Russian Language and Culture

Cheka

There are two different variants of this design, and the locations have quite different meanings. The star to which you are referring is an 8 pointed Nautical Compass, and the 8 points represent the 8 original families of the Vor V Zakone (Thieves in Law, a.k.a., the Russian Mafia). They can be placed on the kneecaps of any member of the organization and this denotes that you kneel to no authority. When they are placed on your epaulettes atop the pectoris's, this denotes that you are at very least a Lieutenant in the organization, but sometimes a higher ranking is required for this. There is a whole world of these tattoos, and they all have special meanings that can only be clearly read by another member of the organization or someone whom specializes in these types of tattoos, which makes the wearer an open book for people who are suspicious of others to say the least. If you are really interested in these fascinating tattoos, get a copy of the documentary "Mark of Cain" or get the volumes of the Russian Tattoo Encyclopedia. These are usually amazing works of art that are done at night by hand in cramped Russian prison cells. However! No matter how much you like a design of this type, the Russians have NO sense of humor or flattery when people who are not affiliated with them get these designs! They have been known in the past, like many other hardcore groups, to literally cut the skin from your body or to stick a hot clothing iron on the skin and will pull up the design from your body, and that's if they don't do worse.

sdrastvooti is how to say hello in russain

"�ак дела?" is the equivalent translation of "How are you?" into Russian. It is pronounced "kak dela?" with an emphasis on the second syllable.

Here you can find 2 audio clips where you can learn perfectly how to pronounce it.

This is what you'll hear:

- Each word pronounced slowly

- a letter-by-letter pronunciation, so you understand the sound of each Russian letter: http://www.russianforfree.com/lessons-how-to-read-in-russian-02.php

As such, the character "Grandma Grandfather Frost" does not exist. Grandfather Frost only relative - Snegurochka. Grandfather Frost as the Befana, gives presents. However, chimneys does not climb, since it does not allow the construction of a Russian stove. His work he is doing before January 1, rather than 5-6, as Befana. A similar Russian female character called Baba Yaga. It does not bestow presents, indulge in cannibalism (but may help if persuade her), can fly on a broomstick, but does not like to do that, preferring as a transport stupa.

The closest language to Russian is probably either Ukranian, Belarus, Bulgarian, or Serbian.

Ukrainian, Belarussian, and Rusyn (arguably a dialect) are the closest languages, linguistically speaking, to Russian. They are East Slavic languages. Other Slavic languages are Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Bosnian.

It is done at the end of the winter in celebration of ancient holiday called "Maslenitsa", to welcome spring. Also during that time people bake creeps (they resemble sun).

Russians play several sports as well, most notably hockey and soccer. Russians have been fairly successful in hockey in particular, and during the height of the Cold War had several almost "unbeatable" teams, until the 1980 Winter Olympics when Herb Brooks and his "Miracle on Ice" defeated the Soviet team to go on and win gold in one of the most memorable American sports matches.

Purple

A type of bacon. THat is found on the south side of canada.

This custom comes from the Gospel. Recall that when they arrived in Bethlehem, Mary and Joseph searched for refuge. And, of course, they had nothing to eat. Then they found a cave where they had taken refuge. Thus, due to childbirth, too, was before a meal. Finally, the star heralded the birth of Jesus. That's when they finally ate. By the way, after the first star there can only be special Lenten food and plenty to eat too will be later, after the Christmas liturgy.

They are both Slavic languages and use the same alphabet, Cyrillic, which helps a lot in understanding words. Also Bulgarian is the closest language to old church slavonic, now extinct, from which a lot of the Russian language is sourced from. As an estimate, probably about 80 per cent of words in Bulgarian also exist in Russian.

In the rush to independence and during the Turkish occupation Bulgaria incorporated many Russian words into their language and bought the language even closer to Russian. The grammar and pronouncation is totally different in both languages so it is almost impossible for them to understand each other. Bulgarian pronouncation is clear and sharp, but Russian is softly spoken.

Saint Petersburg, it was the capital city of the Russian Empire until 1918.

Russian oldest man claims to be 163

The English translation for the Russian tree name "самшит" is "mountain ash" or "rowan tree."

Dazhbogm (also Dadzbog), the Russian god of the sun, son of the sky god Svarog, and brother to fire god Svarozhich.

That would be Russian classical music.

It intensified because Germany created an armistice with Argonne Forest.

It depends on the person's sense of flavour...

Mila Kunis. She was born in Ukraine.

Natalie Wood also spoke Russian

Yeah, I'm pretty sure the grand duchess, Anastasia had red hair, though I'm not sure about her sisters. I know she used to have strawberry blonde hair, but I'm pretty sure it turned red, because everyone says it was red, although you can't tell from pictures, because they're black and white. But I would say Russian people can have red hair.

To get a Russian boy to like you, show genuine interest in his culture, be open-minded, and make an effort to learn about his interests and hobbies. Establishing good communication and mutual respect are key factors in building a strong connection with him.

Russian word meaning East. Also the general direction Yuri Gagarin would travel in, to orbit the Earth in his Vostok-1 space craft.