Did you know that Russia has a monument to a firefighter cat named Semyon (Семён)?
🔻For several years, the striped "furball" lived at the 135th fire and rescue unit in the Tyumen region. The cat used to go to the daily morning lineups of the changing fire crews.
🔻The fluffy friend helped to keep the fire station free of rodents and lifted the spirits of the firefighters.
🔻Semyon soon got his own personalized fire uniform and was promoted to the rank of warrant officer. He even had his own account on VK, which is now devoted to all cats-firefighters.
🔻Semyon tragically passed away in the spring of 2023. There is a monument to him as a tribute to all four-legged friends who are on "duty."
Photo: Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Tyumen region
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🔻For several years, the striped "furball" lived at the 135th fire and rescue unit in the Tyumen region. The cat used to go to the daily morning lineups of the changing fire crews.
🔻The fluffy friend helped to keep the fire station free of rodents and lifted the spirits of the firefighters.
🔻Semyon soon got his own personalized fire uniform and was promoted to the rank of warrant officer. He even had his own account on VK, which is now devoted to all cats-firefighters.
🔻Semyon tragically passed away in the spring of 2023. There is a monument to him as a tribute to all four-legged friends who are on "duty."
Photo: Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Tyumen region
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'Top reasons why you should definitely NOT travel to Russia. It's all bad. Really bad. Don't come here.'
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🔻In Russian, there are a few words related to 'chocolate', which can be confusing for non-native speakers:
1. Шоколад (masc.noun)
[shy-ka-lat]
Chocolate in general, a drink
• Тёмный шоколад
[tyom-nyj shy-ka-lat]
Dark chocolate
• Горячий шоколад
[ga-rya-chiy shy-ka-lat]
Hot chocolate
2. Шоколадный (masc.adj.)
[shy-ka-lad-nyj]
"chocolate" as an adjective or
dark brown colour
• Шоколадный торт
[shy-ka-lad-nyj tort]
A chocolate cake
• Шоколадный окрас
[shy-ka-lad-nyj ak-ras]
Dark-brown coat colour
3. Шоколадка
[shy-ka-lat-ka]
1) A chocolate bar
2) ironically: a tanned person, a pet with dark-brown coat
• Ух-ты! Ты прям шоколадка после отпуска!
[ukh-ty ty pryam chy-ka-lat-ka pos-le ot-pus-ka]
🇬🇧 Wow! You're like a chocolate after your vacation!
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Russia is home to a vast number of people from different nationalities and faiths. Despite our differences, we treat each other with respect.
🔵 However, every summer (regardless of the region in our vast and beautiful country, religion, gender, or nationality), a number of Russians traditionally divide themselves into two irreconcilably hostile categories:
Category📝 : те, кому жарко (those who are hot) with the air-conditioning off
and
Category📝 : те, кому дует (those who are drafty) with air-conditioning on.
🔵 These particularly "bloody" battles unfold in air-conditioned offices.
🔵 The struggle to "neutralize the icy air conditioning" against "creating an optimally cool temperature for brain function" continues until autumn, when the warring parties, breathing a sigh of relief, and unite to fight off autumnal depression, lovingly supporting each other with ginger tea and homemade pies.
❓Which category do you belong to?
📎 Russian text (for true Russian language learners) is in the comments👇
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Category
and
Category
❓Which category do you belong to?
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❤ SVO soldier surprised his sister.
The soldier decided to please his younger sister and came to her wedding as a surprise. This was the best gift for the bride and the whole family of the fighter.
The soldier decided to please his younger sister and came to her wedding as a surprise. This was the best gift for the bride and the whole family of the fighter.
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Have you heard of the wooden beach on Krestovsky Island?
🔻This unique spot is a hidden gem in St. Petersburg, offering a truly unique experience.
🔻It's made entirely of wood! The beach is covered in wooden planks, giving it a distinctive look and feel.
🔻It's perfect for families. The shallow waters and soft sand are ideal for kids to play, while the nearby playground and picnic areas make it a great place to spend a day with the family.
🔻Add this wooden beach to your to-visit list when you plan your trip to St. Petersburg!
📍Geoposition: St Petersburg, Russia
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🔻This unique spot is a hidden gem in St. Petersburg, offering a truly unique experience.
🔻It's made entirely of wood! The beach is covered in wooden planks, giving it a distinctive look and feel.
🔻It's perfect for families. The shallow waters and soft sand are ideal for kids to play, while the nearby playground and picnic areas make it a great place to spend a day with the family.
🔻Add this wooden beach to your to-visit list when you plan your trip to St. Petersburg!
📍Geoposition: St Petersburg, Russia
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• У нас ничья.
[u nas ni-chya]
It's a tie.
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Fellow Russian learners!
Would you like to have the chance to suggest topics for my daily posts?
Send me cool or funny videos, memes or your questions about Russia, Russian grammar/phrases/... .
I will publish the best suggestions or answer your questions with a post!
Yours sincerely,
Natalie
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Would you like to have the chance to suggest topics for my daily posts?
