Saturday, April 30, 2016

Tatlin's Tower

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Vladimir Tatlin designed Tatlin's Tower also known as the monument to the Third International to be built in present day St. Petersburg ...

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As an American I find it strange that it is ingrained in Russian culture to not smile. So in order to better understand why and how I did so...
Thursday, April 28, 2016

Russia Launches Rocket From New Cosmodrome

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Russia has recently finished construction on a new place to launch rockets called the Vostochny Cosmodrome. This new launch pad is located i...

Ключевская сопка

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Russia is also home to the world’s largest active volcano Klyuchevskaya Sopka, which has a height of 4,750 m (15,584 ft).  It is cone sha...
Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Pumpkin Spice Kasha

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Since we learned about kasha I found a cool recipe for it. Directions: Peel and clean pumpkin, removing all seeds. Cut pumpkin in...

Unit 9 Blog

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Ten cool facts about Russia Russia is home to the worlds longest railway. Russia also has the worlds largest McDonalds. There are approx...
Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Сегодня в лингафонном кабинете (второй год русского языка)... Если бы я знал!

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Линк на упражнение по числительным. Listening link for numerals. Если бы я был дома, я бы готовил обед с мамой, я пошел бы в церков...
Sunday, April 17, 2016

Kissel (Кисель)

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Kissel is a soup made with cherries or other red fruits (cranberries, bilberries, etc.) that can be served hot or cold. It was traditionally...
Saturday, April 16, 2016

Top Russian senator proposes ‘Ministry of Happiness’ to improve life

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House Speaker Valentina Matviyenko has recently pushed for a separate ministry to be created that would aim to increase happiness and feelin...
Friday, April 15, 2016

Blini

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     The original blini are similar to French crêpes, if only a bit thicker. This is the kind that you will be served 99% of the time in Rus...