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06.05.202514:15
Storks nesting on the Allenburg Church in the village of Druzhba, Kaliningrad Region
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06.05.202509:19
10 AMAZING works of Soviet avant-garde!
In the 1920s and the first half of the 1930s, the avant-garde still prevailed in the USSR everywhere: in art, architecture and literature.
Photography was not left behind: inspired by freedom and new forms, Soviet photographers experimented with new angles and subjects. Works of Alexander Rodchenko, Yakob Khalip, Boris Kudoyarov and others became classics of Soviet photography. Below are some of the best.
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In the 1920s and the first half of the 1930s, the avant-garde still prevailed in the USSR everywhere: in art, architecture and literature.
Photography was not left behind: inspired by freedom and new forms, Soviet photographers experimented with new angles and subjects. Works of Alexander Rodchenko, Yakob Khalip, Boris Kudoyarov and others became classics of Soviet photography. Below are some of the best.
📷 Courtesy of the Zotov Center
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05.05.202511:18
What does the expression “don’t spill the water” mean?
If you have a friend with whom you are inseparable, share everything with and know that you can rely on them in times of need, then you are friends не разлей вода (“ne razlei voda”) or “don’t spill the water”.
It is believed that this expression comes from the custom of pouring water on bulls that got into a fight. It was impossible to separate two angry animals, so peasants doused them with water to stop the fight. Over time, the expression got a figurative meaning. This is how they began to talk about best friends.
An English equivalent would be: “As thick as thieves.”
Credit: Stephen Simpson/Getty Images
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If you have a friend with whom you are inseparable, share everything with and know that you can rely on them in times of need, then you are friends не разлей вода (“ne razlei voda”) or “don’t spill the water”.
It is believed that this expression comes from the custom of pouring water on bulls that got into a fight. It was impossible to separate two angry animals, so peasants doused them with water to stop the fight. Over time, the expression got a figurative meaning. This is how they began to talk about best friends.
An English equivalent would be: “As thick as thieves.”
Credit: Stephen Simpson/Getty Images
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28.04.202515:01
A beautiful Balkar dress and national dance…! 💃
Video by: t.me/ansambl_balkaria
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26.04.202511:34
Mars, Paris, Afrikanda – these places are all on the map of Russia.
Find out what other unusual and exotic names can be found on it.
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Find out what other unusual and exotic names can be found on it.
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06.05.202513:02
Kirov Region in 3 Russian words
This region with its vast forests and diverse fauna is a true paradise for hunters and fishermen. Here are three of its main symbols.
1️⃣ ВИКТОР ВАСНЕЦОВ (Viktor Vasnetsov)
Famous Russian artist, master of historical and folklore painting Viktor Vasnetsov was born on May 15, 1848, in the village of Lopyal in the Vyatka province, which is now located in Kirov Region. The Trinity Church, where he was baptized, has been preserved there.
2️⃣ ПАРЕЙАЗАВР (Pareiasaur)
Not far from the city of Kotelnich is one of the world's largest locations of herbivorous anapsid parareptiles, pareiasaurs. The most valuable of the finds is a complete skeleton of a baby pareiasaur.
3️⃣ ВЯТСКОЕ КРУЖЕВО (Vyatka lace)
Vyatka lace-making originated in the 18th century and is today the hallmark of Kirov Region. The local lace is characterized by complex plot works, a variety of background lattices and sharp shapes of patterns.
Credit: Viktor Vasnetsov/The State Tretyakov Gallery; Public domain; Stanislav Shakleyn/Sputnik
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This region with its vast forests and diverse fauna is a true paradise for hunters and fishermen. Here are three of its main symbols.
1️⃣ ВИКТОР ВАСНЕЦОВ (Viktor Vasnetsov)
Famous Russian artist, master of historical and folklore painting Viktor Vasnetsov was born on May 15, 1848, in the village of Lopyal in the Vyatka province, which is now located in Kirov Region. The Trinity Church, where he was baptized, has been preserved there.
