{"id":2566,"date":"2012-01-27T08:00:57","date_gmt":"2012-01-27T08:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=2566"},"modified":"2014-07-17T17:55:34","modified_gmt":"2014-07-17T17:55:34","slug":"wolverines-elks-and-amur-tigers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wolverines-elks-and-amur-tigers\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolverines, Elks and Amur Tigers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This post was going to be about Russian grammar. However, after having our regular \u0447\u0430\u0435\u043f\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u0438\u0435<\/strong> (tea time) with \u043c\u043e\u044f<\/span> <\/strong>\u0445\u043e\u0440\u043e<\/span>\u0448\u0430\u044f <\/strong>\u043f\u043e\u0434\u0440\u0443<\/span>\u0433\u0430<\/strong> (my good friend) earlier today, I radically changed my mind for two reasons:<\/p>\n

She shared three beautiful LiveJournal blogs with me by Russian \u0444\u043e\u0442\u043e<\/span>\u0433\u0440\u0430\u0444\u044b-<\/strong>\u043d\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0440\u0430\u043b\u0438<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u044b<\/strong> (nature photographers) and I want to share those with you. Besides, it\u2019s Friday, a day when we should probably prepare to ease ourselves into the upcoming weekend.<\/p>\n

First, a few words about the LiveJournal<\/a> blogging platform. In Russia it is known as \u0416\u0438\u0432\u043e<\/span>\u0439 <\/strong>\u0416\u0443\u0440\u043d\u0430<\/span>\u043b<\/strong> (lit: Live Journal) or simply \u0416\u0416<\/strong>. It seems to be the most popular \u0431\u043b\u043e\u0433-<\/strong>\u043f\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0444\u043e<\/span>\u0440\u043c\u0430<\/strong> (blogging platform) in Russia. Thanks to its community sharing and following features it also acts as a popular \u0441\u043e\u0446\u0438\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0430\u044f <\/strong>\u0441\u0435\u0442\u044c<\/strong> (social network). In the last few months, it\u2019s started getting upstaged in this role by Facebook, which \u043d\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0435<\/span>\u0446-<\/strong>\u0442\u043e <\/strong>\u043d\u0430\u0431\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u043b <\/strong>\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0440\u043e<\/span>\u0442\u044b <\/strong>\u0438 <\/strong>\u0432 <\/strong>\u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438<\/span>\u0438 <\/strong>(finally shifted into a high gear in Russia as well).<\/p>\n

I will do a tour of \u0416\u0416<\/strong> some other time. Meanwhile, here\u2019s the link<\/a> to \u0434\u0430<\/span>\u0439\u0434\u0436\u0435\u0441\u0442<\/strong> (a digest) of the Russian \u0416\u0416<\/strong> so you can start exploring, reading and learning some \u0432\u0435\u043b\u0438<\/span>\u043a\u0438\u0439 <\/strong>\u043c\u043e\u0433\u0443<\/span>\u0447\u0438\u0439 <\/strong>\u0440\u0443<\/span>\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 <\/strong>\u0431\u043b\u043e<\/span>\u0433\u0433\u0435\u0440\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 <\/strong>\u044f\u0437\u044b<\/span>\u043a<\/strong> (the great and mighty Russian language of the bloggers).<\/p>\n

And now for the wonderful nature blogs my friend shared with me:<\/p>\n

The first blog<\/a> is authored by \u0418<\/span><\/strong>\u0433\u043e\u0440\u044c <\/strong>\u0428\u043f\u0438\u043b\u0451<\/span>\u043d\u043e\u043a<\/strong> (Igor Shpilenok), a nature photographer who splits his time between \u0433\u043e\u0441\u0443\u0434\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 <\/strong>\u043f\u0440\u0438\u0440\u043e<\/span>\u0434\u043d\u044b\u0439 <\/strong>\u0437\u0430\u043f\u043e\u0432\u0435<\/span>\u0434\u043d\u0438\u043a \u00ab<\/strong>\u0411\u0440\u044f<\/span>\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 <\/strong>\u043b\u0435\u0441\u00bb<\/strong> (State nature reserve \u201cBryansk Forest\u201d) in the Western Russian and \u041a\u0440\u043e\u043d\u043e<\/span>\u0446\u043a\u0438\u0439 <\/strong>\u0437\u0430\u043f\u043e\u0432\u0435<\/span>\u0434\u043d\u0438\u043a<\/strong> (Kronotzky nature reserve) on \u041a\u0430\u043c\u0447\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u043a\u0430<\/strong> (Kamchatka), a peninsula in the Russian Far East.<\/p>\n

