В моём теле была лёгкость и энергия, двадцать блинов назад ...
My body felt light and energetic, twenty pancakes ago... 

#just_a_joke
#Shrovetide
#holidays
#memes

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Today Cat Day is celebrated in Russia

🔻Cats in Russia are one of the symbols of spring, and March is considered "cat month."

🔻This holiday was organized by the Moscow Cat Museum and the editorial staff of the magazine and newspaper "Cat and Dog" in 2004.

🐱May your cats be extra fluffy, your catnip plentiful, and your furniture... well, let's just say slightly less intact.

#holidays

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🌝 С Масленицей!
Happy Shrovetide!

🔻Maslenitsa (or Shrovetide), a week-long traditional Russian festival before Lent, culminates in Forgiveness Sunday.

🔻This significant day precedes Great Lent, marking a time for asking forgiveness and reconciliation. 

🔻The week-long celebration leading up to it features the vibrant Russian tradition of Maslenitsa, including feasts, games like the thrilling greased pole climb, the burning of a winter scarecrow, and joyous performances of folk songs, lively chastushki (short humorous Russian songs), and energetic Russian folk dances.

🔻Maslenitsa remains incredibly popular, showcasing Russia's rich cultural heritage and is celebrated by Russians not only in Russia but in other countries as well.

Video: an episode from Russian film Сибирский цирюльник by Nikita Mikhalkov (1998)

#Maslenitsa
#Shrovetide
#holidays
#Russian_culture
#ForgivenessSunday

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Eсли бы блин с начинкой был человеком
If a blin with a filling were a human

❓Which one would you prefer😉?

Source: Pikabu

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#Shrovetide
#holidays

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Осторожно с блинами!
Be careful with blini!

🔻Doctors say a safe amount of pancakes for Maslenitsa is no more than 4 per day.

🔻Overeating can upset your stomach and affect your figure due to the high fat content.

😋Get hold of yourself!

#just_a_joke
#holidays
#memes

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👋С понедельником, товарищи! Как настроение?

• Быть (не) в настроении (делать что-то)
[byt' (ni) v nas-trа-ye-ni-i]
SLT: To be (not) in the mood (to do something)

🔻It describes a state of feeling, where someone might be receptive and enthusiastic (в настроении) or withdrawn and uninterested (не в настроении). 

🔻So, if someone says they're не в настроении, it means they're not up for anything right now.

🔻Don't forget that the verb быть (to be) is omitted in a sentence with Present tense:

• Он сегодня не в настроении работать.
[on si-vo-dnya ni v nas-tra-ye-ni-i ra-bo-tat']
He is not up for work.

❓А Вы сегодня в настроении?

▶️Настроение (Revision)

🎧🗣👇

#spoken_Russian
#MondayMood
#morning

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U.S. officer Woody Lee, carrying the "nuclear football," waits for Ronald Reagan to tour Red Square. 1986.

#retrophotos

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The question posed to men in the US and Russia was: "Would you fully support your wife?"

🔻In Russia it depends on several issues: husband's salary (if it is high, wife is likely not much into work, but keeps the house and takes care of kids), wife's ambitions, the age and social status of the respondents.

🔻But on average, the situation when husband fully supports his wife is not rare in Russia.

❓I'm curious if it is common in your country for the husband to fully support his wife (not girlfriend!), or is it more of a 50/50 split on expenses?

#Russian_culture
#Russiantraditions

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The Vladimirsky Skete of the Valaam Monastery

🔻Valaam Monastery is renowned not only for its spiritual significance but also for its stunning natural beauty. 

🔻It boasts a vast archipelago of islands, featuring diverse landscapes ranging from dense forests and serene lakes to dramatic cliffs and rocky shores, creating a breathtaking and peaceful environment.

Video:✈️krasota_rossia

#Russiannature
#around_Russia

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👋Доброе утро, товарищи!

Мочь 🆚️ Уметь

🔻Both mean can or to be able to, but:

1. Мочь (imperf.)
[moch']
🔻This verb expresses ability or possibility. Think of it as "to have the power to":

• Я могу это сделать.
[ya ma-gu e-ta zde-lat']
I can do this. (I have the ability/power to do this).

2. Уметь (imperf.)
[u-met']
🔻This verb expresses skill or ability gained through learning or practice. Think "to know how to":

• Я умею плавать.
[ya u-me-yu pla-vat']
I can swim (I know how to swim).

💢 Also on the Internet there are lots of memes with the phrase:

• Могу. Умею. Практикую.
[ma-gu u-me-yu prak-ti-ku-yu]
SLT: I can, I know how, I do.

🔻It's a boastful, almost self-deprecating way of saying someone is skilled at something. But it is often used in a humorous way to say someone can be bad at something, or can easily spoil something:

• Разбить все стаканы в доме? Могу. Умею. Практикую.
To break all glasses in the house? I can, I know how, I do.

🎧🗣👇

#tricky_words
#russianverbs

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Разнести весь дом, пока хозяин спит?
Могу. Умею. Практикую.
To demolish the whole house while the owner sleeps? 
I can. I know how. I practice.

• Разнести (perf.)
[raz-nes-ti]
To ruin, to make a mess, to demolish

#memes

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Meet Cori, the most fashionable dog in the capital of Russia

🔻In just a couple of days, videos of this beauty have gone viral on TikTok, garnering over 40 million views.

• Модник (модники) (masc.noun)
  [mod-nik (mod-ni-ki)]
  А fashionmonger(s)

#news
#useful_vocabulary

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Karymsky Volcano. Kamchatka

🔻Kamchatka has more than 300 volcanoes, about 30 of which are active. Some erupt annually, while others erupt once every thousand years, but they are still considered active.

🔻The highest active volcano in Kamchatka is Klyuchevskaya Sopka.

Video: alex.tattoohin

#around_Russia
#Russiannature

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Очкарик очкарику друг, товарищ и запасные очки.
One glasses-wearer to another is a friend, a comrade, and a spare pair of glasses.


🥳Today is:
• День Очкарика!
A Glasses Wearer Day!

🔻The Russian word "очкарик" [аch-ka-riк] often carries a negative connotation, implying someone is nerdy, bookish, or socially awkward.

Photo: photoblik

#holidays
#spoken_Russian

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Начни свой день с чего-то действительно важного 🐱!
Start your day with something truly important.

👋Приветствую!

• Действительно (adverb)
[diy-ství-til'-nа]
Really, truly, actually, indeed

🔻Its meaning emphasizes the authenticity or importance of something. It strengthens the statement it modifies.

🔻It's generally placed before the word it modifies.

🔻To strengthen an adverb:

• Это действительно важно.
This is really important.

🔻To strengthen an adjective:

• Это действительно важный вопрос.
This is a really important question.

🔻To strengthen a verb: 

• Он действительно старался.
He really tried (hard).

🔻Sometimes, действительно expresses surprise at the truth of something:

• Действительно, почему ты ещё в кровати?
Really, why are you still in bed?

🔻While often interchangeable with очень (very),  действительно carries a stronger connotation of truthfulness and significance.

❓А что действительно важно для вас по утрам😉?

🎧🗣👇

#adverbs
#useful_vocabulary

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