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• Снимать сливки (imperf.)
[sni-mat' slif-ki]
SLT: To remove/take off the cream

Meaning: 
This idiom means to take the best or most profitable part of something, leaving the less desirable parts behind. 

English Equivalent:
To get the best of something, to skim the cream

Example:
• Владельцы кафе, удачно выбрав локацию и концепцию, сняли сливки, собирая огромные чеки.
The café owners, having successfully chosen the location and concept, skimmed the cream, raking in huge checks.

🔻Also:
• Сливки общества (plural noun)
[slif-ki op-shchis-tva]
The top of the society, social elite

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A random sign on a fence somewhere in Russia:

Если погода за окном не радует - вспомни, что климат в России рассчитан, прежде всего, на уничтожение неприятеля.
If the weather outside isn't pleasing, remember that Russian climate appeared, first and foremost, to destroy the enemy.

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❤️ Как сказать "Я люблю тебя", не говоря этого?
How can I say "I love you" without saying it?

• Кроме любви твоей, мне нету моря. (B. Маяковский)
Apart from your love, there's nothing else for me.

• У меня на сердце без тебя метель. (С. Есенин)
A blizzard rages in my heart without you.

• Целую Вас до дна души. (М. Цветаева)
I kiss you to the very depths of your soul.

• Если бы ты музыкой была, я тебя бы слушал неотрывно. (А. Ахматова)
If you were music, I would listen incessantly.

• Будь из всех исключением. Не исчезай. (А. Вознесенский)
Be the exception to all the rules. Don't disappear.

• Нежнее нежного лицо твоё. (О. Мандельштам)
Your face is more tender than tenderness itself.

• У тебя не должно быть дождей никогда. Пусть они идут у меня. (Р. Рождественский)
You should never have any rain. Let it all fall on me.

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Did you know that bison live in Russia?

🔻The wood bison бизон (бизоны) [bi-zon (bi-zo-ny)] , a contemporary of the mammoth, is an endangered species and is included in the International Red List.

🔻Wood bison were introduced to the territory of Russia from Canada, specifically the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), in 2006 for the purpose of reintroduction to their historical homeland.

🔻Their current population numbers 380 individuals, and they are kept in the wild, in specialized breeding centers, and in 3 zoos across the country. Globally, their population is around 10,000.

Video: tygen.n

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🧡💛💚 Polar lights

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• То-сё, пятое-десятое
[to syo pya-ta-ye di-sya-ta-ye]
SLT: this, that, fifth, tenth

🔻This colloquial phrase doesn't have a direct, single-word English equivalent, but its meaning is easily grasped.

Meaning:
It's used instead of listing various objects, circumstances, matters, or a rambling, disorganized account of something. 

🔻It is similar to saying this and that and a whole bunch of other stuff in English.

🔻The parts of this colloquial phrase have equal meanings and can be used separately:

• То-сё = то да сё
=
• Пятое-десятое

Example (see the video):
• Мои планы на день: то-сё, пятое-десятое.
My plans for the day: this and that and a whole bunch of other stuff.

🎧🗣👇 A у Вас какие планы на день?

▶️Future actions

#spoken_Russian

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Так себе у вас весна, если честно.
Your spring is so-so, to be honest.

• Если честно,
[yes-li ches-na]
SLT: If honeslty
Honestly, to be honest,

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Donald Trump with his wife in Leningrad (St Petersburg), 1987

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👋Welcome, newbies!
And
Добрый вечер, мои любимые старые товарищи!

Just a few words to help you figure out how it all works here.

⚡️First of all, what is with all the cats here?
"This channel is basically just a secret [Russian] operation to share cat videos" (by our devoted subscriber).
Actually, watching a funny cat video (related to the topic of the post) before studying the language stuff in the post, will definitely relieve your pain from the study. Believe me it works.

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