In Yekaterinburg, the festival of ice sculpture "Star of Bethlehem" was held at the Church on the Blood

🔻24 teams from different cities of Russia participated in it.

🔻The first place was won by Ivan Smirnov with his ice composition "Divine Liturgy".

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💙 Vladivostok, Far East, Russia

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• Как снег на голову
[kak snyek na go-la-vu]
SLT: Like snow on the head

English equivalent:
Out of the blue, unexpectedly

Synonym:
• Неожиданно
  [ni-a-zhy-da-na]
  All over a sudden

🔻 Как снег на голову is used as an adverb phrase, and it is not set off by commas from the rest of the sentence.

Example:
• Его приезд был как снег на голову!
His arrival was quite unexpected.

🔻Similar proverbs and phrases exist in many other languages, for example:

🇫🇷: Tomber du ciel. (to fall from the sky)
🇩🇪: Wie aus heiterem Himmel (as if from a clear sky)
🇪🇸: Caer del cielo (to fall from the sky)

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Гамбургер по-русски
Russian hamburger

😉Would you try it?

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... до лета осталось:
... left until summer:

1) Валентинки (Valentines)
2) Носки (Socks)
3) Тюльпаны (Tulips)
4) Блины (Russian pancakes)
5) Яйца (Eggs)
6) Шашлыки (BBQ)
7) Парад (Parade)

❓ Can you guess the holidays celebrated in Russia using these keys? Which one is inofficial?

Can't wait to see your answers in the comments!

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1. St Valentine's Day (is not officially celebrated in Russia)
2. The Day of the Defender of Fatherland (23 February)
3. Women's Day (8 March)
4. Shrovetide (February, March, no fixed date)
5. Easter (April, May, no fixed date)
6. International Workers' Day (1 May)
7. Victory Day (9 May)

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🧡 Mount Ai-Petri Crimea

Video: Севастополь в курсе

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Огромный 🆚️ Гигантский 🆚️ Колоссальный

🔢 Огромный
[ag-rom-nyj]
Huge, vast, very large

🔻Огромный is the most general of the three adjectives, simply meaning very large.

🔻Огромный can be used to describe a wide range of things, from objects to people to events:

• Огромный дом
A huge house

🔢 Гигантский
[gi-gan-skiy]
Gigantic, colossal

🔻Гигантский implies something even larger than огромный, often with a sense of awe or wonder.

🔻Гигантский is typically used to describe things that are exceptionally large, such as buildings, mountains, or animals:

• Гигантский краб
A gigantic crab

🔢 Колоссальный
[ka-la-sal'-nyj]
Colossal, monumental

🔻Колоссальный is the most extreme of the three adjectives, suggesting something of truly epic proportions.

🔻Колоссальный is reserved for the most extreme cases of size, such as the universe or the human population:

• Колоссальный проект
A colossal project

❓Which adjective(s) сan be used in reference to the big kitty in the video?

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Как же приятно во взрослом возрасте что-то случайно расхреначить, спокойно собрать осколки и занять, что на тебя никто не собирается орать из-за такой ерунды.
Коммент: Ты не женат что ли?)
It is so pleasant at adulthood accidentally smah something, calmly collect the shards and realize that nobody is going to yell at you for such a trifle.
Comment: Aren't you married?)


• Расхреначить (perf. low colloquial⚠️)
[ras-khri-na-chit']
To smash, crash, break something

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Those who were close to the leader of the Soviet peoples said that Stalin had an amazing, phenomenal memory.

🔻He read many books and could later quote fairly large paragraphs from them by heart.

🔻During the Great Patriotic War, he knew by heart the coordinates of all troop deployments (which were constantly changing).

🔻Stalin remembered all the military commanders, could quote paragraphs from books, and gave hours-long speeches without notes.

🔻Another indisputable fact: Stalin read 400 pages every day. He set this norm for himself and always fulfilled it whenever possible.

🔻According to those who knew him well, Stalin's favourite book was Machiavelli's "The Prince" and Proudhon's economic works.

🔻How did Stalin train his memory? This "secret" was known to Soviet intelligence officers, special services, and the military leadership of the USSR. It is mnemonics. (Wikipedia)

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