It is mostly pictures accompanied by short stories explaining what\u2019s going on or why the author chose to post each picture. That\u2019s if you want to take it easy and just relax looking at the beautiful photos of Russian wildlife. For those wanting to dig deeper, there are \u0414\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0435\u2026<\/strong> (Read more\u2026; lit: beyond, further) links to more detailed stories and even more photos. Igor doesn\u2019t limit himself to just the wildlife though as you can see from this poignant post<\/a> about his tiny village of \u0427\u0443\u0445\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0438 <\/strong>(Chukhrai):<\/p>\n

\u0412 \u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e<\/span>\u043c \u0438\u0437 \u0441\u0430<\/span>\u043c\u044b\u0445 \u0433\u043b\u0443\u0445\u0438<\/span>\u0445 \u0443\u0433\u043e\u043b\u043a\u043e<\/span>\u0432 \u044e<\/span>\u0433\u0430 \u0411\u0440\u044f<\/span>\u043d\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u043e<\/span>\u0431\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0438, \u0432 \u0434\u0435\u0441\u044f<\/span>\u0442\u043a\u0435 \u043a\u0438\u043b\u043e\u043c\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0432 \u043e\u0442 \u0433\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0438<\/span>\u0446\u044b \u0441 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0438<\/span>\u043d\u043e\u0439, \u0440\u044f<\/span>\u0434\u043e\u043c \u0441 \u0437\u0430\u043f\u043e\u0432\u0435<\/span>\u0434\u043d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043c \u00ab\u0411\u0440\u044f<\/span>\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043b\u0435\u0441\u00bb \u0437\u0430\u0442\u0435\u0440\u044f<\/span>\u043b\u0430\u0441\u044c \u0434\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0432\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u044c\u043a\u0430 \u0432 \u043f\u044f\u0442\u043d\u0430<\/span>\u0434\u0446\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0436\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0439 \u2013 \u0427\u0443\u0445\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0438\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

(In one of the most remote corners of the south of the Bryansk region, a dozen (lit: ten) kilometers from the border with Ukraine, near the nature reserve \u201cBryansk Forest\u201d is hiding a village of fifteen people – Chukhrai\u2026)<\/p>\n

The second blog<\/a> is by \u0412\u0430\u0441\u0438<\/span>\u043b\u0438\u0439 <\/strong>\u0421\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u043a\u0438\u043d<\/strong> (Vasiliy Solkin). He blogs from \u0412\u043b\u0430\u0434\u0438\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e<\/span>\u043a<\/strong> (Vladivostok), the administrative center and the largest city in \u041f\u0440\u0438\u043c\u043e<\/span>\u0440\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 <\/strong>\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0439<\/strong> (Primorsky Krai) in the south corner of the Russian Far East. Plus he keeps up a fantastic website \u0417\u043e\u0432 <\/strong>\u0442\u0430\u0439\u0433\u0438<\/span><\/strong> (Call of the Taiga<\/a>) that is, in his own words, \u0436\u0443\u0440\u043d\u0430<\/span>\u043b <\/strong>\u0434\u043b\u044f <\/strong>\u0442\u0435\u0445, <\/strong>\u043a\u0442\u043e <\/strong>\u043d\u0435 <\/strong>\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0448\u0438<\/span>\u0442 <\/strong>\u043d\u0430 <\/strong>\u0413\u0430\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0439\u0438<\/strong> (a magazine for those who are not in a hurry to get to Hawaii).<\/p>\n

Before you start browsing through this blog, I strongly urge you to follow Vasily\u2019s advice:<\/p>\n

