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The Russian Soul and Idioms
You probably heard about “Русская душа” (the Russian soul), about that меланхолия (melancholy) that can be guessed deep into Russians’ souls, the mingling of their laughter
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How to Say “It’s Cool!” in Russian
If you’ve been in Russia, you probably heard young people using the word “круто!”. Let’s see how we use this expression: Если встретишь Ивана, не узнаешь:
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When Words Take a Different Meaning in Slang
Today, I would like to show you some verbs whose direct meaning and value have been changed to a completely different meaning concerning dishonest actions related
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When Written and Oral Speech Meet
Nowadays people spend a long time on internet, searching for information, reading articles and books, watching various programmes… And of course, exchanging ideas. And communicating in
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Russian Idioms and Money
Гоняться за длинным рублём “Гоняться за длинным рублём” (Chasing the big money). Tак мы говорят о людях, которые хотят получить много денег, но без особого труда
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Мне нравится, что вы больны не мной
This song “Мне нравится, что вы больны не мной” (I like it that you’re not obsessed with me) in the theme song of Soviet comedy “Ирония
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