popular Russian website, with the following headline: \u0412 \u0411\u0435\u0301\u043b\u0433\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043b\u0438\u0301 \u0441\u043e\u0440\u0435\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u043e \u0441\u0430\u0301\u043c\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0434\u043e\u0301\u043b\u0433\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0441\u0438\u0434\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0438\u044e \u043d\u0430 \u0434\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0435 The headline was intriguing because, well, it makes you ask, \u0437\u0430\u0447\u0435\u0301\u043c? 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