Bandy

Bandy is a team winter sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal. The rules of the game have many similarities to those of association soccer.

The game is played on a rectangle of ice the same size as a soccer field. Each team has eleven players, one of whom is the goalkeeper. A standard bandy match consists of two halves of 45 minutes each. The offside rule is also similar to that observed in soccer.

Bandy is considered a national sport in Russia. Although the modern rules were written in England, the Russians claim to be the inventors of the game.

In the link you will find the homepage to the Russian team's Bandy site.

Баста - Райские Яблоки

A really interesting video, sort of a poem that wants to become a song (albeit a rap song, but a song nonetheless). Just thought I might it share with you guys!

Мой перевод на английский стихотворения Пушкина, под названием "Виноград"

ВИНОГРАД

Не стану я жалеть о розах,
Увядших с легкою весной;
Мне мил и виноград на лозах,
В кистях созревший под горой,
Краса моей долины злачной,
Отрада осени златой,
Продолговатый и прозрачный,
Как персты девы молодой.

Grape

I shall not regret the roses,
Wilted by a mild spring;
Grapes on the vine are dear to me,
In my hands and ripened under the mountain's shadow.
The beauty of my lush valley,
And the delight of a golden autumn,
Oblong and transparent,
Are like the fingers of a young maiden.

Russian Music through the ages

I have grown to really enjoy Russian music throughout the time I've been studying the Language in University. These are two of my favorite songs, which also do well in showing the progression of Russian music over the years ('80s-ish to present)

This first one, by Editha Pyekha, is a really great song about youth and years gone by.



The second one, by the artist Velvet, is a current top 50 hit in Russia (as per www.101.ru).

To Russia in 2018!

So, I'm sure a lot of you have heard about the results of the location decisions for the FIFA World Cup in футбол. Here's some more info on it and its other sporty activities :)

Taken form the BBC News Website:

The impact of winning the bid was illustrated in the headline "Russia, live with the World" which appeared in one of the main Russian newspapers.

And analysts suggest that the World Cup will improve the institutions of civil society and the well-being of the nation.

Government support was a key factor in securing the tournament for Russia and the country will be a focus for major sporting events in the next eight years.

Apart from the Winter Olympics and Kazan Universiade, there will be a first Formula One grand prix in Russia in 2014, the World Athletics Championships in 2013 and, more than likely, the ice hockey World Championship in 2016.

Also, my recordings are with David Kincaid's post.

Russian Online Radio Website

http://www.101.ru/

This is a great website full of different types of online russian radio stations It's all in Russian, but радио isn't all that hard to figure out, now is it? :P

Also, my recordings are with David K's post.