Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Хорошо!
Привет! Здравствуйте! What a fun time it has been being in Russian in the past few months! I never knew that there were so many opportunities here in SPREES with different events happening all over the campus. Whether it may be georgian cooking (which I hope to go sometime soon, or even being in the music school (while learning some русский pieces with the help of Dr. Zavlunov) ; I am always surrounded by Russian, making it a part of my life that is not specially in the music school.
Also with the Russian Festival underway, it makes it so much more нитересный!
Also with the Russian Festival underway, it makes it so much more нитересный!
Funny Russian Hats
The Russian winter headgear is somewhat infamous... Known as "shapka," it is essential to the Russian winter attire. There are two famous hats specifically, the "Ushanka" and the "Kubanka." There are many ways to make both of them, with differing fabrics and colors.
The Ushanka is a large, warm hat with two big ear flaps, and has a rich history. The first hat to look anywhere similar to it was created in the 17th century, and was known as a "treukh," or three ears. The ear flaps were actually pulled up, and it looked hilarious: 10/10 funny hat. The more modern version, unfortunately, losing some of it's original pazazz. Now, the ear flaps actually fall over the ears to provide some legitimate use.
The Kubanka, however, is even more disappointing, but is nonetheless a popular winter hat. It is named after the Russian providence of Kuban, and is significantly newer than the Ushanka. It's round with a flat top, and is generally made of some kind of thick fur, like that of a black fox. This dismal hat is actually quite fashionable, and has been repeatedly featured in the collections of high end designers, such as Chanel's winter collections. Not a very funny hat, but it would definitely look great on you if you had a small head. 2/10 on humor rating, but I think I'd wear it if I was trying to look cool in the winter anywhere but Florida.
Sent from my iPhone
The Russian winter headgear is somewhat infamous... Known as "shapka," it is essential to the Russian winter attire. There are two famous hats specifically, the "Ushanka" and the "Kubanka." There are many ways to make both of them, with differing fabrics and colors.
The Ushanka is a large, warm hat with two big ear flaps, and has a rich history. The first hat to look anywhere similar to it was created in the 17th century, and was known as a "treukh," or three ears. The ear flaps were actually pulled up, and it looked hilarious: 10/10 funny hat. The more modern version, unfortunately, losing some of it's original pazazz. Now, the ear flaps actually fall over the ears to provide some legitimate use.
The Kubanka, however, is even more disappointing, but is nonetheless a popular winter hat. It is named after the Russian providence of Kuban, and is significantly newer than the Ushanka. It's round with a flat top, and is generally made of some kind of thick fur, like that of a black fox. This dismal hat is actually quite fashionable, and has been repeatedly featured in the collections of high end designers, such as Chanel's winter collections. Not a very funny hat, but it would definitely look great on you if you had a small head. 2/10 on humor rating, but I think I'd wear it if I was trying to look cool in the winter anywhere but Florida.
Sent from my iPhone
Food is Food and Food is great
С Приездом! No we are not in an airport, but we are in a place of international travel? Who is traveling you may ask? Why no other than your very own taste buds! Where are we traveling from? Straight from Sprees in Деланд, Флорида to Tbilis Georgia!! From Adzhika to Tq'mali! Georgian Food is quite хорошо! In order to gain a great perspective on Georgian culture, make sure to sign up for Dr. Denners weekly Georgian Cooking club Thursdays in Allen ! You wont forget it!
And remember, Georgian food is healthy, so even if you're above 40 you still might be soft in the rump!
До свидания!
And remember, Georgian food is healthy, so even if you're above 40 you still might be soft in the rump!
До свидания!
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Russian Music Festival this weekend!
Зравствуйте! If you enjoyed listening to the Balalaika on the video, then you should come to the Russian Music Festival's concert this Friday, October 27th, at 7:30pm in Lee Chapel! Prokofiev, Shostakovitch, Borodin, and more. Go to as much of the Russian Music Festival as you possibly can. Go hear Russian songs sung by fellow Elementary Russian students on Saturday's concert!
До свсиданя!
Also, I find it оченъ интересный that the Russian language has evolved very little over time as compared to other languages, such as English.
Also, I find it оченъ интересный that the Russian language has evolved very little over time as compared to other languages, such as English.
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Monday, October 16, 2017
Sunday, September 24, 2017
Russian Imperial Tea Party
ALSO, Russian club now has an Instagram. Feel free to follow us @stetsonurussianclub and look there for photos from meeting and announcements for future events.
Thursday, August 31, 2017
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Чудовищная русская пропись!
Русские прописные буквы.... Вот это да!
"Dearest Misha has deprived the lady-millionaire of lilies!"
Милейший Миша лишил лилии миллионершу...
If you're having trouble with a particular letter, check out these YouTube videos... They're pretty good!
Monday, August 28, 2017
(Kind of) learn to read Russian in 15 minutes!
This cartoon introduces you to the letters in the Russian alphabet, a subset of Cyrillic. It's pretty good... it has a lot of terminological problems, and some outright errors, but as a pragmatic and quick guide to learning the letters, it gets the job done. Enjoy!
It continues here...
It continues here...
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
A world of languages...
Twenty-three languages make up the native tongue of 4.1 billion people of the 7.2 billion inhabitants of earth. (There are at least 7,102 known languages.)
Russian is spoken as a mother tongue by 166 million people (and by many others, for whom it is used as a language of study or business). But not all the speakers of Russian are from Russia...
Russian is spoken as a mother tongue by 166 million people (and by many others, for whom it is used as a language of study or business). But not all the speakers of Russian are from Russia...
