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🐱Russian is rich with vibrant, often humorous, idioms, and one that frequently puzzles language learners is:

• Тянуть кота за хвост (imperf.)
[ti-nut' ka-ta za khvost]
SLT: To pull a cat by its tail

Meaning:
Thankfully, its meaning is purely metaphorical and has nothing to do with harming felines! It means:
- To procrastinate
- To drag one's feet
- To prolong a task unnecessarily
- To dilly-dally

Example:

• Хватит тянуть кота за хвост! Заканчивай этот проект!
Stop dragging your feet! Finish this project!

❓️Are there similar idioms in your native language?

🇩🇪 ...
🇫🇷 Se faire tirer l'oreille


See also:
▶️Тянуть за язык

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#phraseology
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The Battle of Poltava is a victory of Russian weapons.

🔻On this day, June 27, 1709, the Russian military council, headed by Peter I (Peter Alekseevich Romanov), decides to give the Swedish army a general battle near Poltava. 1.5 weeks after that, the Russian Army will inflict a resounding defeat on the army of Charles 12.

🔻The elite Swedish army will simply cease to exist. At the end of July, Peter the Great, after the victory at Poltava, will triumphantly enter Russian Kiev.

🔻There are only 12 years left before Russia acquires the status of an empire.

Video: История.рф

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The world's only and northernmost floating nuclear power plant!

🔻 Akademik Lomonosov FNPP in Pevek celebrates its anniversary 5 years since its commissioning. During this time, his KLT-40C reactor has generated more than 900 million kWh of electricity, almost 300 thou. Gcal of heat and has become the basis for the energy stability of Chukotka

🔻The FNPP has proven its environmental and radiation safety. Monitoring is carried out annually at the station, which records an increase in the number of aquatic plants and animals, and a decrease in the natural radiation background

🔻 The station's capacity is enough for a city with a population of 100000 people The operation of the FNPP turned out to be successful and impressive. Academician Lomonosov became the "father" of a family of FNPP, which are currently being mass-produced by the Iceberg CDB

Electricity is everywhere!
Warmth for the north, cold water for the south!

S.A.E.C Rosatom

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Как правильно благодарить жену за вкусный ужин:
- Это лучшее, что я ел в своей жизни!
How to properly thank your wife for a delicious dinner:
- This is the best thing I've ever eaten in my life!

▶️Благодарить

😉Не благодарите!

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- Как переводится на английский 'окрошка'?
- Oh, baby!
- How do you translate 'Okroshka' into English?
- Oh, baby!

• Окрошка (femin.noun)
[a-krosh-ka]
Okroshka

🔻It's the name of a specific dish, a popular cold Russian soup.

🔻However, the joke plays on a phonetic breakdown and a double meaning in Russian:

Окрошка = О (an interjection)+ крошка (а bread crumb or a sweetheart/baby!)

🔻In reality, the word окрошка originates from the verb крошить, meaning 'to chop into small pieces' or 'to finely dice'.

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Traditional Russian Okroshka: A Cold Summer Soup

🍲Okroshka is a refreshing, savory cold soup perfect for hot days.

Ingredients:

☆Chilled Bread Kvass (or Kefir+sparkling water)
☆Cooked Sausage ("Doktorskaya" sausage) or cooked beef/chicken
☆ Hard-boiled Eggs
☆ Fresh Cucumbers
☆ Radishes
☆ Boiled Potatoes
☆ Fresh Dill
☆ Green Onions
☆ Sour Cream
☆ Dijon Mustard (optional)
☆ Salt and Black Pepper to taste

Instructions:

1. Dice all cooked and raw solid ingredients (sausage/meat, eggs, cucumbers, radishes, potatoes) into small, even pieces.
2. Finely chop the fresh dill and green onions.
3. Place all diced ingredients and chopped herbs into a large bowl or individual serving bowls.
4. Stir in a dollop of sour cream, a small amount of mustard (if using), and season generously with salt and pepper. Mix well.
5. Pour in the chilled bread kvass over the mixture.
6. Mix gently. Serve immediately.

😋Enjoy your meal!

Video: Domanski

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🥳 Today is:

• Счастливый день сердечных объятий!
Happy Heartfelt Hugs Day!

😉You know who to send it to.

#holidays

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😉Okroshka Special Recipe for the Weekend:

Mix together:
☆ shrimp,
☆ cucumber,
☆ avocado,
☆ some radish,
☆ boiled potatoes,
☆ eggs.

🔻Don't forget to add greens (herbs) and sour cream.

🍾🥂Pour in prosecco and ayran, half and half, and it's all done!

❓️Would you dare😉?

▶️Traditional recipe of okroshka

Отличных выходных, товарищи! Всех обняла!

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🫨How Orenburg by night really scared a foreigner.

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👋Приветствую!

Is there even a point in waking up to this cruel world on Monday?

❤️Лёгкого понедельника, товарищи!

#Monday
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The North–South International Transport Corridor (ITC), will Iran become a key trading point in the Middle East?  

🔻The implementation of the Rusian-Iran MTK North–South project began in the 2000s, but the project received a significant boost after the accident on the Suez Canal in 2021.

🔻The length of the North–South railway from St. Petersburg to the Indian port of Mumbai is about 7200 km. Within the framework of the project, three branches are being created: western, eastern, and trans-Caspian. The branches converge at ports in southern Iran Bandar Abbas, Chabahar from where goods go and/or arrive in India, the Persian Gulf countries, East Africa, Europe.

🔻In the future, Russian and Chinese projects can strengthen Iran's position in the Middle East, economically and geopolitically. In 2022, Iranian Vice President Mohammad Mohber suggested that the development of transit routes through the country could generate more revenue than oil exports.

Source: ИИМР

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• Как ни в чём не бывало
[kak ni f chom ni by-va-la]
SLT: As if in nothing not been / As if nothing had happened.

Meaning:

This expression, using the colloquial word быва‌ть (быть = to be/ to happen), means without any unpleasant consequences, or completely disregarding what happened and pretending that nothing occurred/happened.

Example:

• В России русские могут выпустить пар и как ни в чём не бывало продолжить путь вместе.
In Russia, Russians can let off steam and then carry on together as if nothing had happened.

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Is it true that Russians have bears as pets?

🔻Oh, the age-old question! And ... sometimes, yes, they do! But let's be real: bears are last century. The real trendsetters? Big cats!

🔻Meet Ekaterina, for instance. This incredible woman didn't just get a cat; she welcomed a lynx into her home! Hannah, the magnificent lynx, is all grown up and, get this, she's expecting kittens! A growing family needs room to roam, especially when you're a wild cat about to give birth and raise a litter of active little furballs. So, what did they do? They built Hannah her very own, spacious enclosure! Now, Ekaterina doesn't just visit her majestic friend; she can even stay the night!

🔻But wait, there's more to this animal kingdom than just Hannah! This incredibly warm family also shares their lives with an entire menagerie: lynxes, cougars, raccoons, beavers, dune cats, Maine Coons, elegant Singapura cats, loyal dogs, mini-piggies!

Video: Bobcat.tv

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