​​Karin Kneissl is an international researcher, orientalist, career diplomat, and served as Austria's Foreign Minister from 2017 to 2019. In 2022-2023, Kneissl lived in Lebanon, and in the summer of 2023, she began settling in Russia.

Currently, Kneissl heads the analytical center Geopolitical Observatory for Russia’s Key Issues (G.O.R.K.I.) at St. Petersburg State University.

"Russia is a free space where the big and the small harmoniously coexist," said Karin to a question from 5-tv.ru about what she associates with our country.

"I like the Russian language for its diminutive forms: 'секундочка,' 'минуточка' - the way you 'reduce' names. And this amazing combination of the big and the small - that's what I associate with Russia now: a vast expanse and the importance of small things.

And Russia for me - I realized this in recent months - is a love for life. It's saying 'yes' to life. I understood this when I saw how a doctor treated my sick dog, I see it in many other things. Russian people say 'yes' to life. That's what I associate Russia with," the politician shared during a conversation with journalists at the presentation of her book "Requiem for Europe" at RGGU.

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• Куколки (sg: куколка)
  [ku-kal-ki (ku-kal-ka)]
  Dolly-girl(s), baby-doll(s)

🔻 This is a diminutive form of a feminine noun:
• Кукла (куклы)
  [kuk-la (kuk-ly)]
  Doll(s)

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Did you know that 63% of Russians own dachas, which are summer homes outside the city limits, and another 14% rent them?

Such is the plight of the sanctioned.

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🔢🔢🔢 Метро-2 /Metro-2:

1. Где находится билетная касса?
[gdye na-kho-di-tsa bi-let-na-ya kas-sa]
Where is the ticket office?

2. До какой станции мне нужно доехать, чтобы попасть в …?
[da ka-koy stan-tsy-i mnye nu-zhna da-ye-khat' shto-by pa-past' v ...]
Which station should I get to for the …?

3. Этот поезд идёт до …?
[e-tat po-yest' i-dyot da...]
Does this train go to the …?

4. Где мне нужно выйти, чтобы попасть в …?
[gdye mnye nu-zhna vyj-ti sho-by pa-past' v...]
Where do I get off for the …?

5. Какая ближайшая к … стaнция метро?
[ka-ka-ya bli-zhay-sha-ya k ... stan-tsy-ya mit-ro]
Which is the closest subway station to the …?

6. Где мне сделать пересадку?
[gdye mnye zde-lat' pi-ri-sat-ku]
Where should I change?

7. Пожалуйста, покажите мне на схеме метро.
[pa-zha-lu-sta pa-ka-zhy-te mnye na skhe-me mit-ro]
Please, show me on the map.

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🔻Russian adverbs 'сюда' and 'отсюда' are used to indicate location and direction in Russian.

1. Сюда
    [syu-da]
    To here / towards this place

• Иди сюда!
   [i-di syu-da]
  Come here!

🔻'Сюда' is used with verbs of motion, such as 'идти' (to go, come).

2. Отсюда
     [at-syu-da] 
     From here, away from here

• Я ухожу отсюда!
   [ya u-kha-zhu at-syu-da]
   I am leaving from here!

🔻'Отсюда' is used with verbs of motion, such as 'уходить' (to leave).

🎧🗣👇 Make up your own examples with сюда / туда!

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Mount Naujidza, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic

Naujidza is located near the main tourist attractions of Kabardino-Balkaria, its height is 2948 metres.
The mount is famous for its mesmerising view of Elbrus and all the surrounding nature of the wild Caucasus. The views are breathtaking!
The mountain used to be called "Old Woman's Teeth".

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🔻Scarlet Sails dedicated to school graduates will be held today in St Petersburg.

🔻At 22 pm (Moscow time) there will be a livestream showing this festival.

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• Идеальная татуировка
  [i-di-al'-na-ya ta-tu-i-rof-ka]
  An ideal tattoo

🔻In Russia you can also hear it's short form:
• Tату
   [ta-tu]
or its spoken version:
• Татушка (татушки)
   [ta-tush-ka (ta-tush-ki)]

Also:
• Сделать татуировку (perf.)
  [sde-lat' ta-tu-i-rof-ku]
=
• Набить тату (colloquial, perf.)
  [na-bit' ta-tu-i-rof-ku]
  To get a tattoo

🔻'Татуировка' is a bit longer than the simple English "tattoo," isn't it?

🔻The reason for this difference lies in the origin of the word.  "Tattoo" comes from the Polynesian word "tatau," while "татуировка" is derived from the French "tatouage," which itself comes from "tatou". 

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• Обезвредить (+ accusative))
  [a-biz-vre-dit']
  To neutralize

🔻Prefix ОБЕЗ- (ОБЕС-) + suffix -И- have the meaning 'to deprive of what is called a motivating noun':

ОБЕЗ + вред + и + ть (to deprive of the harm (вред))

• Если вы устали от жены (подруги), обезвредьте её таким образом. Не благодарите!
[Yes-li vy us-tali аt zhe-ny (pаd-ru-gi), а-biz-vred'-te yi-yo ta-kim ob-ra-zam. ni bla-ga-da-ri-te]
🇬🇧 If you are tired of your wife (girlfriend), neutralize her in this way. Don't thank me!

❓Can you think of other words with ОБЕЗ- /ОБЕС- prefix?

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