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\u0413\u0443\u043b\u044f<\/span>\u0442\u044c<\/h2>\n\u0413\u0443\u043b\u044f\u0442\u044c<\/b> is the word for walking, specifically for pleasure. A walk is \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0443<\/span>\u043b\u043a\u0430<\/b>. Walking for exercise or out of necessity is \u0445\u043e\u0434\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0435\u0448\u043a\u043e<\/span>\u043c<\/b>. With Russian midsize and large cities being overall fairly walkable, going on walks with your friends is one of Russians’ favorite pastimes. People stroll through parks, stop to get a snack or an ice cream or to sit down on a bench for a chat. It’s a free and healthy way of spending time together.<\/p>\n\u0425\u043e\u0434\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u0432 \u0433\u043e<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u0438<\/h2>\n\u0425\u043e\u0434\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u0432 \u0433\u043e<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u0438<\/b> could roughly be translated as “to visit friends, to go to your friends’ house.” How is this different from a party (\u0432\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0440\u0438<\/span>\u043d\u043a\u0430<\/b>)? Russian visits<\/a> tend to be very hands-on, meaning that the hosts usually prepare food and entertainment for the guests, and the guests contribute dessert or a bottle of wine. Of course, the degree of formality may vary. What’s common is the hosts’ attention to their guests, unlike at the less-structured parties \u2014 at least in the US, where I’m based \u2014 where guests often come and go and provide their own food and entertainment.<\/p>\n![\"Tea\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/04\/IMG_0654-1024x681.jpg\")
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\u041f\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0447\u0430\u0439<\/h2>\n
Anyone who has visited Russian friends will recognize this one. Tea (\u0447\u0430\u0439<\/b>) is an indispensable<\/a> part of Russian daily life. Tea is offered on its own, with a meal, with dessert, to start your day, to finish a holiday feast, and so on and so forth. Tea is certainly a ritual and is not usually consumed on the run.<\/p>\nMost families have a kettle (\u0447\u0430<\/span>\u0439\u043d\u0438\u043a<\/b>) to boil water for the tea; microwaving water is unusual. Some will have an additional small ceramic kettle (\u0437\u0430\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0439<\/b> \u0447\u0430\u0439\u043d\u0438\u043a<\/b>) with strongly brewed tea (\u0437\u0430\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u043a\u0430<\/b>), which is then mixed with hot water to achieve the desired concentration. That little kettle is what you see on top of the samovar<\/a> (\u0441\u0430\u043c\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0440<\/b>).<\/p>\n\u0428\u0430\u0448\u043b\u044b\u043a\u0438<\/span><\/h2>\n\u0428\u0430\u0448\u043b\u044b\u043a\u0438<\/span><\/b> is another ritual centered around food. \u0428\u0430\u0448\u043b\u044b<\/span>\u043a<\/b> is literally a shashlik<\/a> or a shish kebab, but \u0448\u0430\u0448\u043b\u044b\u043a\u0438 can refer to the whole event\/experience. In that case, you could say “\u0435<\/span>\u0445\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430 \u0448\u0430\u0448\u043b\u044b\u043a\u0438<\/span><\/strong>.” The dish is basically skewered marinated meat cooked over an open fire. It can be pork (\u0441\u0432\u0438\u043d\u0438<\/span>\u043d\u0430<\/b>), beef (\u0433\u043e\u0432\u044f<\/span>\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0430<\/b>), or lamb (\u0431\u0430\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u043d\u0430<\/b>).<\/p>\nMany people will have a whole cookout, where they prepare the meat the night before, drive out to the woods (or their dacha), build a fire (\u043a\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0451\u0440<\/b>), cook the meat, have a picnic, and sing around the campfire.<\/p>\n![\"Shish](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/04\/IMG_0655-1024x682.jpg\")
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\u0414\u0430<\/span>\u0447\u0430<\/h2>\n
\u0425\u043e\u0434\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u0432 \u0433\u043e<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u0438<\/h2>\n\u0425\u043e\u0434\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u0432 \u0433\u043e<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u0438<\/b> could roughly be translated as “to visit friends, to go to your friends’ house.” How is this different from a party (\u0432\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0440\u0438<\/span>\u043d\u043a\u0430<\/b>)? Russian visits<\/a> tend to be very hands-on, meaning that the hosts usually prepare food and entertainment for the guests, and the guests contribute dessert or a bottle of wine. Of course, the degree of formality may vary. What’s common is the hosts’ attention to their guests, unlike at the less-structured parties \u2014 at least in the US, where I’m based \u2014 where guests often come and go and provide their own food and entertainment.<\/p>\nImage from Pexels<\/p><\/div>\n