2️⃣ ПАРЕЙАЗАВР (Pareiasaur)
Not far from the city of Kotelnich is one of the world's largest locations of herbivorous anapsid parareptiles, pareiasaurs. The most valuable of the finds is a complete skeleton of a baby pareiasaur.
3️⃣ ВЯТСКОЕ КРУЖЕВО (Vyatka lace)
Vyatka lace-making originated in the 18th century and is today the hallmark of Kirov Region. The local lace is characterized by complex plot works, a variety of background lattices and sharp shapes of patterns.
Credit: Viktor Vasnetsov/The State Tretyakov Gallery; Public domain; Stanislav Shakleyn/Sputnik
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06.05.202506:18
Who can become a godfather or godmother in Russia?
Baptism is one of the most important sacraments in the life of an Orthodox person. The obligatory participants in this rite are godparents. These are the people who vouch for a person entering Orthodoxy, those who will instruct in the faith.
There should be one godparent, but, according to established tradition, usually two are chosen – spiritual father and mother.
However, there are a number of restrictions for those who can become godparents.
First of all, the godparent must be an Orthodox Christian themselves, who regularly receives Communion (a sacrament during which believers partake of bread and wine, symbolizing the body and blood of Christ). They must also have reached the age of ecclesiastical adulthood to realize the responsibility they have taken on: 15 years for men and 13 for women.
The status of godparent or spiritual parent implies a willingness to take on the responsibility of raising a child in Orthodoxy and attending church with the godchild.
Monks cannot become godparents, since they have renounced everything worldly upon taking the position nor can biological parents of someone who is entering Orthodoxy.
The status of a godparent has no retroactive effect: no matter what happens in the future, godparents do not change.
Credit: Vitaly Belousov/Sputnik
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Baptism is one of the most important sacraments in the life of an Orthodox person. The obligatory participants in this rite are godparents. These are the people who vouch for a person entering Orthodoxy, those who will instruct in the faith.
There should be one godparent, but, according to established tradition, usually two are chosen – spiritual father and mother.
However, there are a number of restrictions for those who can become godparents.
First of all, the godparent must be an Orthodox Christian themselves, who regularly receives Communion (a sacrament during which believers partake of bread and wine, symbolizing the body and blood of Christ). They must also have reached the age of ecclesiastical adulthood to realize the responsibility they have taken on: 15 years for men and 13 for women.
The status of godparent or spiritual parent implies a willingness to take on the responsibility of raising a child in Orthodoxy and attending church with the godchild.
Monks cannot become godparents, since they have renounced everything worldly upon taking the position nor can biological parents of someone who is entering Orthodoxy.
The status of a godparent has no retroactive effect: no matter what happens in the future, godparents do not change.
Credit: Vitaly Belousov/Sputnik
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05.05.202510:56
We already covered idioms with colors, nature, cats and dogs. We're doing seasons of the year this time!
❓Do you have similar idioms in your language? Share below!
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04.05.202510:21
Russian impressionism was born spontaneously at the end of the 19th century, initially under the influence of French masters, but with a bright national flavor. Thus, Ilya Repin and Vasily Polenov were simultaneously seized by the idea of enriching Russian ideological realism with light and air. And the artists of the next generation, such as Valentin Serov and Konstantin Korovin, picked up and developed ideas independently.
Here are some examples of how Russian art comprehended the new trend in painting. 🎨
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Here are some examples of how Russian art comprehended the new trend in painting. 🎨
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27.04.202515:05
This Soviet partisan terrorized the #Nazis with “coal mines.”
Right in front of the enemy's nose railroader Konstantin Zaslonov masterfully destroyed #German steam locomotives and cars.
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Right in front of the enemy's nose railroader Konstantin Zaslonov masterfully destroyed #German steam locomotives and cars.
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26.04.202509:34
How a Russian prospector ‘conquered’ Australia
Ivan Fedorov (Fredericks) is little known in his homeland of Russia, but is deeply respected in Western Australia. This native of Arkhangelsk moved there in the second half of the 19th century, at the height of the gold rush.
