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Dersu Uzala, a Russian-Japanease Film
The film we invite to see today has the particularity to be based on a Russian novel by Vladimir Arsenyev, but was directed by Japanese director
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The Last One for the Road: Cтременная
On a precedent post, I told you that when invited by Russian, you might be offered a last drink for the road. Nowadays, we usually have
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The Last One for the Road: На Посошок!
When invited by Russians, you might hear your host offering you a drink “На посошок!” (the last one for the road!). You will more rarely hear
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Russian Film: Prisoner of the Mountains
I’m always a bit nervous when it comes to watch a film based on a book. And so was I when I heard that Lev Tolstoi’s
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Russian Idioms: Морочить голову
Морочить голову (to pull somebody’s leg). Морочить means to fool. So when you “Морочишь голову кому-либо” you just try to cheat or to joke on somebody
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Learn Russian with Song: “Когда твоя девушка больна”
Кино (kino) was no doubt one of the most popular rock bands from the 1980s, and became a real legendary band after the accidental death of
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