An overview of the Russian alphabet
If you're having problems learning the alphabet, or if you're just bored... please watch An Introduction to the Russian Alphabet (total of around 30 minutes). Да, знаю! Yeah, I know... It's really rough and I'm really longwinded, but watch it anyway.
In class, I provide you with a list of "sight words." (Here's a copy.) These are simple Russian words, often cognates with English or another language. The premise: You start with the first word, which is made up of shared letters between Russian and English. Then, word by word, the list introduces and reinforces new letters. By the time you complete the list, you've learned all 3444 letters in the Russian alphabet! You can listen to me reading the list of words here.
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
LAB 3 RUS 202
УРОК 7. ЛИНГАФОННЫЙ КАБИНЕТ (ТРЕТЬЯ НЕДЕЛЯ)
Вы записались? Have you
signed up? ORAL EXAM! НЕ ЖДИТЕ! Don’t wait to
sign up!
1) TAKE YOUR GRAMMAR QUIZ (15 min including check up)
2) ВИДЕО (35 min)
1. Посмотрите этот видеоклип
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CXPYZCbEOQ&feature=youtu.be
1. Посмотрите этот видеоклип
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CXPYZCbEOQ&feature=youtu.be
2. Сделайте
упражнения в рабочей тетради 07-24 – 07-29
(SAM p. 159-161)
Make sure to have your work checked. Let me know if you don’t understand any particular word or a certain episode.
Make sure to have your work checked. Let me know if you don’t understand any particular word or a certain episode.
LAB 3 RUS 102
УРОК 7. ЛИНГАФОННЫЙ КАБИНЕТ (ТРЕТЬЯ НЕДЕЛЯ)
Вы записались? Have you
signed up? ORAL EXAM! НЕ ЖДИТЕ! Don’t wait to sign up!
1) TAKE YOUR GRAMMAR QUIZ (15 min including check up)
2. Сделайте
упражнения 07-25 – 07-34 (SAM p. 168-172)
Here are
video-exercise matches:
7-27 Лилиана 00:00-00:23)
7-28 Студенты (Аня, Надя, Катя, Кристина) 00:23-1:40
7-29,7-30 Инна 1:40-3:30
7-31 Всеволод Осипов 3:30-5:26
7-32 Дина Александровна 5:26-6:20
7-33 Ирина Николаевна 6:20-7:19
7-34 Зоя Османовна 7:19-9:10
Make sure to have your work checked. Let me know if you don’t understand any particular word or a certain episode.
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
1 ПОСЛУШАЙТЕ ПЕСЕНКУ ЧЕРЕПАХИ (=listen to the song of the turtle, it’s a very
popular and sweet cartoon song that will help you remember the verbs of
position)
See the link
below. Start at 1:00 min, go till
2:33 Fill in the blanks in the transcript in your handout:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKEblbzoasI «Как львёнок и черепаха пели песню»
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKEblbzoasI «Как львёнок и черепаха пели песню»
Прослушайте песенку еще раз здесь
(=listen to
the song once again here): It's an excellent website for learning Russian. Drag and drop a word to the red area to see all the forms, the translation etc. ХОРОШО?
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Thursday, January 26, 2017
Revised SPREES Russian Tutoring Schedule Spring 2017
Репетиторы по русскому языку
SPREES TUTORING HOURS – Spring 2017
Monika Chojnacka
Wednesdays
in the LAB 12-2:00pm
Tuesdays
in SPREES 10:30-11:30 am
Thursdays
in SPREES Center 2:15-3:15 pm
******************************************
Brittany
Kovalskaya
Tuesdays in SPREES 1:00-2:00 pm
Wednesdays in the LAB
11am-2:30 pm
Thursdays in SPREES Center 1:00-3:00 pm
***********************************************
Ryan
White
Wednesdays in the LAB 12:00-1:15 pm
Tuesdays in SPREES 1-1:45pm and
Thursdays in SPREES 2-3 pm
Ana
Gryshnya
Wednesdays in LAB 11:00 am-12:00 pm
Tuesdays in SPREES 10-11 am and
Thursdays in SPREES 2:30-3:30 pm
Lindsay
McGrath
Tuesdays 11:30 am - 2 pm and Fridays 12-2:30 pm in
SPREES
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Russian Club Winter Extravaganza
WINTER
EXTRAVAGANZA
Join SPREES Russian Club in celebration of the new year. Learn about
the interesting Russian holiday culture while enjoying authentic
imported Russian food and tea.
Thursday (January 26th) at 7:30 p.m. in the SPREES Center
EXTRAVAGANZA
Join SPREES Russian Club in celebration of the new year. Learn about
the interesting Russian holiday culture while enjoying authentic
imported Russian food and tea.
Thursday (January 26th) at 7:30 p.m. in the SPREES Center
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Репетиторы по русскому языку
SPREES TUTORING HOURS – Spring 2017
Monika Chojnacka
Wednesdays
in the LAB 12-2:30pm
Tuesdays
in SPREES 10:30-11:30 am
Thursdays
in SPREES Center 2:15-4:00 pm
******************************************
Brittany
Kovalskaya
Tuesdays in SPREES 1:00-2:00 pm
Wednesdays in the LAB
11am-2:30 pm
Thursdays in SPREES Center 1:00-3:00 pm
***********************************************
Ryan
White
Wednesdays in the LAB 12:00-1:15 pm
Tuesdays in SPREES 1-2 pm and
Thursdays in SPREES 2-3 pm
Ana
Gryshnya
Wednesdays in LAB 11:00 am-11:50 pm
Tuesdays in SPREES 3-4 pm and
Thursdays in SPREES 3-4 pm
Lindsay
McGrath
Mondays 12-2:30 pm and Fridays 12-2:30 pm in SPREES
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