The two-meter giant, who the Australians called ‘Russian Jack’, possessed remarkable strength. He carried large logs with ease and bent iron crowbars. He also designed and then carried an unusually large and heavy prospector’s wheelbarrow.
However, it was not at all because of his strength that Fedorov became popular in Australia. The secret was in his boundless kindness, sense of camaraderie and readiness to come to the rescue at any moment.
More than once, ‘Russian Jack’ saved the lives of fellow prospectors he would meet in the waterless desert. He would put exhausted and sweltering people into his wheelbarrow and, dropping his own work, would immediately take them into town.
Once, he took one dying prospector more than 160 km to the nearest doctor. It was this episode that formed the basis for the monument to ‘Russian Jack’ that was erected in 1979 in the town of Halls Creek, a place he often visited.
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Ivan Fedorov (Fredericks) is little known in his homeland of Russia, but is deeply respected in Western Australia. This native of Arkhangelsk moved there in the second half of the 19th century, at the height of the gold rush.
The two-meter giant, who the Australians called ‘Russian Jack’, possessed remarkable strength. He carried large logs with ease and bent iron crowbars. He also designed and then carried an unusually large and heavy prospector’s wheelbarrow.
However, it was not at all because of his strength that Fedorov became popular in Australia. The secret was in his boundless kindness, sense of camaraderie and readiness to come to the rescue at any moment.
More than once, ‘Russian Jack’ saved the lives of fellow prospectors he would meet in the waterless desert. He would put exhausted and sweltering people into his wheelbarrow and, dropping his own work, would immediately take them into town.
Once, he took one dying prospector more than 160 km to the nearest doctor. It was this episode that formed the basis for the monument to ‘Russian Jack’ that was erected in 1979 in the town of Halls Creek, a place he often visited.
Credit: Public domain
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06.05.202511:19
Russian wordlists: Labor Day & May holidays
Russians have almost a whole week of holidays in early May, which is devoted to Labor Day and Victory Day. This is one of the most favorite times of the year, with a boom of domestic tourism, barbeques in nature and the beginning of the dacha (country house) season. Let us familiarize ourselves with some of the accompanying vocabulary.
May holidays – Майские праздники (maiskiye prazdniki)
Weekend (and days off) – Выходные (vykhodnye)
Vacation – Отдых (otdykh)
Dacha (countryside house) – Дача (dacha)
Garden plot – Садовый участок (sadovy uchastok)
Seedlings – Рассада (rassada)
Labor Day – День труда
May 1 – Первое мая OR Первомай (Pervoye maya or Pervomay)
Stroll in nature – Прогулка на природе (progulka na pripode)
Picnic – Пикник
Barbeque – Шашлык (shashlyk)
Skewers – Шампуры (shampury)
Cook on grill – Готовить на гриле (gotovit’ na grile)
Trip to another city – Поездка в другой город (poezdka v drugoi gorod)
Hiking – поход (pokhod)
Going to the theater / museum – Поход в театр / в музей (pokhod v teatr / v muzei)
Cultural program – Культурная программа (kulturnaya programma)
Victory Day - День Победы (Den Pobedy)
Parade – Парад (parad)
World War II – Вторая мировая война (vtoraya mirovaya voina), most frequently referred as Great Patriotic War – Великая Отечественная война (velikaya otechestvennaya voina)
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Russians have almost a whole week of holidays in early May, which is devoted to Labor Day and Victory Day. This is one of the most favorite times of the year, with a boom of domestic tourism, barbeques in nature and the beginning of the dacha (country house) season. Let us familiarize ourselves with some of the accompanying vocabulary.