Send me cool or funny videos, memes or your questions about Russia, Russian grammar/phrases/... .
I will publish the best suggestions or answer your questions with a post!
Yours sincerely,
Natalie
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😀 Всем пламенный привет!
🔻Russian prepositions 'туда' and 'оттуда' are used to indicate direction in Russian.
1⃣ Туда
[tu-da] - there
To there, towards that place
• Пойдём туда.
[pay-dyom tu-da]
Let's go there.
🔻'Туда' is used with verbs of motion, such as идти (to go, come).
2⃣ Оттуда
[at-tu-da]
From there, from that place,
away from there
• Я приехал оттуда.
[ya pri-ye-khal at-tu-da]
I came from there.
🔻'Оттуда' is used with verbs of motion, such as приезжать (to arrive).
😀 In Russian colloquial speech, there's a sarcastic phrase:
• Я бы вас (тебя) послал, да вижу вы (ты) оттуда.
[ya by vas (ti-bya) pas-lal da vi-zhy vy (tu) at-tu-da]
🇬🇧 I'd send you (to hell), but I see you've just come from there.
⚠️ Mind that it is pretty offensive!
🎧🗣 👇
▶️ Сюда/отсюда (Revision)
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🔻Russian prepositions 'туда' and 'оттуда' are used to indicate direction in Russian.
[tu-da] - there
To there, towards that place
• Пойдём туда.
[pay-dyom tu-da]
Let's go there.
🔻'Туда' is used with verbs of motion, such as идти (to go, come).
[at-tu-da]
From there, from that place,
away from there
• Я приехал оттуда.
[ya pri-ye-khal at-tu-da]
I came from there.
🔻'Оттуда' is used with verbs of motion, such as приезжать (to arrive).
• Я бы вас (тебя) послал, да вижу вы (ты) оттуда.
[ya by vas (ti-bya) pas-lal da vi-zhy vy (tu) at-tu-da]
🇬🇧 I'd send you (to hell), but I see you've just come from there.
🎧
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🟠 Do you know what a Russian colloquial noun СКРЯГА [skrya-ga] means?
Anonymous Quiz
15%
A kind and helpful person like an average Russian living among brown bears in taiga
5%
A master of recycling who is concerned about the environment a lot
50%
A stingy person talented at finding the cheapest toilet paper in different stores
10%
A spy who talented at camouflage in the forest area
20%
Sounds like КОРЯГА, but I'm not sure about the meaning. Let's look at the correct answer.
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• Скряга (скряги) (common gender)
[skrya-ga ]
A very stingy person, a penny
pincher
🔻There are informal synonyms for 'скряга':
• Жмот (жмоты)
[zhmot] (masc.noun about a man)
• Жадина (жадины)
[zhadina] (common gender)
Examples:
• Ну ты и скряга!
[nu ty i skrya-ga]
=
• Ну ты и жмот!
[nu ty i zhmot]
=
• Ну ты и жадинa!
[nu ty i zha-di-na]
=
🇬🇧You're such a penny pincher!
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[skrya-ga ]
A very stingy person, a penny
pincher
🔻There are informal synonyms for 'скряга':
• Жмот (жмоты)
[zhmot] (masc.noun about a man)
• Жадина (жадины)
[zhadina] (common gender)
Examples:
• Ну ты и скряга!
[nu ty i skrya-ga]
=
• Ну ты и жмот!
[nu ty i zhmot]
=
• Ну ты и жадинa!
[nu ty i zha-di-na]
=
🇬🇧You're such a penny pincher!
🎧
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• Мак (маки)
[mak (ma-ki)]
Poppy(ies)
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🇧🇾 Belarusian girls at the dress rehearsal of the parade in Minsk.
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• Язык (языки) (masc.noun)
[ye-zyk]
1) A tongue
2) A language
3) A clapper
4) А prisoner/informer (to be interrogated)
5) ...etc
• Языковой (masc.adj.)
[ye-zy-ka-voy]
Linguistic
But:
• Языческий (masc.adj.)
[ye-zy-ches-kiy]
Pagan
🔻There's a Russian saying:
• Язык до Киева доведёт.
[ye-zyk da Ki-ye-va da-ve-dyot]
SLT: A tongue can take you to Kiev.
🇬🇧 If you ask, you will get.
Meaning: The power of language can lead you to a distant place. (In Rus' the city Kiev was considered to be a distant one). Though a military meaning can also be referred to this saying nowadays.
🎧
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❓And a serious question:
Are you able to read in Russian?
Please take part in the survey over there
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Meanwhile in Russia...
In Kuntsevo (western district of Moscow) every day a man walks a puma (named Hercules) on a leash.
🔻Locals write complaints about it, but the owner of the big kitty says that there is no law to put a muzzle on a puma.
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In Kuntsevo (western district of Moscow) every day a man walks a puma (named Hercules) on a leash.
🔻Locals write complaints about it, but the owner of the big kitty says that there is no law to put a muzzle on a puma.
#news
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