At the window display before the new year.
Moscow, 1955

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- Наташа, а ты шампанское на Новый Год купила?
- Да, уже пятый раз
- Natasha, did you buy champagne for the New Year?
- Yes, for the fifth time already


• Пять (cardinal numeral)
[pyat']
Five

💢But
• (В) пятый раз (ordinal numeral)
[f pya-tyj ras]
For the fifth time

🔻Ordinal numerals, like full adjectives, change by number, gender (in the singular), and case.

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❤ Elizovo, Kamchatka

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🎄AI created New Year and Christmas greetings with the participation of leaders of different countries.

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"Touch nothing, it's for New Year" period is declared as open.

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From Olympic Misha to the squirrel with candies: classic New Year's cards from the USSR were revived using a neural network.

Video: the TV channel История

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Kaliningrad Amber Factory of Rostec has made the tallest Christmas tree made of amber.

🔻The Christmas tree is made out of 200 thousand needles. Each needle is a piece of processed amber with the size ranging from 6 mm to 20 mm.

🔻Starting from July, 12 masters were working on the Christmas tree. The weight of the amber in the item was 43 kg.

See also: the Kalinigrad Regional Amber Museum

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New Year's effective way to serve champagne was shown in social media:

🎄🥂Just remember the recipe:

🌟Throw a handful of cranberries into the glass and pour water over them, so that the berries are completely hidden.

🌟Take a rosemary sprig, remove the lower leaves and add to the berries.

🌟Put the glass in the freezer and wait until the water freezes.

🌟Take it out, cover with champagne and admire.

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How to Make a New Year's Wish in Russian

🔻On New Year's Eve in Russia, there is a tradition of making a wish as the Kremlin clock strikes midnight:

1⃣Я хочу (+ noun in Genitive case):

• Я хочу счастья! (I want happiness).

• Я хочу здоровья! (I want health.)

2⃣Я хочу (+ Infinitive, perf./imperf.):

• Я хочу путешествовать! (I want to travel).

• Я хочу получить повышение! (I want to get a promotion).

3⃣Пусть (+ verb in the Future Tense):

• Пусть наступит мир! (May there be peace).

• Пусть придёт любовь! (May love come).

• Пусть все будут здоровы и счастливы! (May everyone be healthy and happy.)

🥂Let's write some wishes in Russian the comments!

🎧🗣👇

#NewYear
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Guess what the Soviet cult New Year movie it is?

🔻"The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!" was remade with Hollywood stars — the deepfakes of Craig, Robbie, Cooper and Statham in the lead roles.

🔻They gathered an ideal cast and edited a trailer for the cult movie using AI.

🔻Here is the original Soviet film (with English subtitles):

• Part-1

• Part-2

🔻And here are many more Soviet and Russian films with English subtitles for you to enjoy your New Year holidays.

🔻Check #films to find some more great Russian films on RCRussian!

❓Which one(s) do you like most?

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🎄Father Frost, a rescuer from Murmansk, delivers gifts on mountain skis, a snowmobile and a festive illuminated all-terrain vehicle Бурлак (Burlak).

Video: Ministry of Emergency Situations (Russia)

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👋Всем привет!

Not driving at anything on the 1st of January but:

• Жир (жиры) (masc.noun)
[zhyr (zhy-ry)]
Fat

• Жирный (masc.adj.)
[zhyr-nyj]
Fat, fatty

💢But:
• Жировать (imperf.)
[zhy-ra-vat']
To live in luxury, to indulge oneself

• С жиру беситься (phraseological unit)
[s zhy-ru bi-si-tsa]
SLT: To freak out with fat
To go wild with excess energy or wealth

🔻The noun жир (fat) appeared in the Russian language in the second half of the 11th century, but its meaning was completely different then.

🔻In Old Slavonic, жир meant wealth, luxury and abundance, but the fat layer that could appear as a result of this abundance was called тукъ.

🔻Moreover, it was a good omen to give a child a 'fat' name. That is why there were many names like Жирослав, Домажир, Нажир and Жирош in those days.

🎧🗣👇

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• Не пойман - нe вор.
[ni poy-man ni vor]
SLT: Not caught - not a thief.

Meaning:
A person should not be considered guilty of a wrongdoing if he is not caught at the scene of the crime (said when there is no irrefutable evidence of someone's guilt).

🔻Did you know there is a synonym for this proverb?

• Не уличена - не гулява.
[ni u-li-chi-na ni gu-lya-va]
SLT: (If she) has not been caught, (she is) not an unfaithful wife.

English Equivalent:
Innocent until proven guilty.

Example:
- Кто съел масло??
- Это не я! Не пойман - не вор!
- Who's eaten the butter??
- It wasn't me! Not caught, not a thief!

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