\u041f\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0447\u0430\u0439<\/h2>\n
Anyone who has visited Russian friends will recognize this one. Tea (\u0447\u0430\u0439<\/b>) is an indispensable<\/a> part of Russian daily life. Tea is offered on its own, with a meal, with dessert, to start your day, to finish a holiday feast, and so on and so forth. Tea is certainly a ritual and is not usually consumed on the run.<\/p>\nMost families have a kettle (\u0447\u0430<\/span>\u0439\u043d\u0438\u043a<\/b>) to boil water for the tea; microwaving water is unusual. Some will have an additional small ceramic kettle (\u0437\u0430\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0439<\/b> \u0447\u0430\u0439\u043d\u0438\u043a<\/b>) with strongly brewed tea (\u0437\u0430\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u043a\u0430<\/b>), which is then mixed with hot water to achieve the desired concentration. That little kettle is what you see on top of the samovar<\/a> (\u0441\u0430\u043c\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0440<\/b>).<\/p>\n\u0428\u0430\u0448\u043b\u044b\u043a\u0438<\/span><\/h2>\n\u0428\u0430\u0448\u043b\u044b\u043a\u0438<\/span><\/b> is another ritual centered around food. \u0428\u0430\u0448\u043b\u044b<\/span>\u043a<\/b> is literally a shashlik<\/a> or a shish kebab, but \u0448\u0430\u0448\u043b\u044b\u043a\u0438 can refer to the whole event\/experience. In that case, you could say “\u0435<\/span>\u0445\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430 \u0448\u0430\u0448\u043b\u044b\u043a\u0438<\/span><\/strong>.” The dish is basically skewered marinated meat cooked over an open fire. It can be pork (\u0441\u0432\u0438\u043d\u0438<\/span>\u043d\u0430<\/b>), beef (\u0433\u043e\u0432\u044f<\/span>\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0430<\/b>), or lamb (\u0431\u0430\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u043d\u0430<\/b>).<\/p>\nMany people will have a whole cookout, where they prepare the meat the night before, drive out to the woods (or their dacha), build a fire (\u043a\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0451\u0440<\/b>), cook the meat, have a picnic, and sing around the campfire.<\/p>\nImage from Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n
\u0414\u0430<\/span>\u0447\u0430<\/h2>\n
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\u041f\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0447\u0430\u0439<\/h2>\n
Anyone who has visited Russian friends will recognize this one. Tea (\u0447\u0430\u0439<\/b>) is an indispensable<\/a> part of Russian daily life. Tea is offered on its own, with a meal, with dessert, to start your day, to finish a holiday feast, and so on and so forth. Tea is certainly a ritual and is not usually consumed on the run.<\/p>\n Most families have a kettle (\u0447\u0430<\/span>\u0439\u043d\u0438\u043a<\/b>) to boil water for the tea; microwaving water is unusual. Some will have an additional small ceramic kettle (\u0437\u0430\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0439<\/b> \u0447\u0430\u0439\u043d\u0438\u043a<\/b>) with strongly brewed tea (\u0437\u0430\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u043a\u0430<\/b>), which is then mixed with hot water to achieve the desired concentration. That little kettle is what you see on top of the samovar<\/a> (\u0441\u0430\u043c\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0440<\/b>).<\/p>\n \u0428\u0430\u0448\u043b\u044b\u043a\u0438<\/span><\/b> is another ritual centered around food. \u0428\u0430\u0448\u043b\u044b<\/span>\u043a<\/b> is literally a shashlik<\/a> or a shish kebab, but \u0448\u0430\u0448\u043b\u044b\u043a\u0438 can refer to the whole event\/experience. In that case, you could say “\u0435<\/span>\u0445\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430 \u0448\u0430\u0448\u043b\u044b\u043a\u0438<\/span><\/strong>.” The dish is basically skewered marinated meat cooked over an open fire. It can be pork (\u0441\u0432\u0438\u043d\u0438<\/span>\u043d\u0430<\/b>), beef (\u0433\u043e\u0432\u044f<\/span>\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0430<\/b>), or lamb (\u0431\u0430\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u043d\u0430<\/b>).<\/p>\n Many people will have a whole cookout, where they prepare the meat the night before, drive out to the woods (or their dacha), build a fire (\u043a\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0451\u0440<\/b>), cook the meat, have a picnic, and sing around the campfire.<\/p>\n Image from Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n\u0428\u0430\u0448\u043b\u044b\u043a\u0438<\/span><\/h2>\n
\u0414\u0430<\/span>\u0447\u0430<\/h2>\n
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