\u0414\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0433\u043e<\/span>\u0439 \u0442\u044b \u043c\u043e\u0439 \u043d\u043e<\/span>\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u0447\u0438\u0442\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c! <\/strong>\u0414\u043e\u0431\u0440\u043e<\/span> \u043f\u043e\u0436\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0432 \u0436\u0443\u0440\u043d\u0430<\/span>\u043b, \u0433\u043b\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0433\u0435\u0440\u043e<\/span>\u0438 \u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e<\/span>\u0440\u043e\u0433\u043e \u2013 \u0430\u043c\u0443<\/span>\u0440\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0442\u0438\u0433\u0440 \u0438 \u0434\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0435\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e<\/span>\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043b\u0435\u043e\u043f\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u0434. \u0427\u0442\u043e<\/span>\u0431\u044b \u043f\u043e\u043d\u044f<\/span>\u0442\u044c, \u043a\u0443\u0434\u0430<\/span> \u0438 \u043a \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0443<\/span> \u0442\u044b \u043f\u043e\u043f\u0430<\/span>\u043b, \u043d\u0435\u043e\u0431\u0445\u043e\u0434\u0438<\/span>\u043c\u043e \u0438 \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0436\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0437\u0430<\/span>\u043c\u0438 \u0434\u0432\u0430 \u0441\u0435\u0440\u0438\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u0430:\u00a0\u00ab\u041f\u043b\u044e\u0441 \u0440\u0430\u0434\u0438\u0444\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f \u0432\u0441\u0435\u0445 \u0437\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0439\u00bb<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>\u0438 \u00ab\u041b\u0435\u043e\u043f\u0430\u0440\u0434\u044b, \u0441 \u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0440\u044b\u043c\u0438 \u043b\u0438\u0447\u043d\u043e \u0437\u043d\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043c\u00bb.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

(My dear new reader! Welcome to the magazine where the main characters are the Amur tiger and the Amur (lit. Far Eastern) leopard. To better understand where you are and whom you found, it is necessary and sufficient to skim through the two series of posts: \u201cPlus the radio tagging of all animals\u201d and \u201cLeopards with whom I am personally\u00a0acquainted\u201d.)<\/p>\n

The third and final blog<\/a> is by \u0410\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u0434\u0440 <\/strong>\u041b\u0435\u0432\u0430\u0448\u043e<\/span>\u0432<\/strong> (Alexandr Levashov) whose LJ alias is lev_leshii<\/strong>. By the way, \u043b\u0435<\/span>\u0448\u0438\u0439<\/strong> (wood goblin) in Russian folklore is \u0445\u043e\u0437\u044f<\/span>\u0438\u043d <\/strong>\u043b\u0435<\/span>\u0441\u0430<\/strong> (the master of the forest) who lives in the darkest and oldest part of it and keeps it safe. So a \u043b\u0435<\/span>\u0448\u0438\u0439<\/strong> helps good folks and punishes those who are trying to do harm to its keep.<\/p>\n

Alexandr is from \u0420\u044b<\/span>\u0431\u0438\u043d\u0441\u043a<\/strong> (Ribinsk) in \u042f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f <\/strong>\u043e<\/span><\/strong>\u0431\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0442\u044c<\/strong> (Yaroslavl region). A couple of \u043f\u0440\u0438\u043c\u0435\u0447\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0435 <\/strong>\u043e\u0441\u043e<\/span>\u0431\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438<\/strong> (notable features) of the town\u2019s location are that it is located at the northernmost point of \u0412\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u0433\u0430<\/strong> (the Volga river) and is situated on \u0443\u0441\u043b\u043e<\/span>\u0432\u043d\u0430\u044f <\/strong>\u043b\u0438<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u044f<\/strong> (an imaginary line) dividing \u0437\u043e<\/span>\u043d\u0430 <\/strong>\u0441\u043c\u0435<\/span>\u0448\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 <\/strong>\u043b\u0435\u0441\u043e<\/span>\u0432<\/strong> (broadleaf or mixed forest zone) from \u0442\u0430\u0439\u0433\u0430<\/span><\/strong> (taiga).<\/p>\n

In addition to photos, Alexandr also posts some moving short stories on his blog. After browsing just a bit, I found this one<\/a> titled \u0411\u0430\u0440\u0441\u0443<\/span>\u0447\u0438\u0439 <\/strong>\u0433\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0434\u043e<\/span>\u043a<\/strong> (The Town of Badgers). Enjoy!<\/p>\n

I hope you will enjoy these three blogs for both their stunning photography and their beautiful stories about Russian nature. If natural history and conservation appeal to you, this will be a very enjoyable way to improve your Russian language skills as well. \u0425\u043e\u0440\u043e<\/span>\u0448\u0438\u0445 \u0432\u0430\u043c \u0432\u044b\u0445\u043e\u0434\u043d\u044b<\/span>\u0445!<\/strong> (Have a good weekend!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

This post was going to be about Russian grammar. However, after having our regular \u0447\u0430\u0435\u043f\u0438\u0442\u0438\u0435 (tea time) with \u043c\u043e\u044f \u0445\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0448\u0430\u044f \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u0430 (my good friend) earlier today, I radically changed my mind for two reasons: She shared three beautiful LiveJournal blogs with me by Russian \u0444\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u0444\u044b-\u043d\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0440\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0441\u0442\u044b (nature photographers) and I want to share those with you…<\/p>\n

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