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Alexander Pushkin is your new favorite author
Ever heard of "Eugene Onegin"? "Queen of Spades" perhaps? If not, it's time to brush up on your Pushkin before going to Russia. You'll see statues of him ... read more
19 Aug 2009
by Elizabeth Dausch
19 Aug 2009
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Don't shake hands in the doorway
Russians have many superstitions. One that I tend to forget is that when being welcomed into a home, it is considered bad luck to shake hands or offer a gift ... read more
23 Jun 2009
by Brendan Wilson
23 Jun 2009
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Bribery isn't funny
In Russian stylistics class last week, the topic of bribery arose when we were talking over a point of grammar. For the next 15 minutes, rather than continue our discussion ... read more
18 Mar 2009
by Alec Luhn
18 Mar 2009
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Russian sports cheers
I won’t go into the murky expanses of the rude cheers fans yell in mat (the Russian cuss-word dialect), but I will mention the popular chant, “Sudyu na miylo ... read more
18 Mar 2009
by Alec Luhn
18 Mar 2009
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