May holidays – Майские праздники (maiskiye prazdniki)
Weekend (and days off) – Выходные (vykhodnye)
Vacation – Отдых (otdykh)
Dacha (countryside house) – Дача (dacha)
Garden plot – Садовый участок (sadovy uchastok)
Seedlings – Рассада (rassada)
Labor Day – День труда
May 1 – Первое мая OR Первомай (Pervoye maya or Pervomay)
Stroll in nature – Прогулка на природе (progulka na pripode)
Picnic – Пикник
Barbeque – Шашлык (shashlyk)
Skewers – Шампуры (shampury)
Cook on grill – Готовить на гриле (gotovit’ na grile)
Trip to another city – Поездка в другой город (poezdka v drugoi gorod)
Hiking – поход (pokhod)
Going to the theater / museum – Поход в театр / в музей (pokhod v teatr / v muzei)
Cultural program – Культурная программа (kulturnaya programma)
Victory Day - День Победы (Den Pobedy)
Parade – Парад (parad)
World War II – Вторая мировая война (vtoraya mirovaya voina), most frequently referred as Great Patriotic War – Великая Отечественная война (velikaya otechestvennaya voina)
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05.05.202515:06
This Soviet signalman gloriously destroyed German tanks!
Petr Stemasov, the commander of the radio operator's section, had to master the art of #artillery in just a few minutes. And he successfully coped with this impossible task.
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Petr Stemasov, the commander of the radio operator's section, had to master the art of #artillery in just a few minutes. And he successfully coped with this impossible task.
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04.05.202512:23
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A large-scale exhibition of Boris Kustodiev has opened in Moscow's Tretyakov Gallery.
Сheck out his most interesting paintings.
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Сheck out his most interesting paintings.
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26.04.202513:34
Beautiful folk dance ensemble from Kostroma! 💃💃💃💃
Video by: t.me/russiannationaldanceshowkostroma
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26.04.202509:34
05.05.202512:38
For Soviet citizens, spring was not only a time of nature renewal, but also of ‘subbotniks’ (official Saturday public cleanups) and demonstrations.
We reveal how Soviet photographers saw them. 👉 📷
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We reveal how Soviet photographers saw them. 👉 📷
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04.05.202512:23
This village near Moscow has the longest geographical name in Russia!
‘Poselok opytnogo khozyaystva tsentral'noy torfo-bolotnoy opytnoy stantsii’ (‘The settlement of the experimental farm of the central peat bog experimental station’) – try saying this name without pauses. No luck? No wonder, because this is the longest official geographical name that can be found on the map of Russia. It has 63 letters!
It’s located in Moscow Region, a few kilometers from the city of Dmitrov. Since the beginning of the 20th century, scientists have been studying the features of marshy soil in this area, in the floodplain of the Yakhroma River. It turned out that excellent vegetable harvests could be obtained in drained areas. In the mid-1950s, a peat-marsh experimental station of the Institute of Reclaimed Lands appeared there, which dealt with the use of peat and peat bogs in agriculture. Gradually, a settlement was formed at the station. Now, less than 50 people live there.
The settlement, however, has a competitor – ‘Poselok tsentralnoy usadby sovkhoza ‘40 let Oktyabrya’’ (‘The settlement of the central farmstead of the ‘40 Years of October’ state farm’). Yes, this is also a geographical name. But, it only has 46 letters!
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‘Poselok opytnogo khozyaystva tsentral'noy torfo-bolotnoy opytnoy stantsii’ (‘The settlement of the experimental farm of the central peat bog experimental station’) – try saying this name without pauses. No luck? No wonder, because this is the longest official geographical name that can be found on the map of Russia. It has 63 letters!
It’s located in Moscow Region, a few kilometers from the city of Dmitrov. Since the beginning of the 20th century, scientists have been studying the features of marshy soil in this area, in the floodplain of the Yakhroma River. It turned out that excellent vegetable harvests could be obtained in drained areas. In the mid-1950s, a peat-marsh experimental station of the Institute of Reclaimed Lands appeared there, which dealt with the use of peat and peat bogs in agriculture. Gradually, a settlement was formed at the station. Now, less than 50 people live there.
The settlement, however, has a competitor – ‘Poselok tsentralnoy usadby sovkhoza ‘40 let Oktyabrya’’ (‘The settlement of the central farmstead of the ‘40 Years of October’ state farm’). Yes, this is also a geographical name. But, it only has 46 letters!
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02.05.202514:23
Let's learn some polite phrases in Russian!
The Most Russian American Tim Kirby will teach you to say 'please', 'thank you' and other ways to be polite in Russian.
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The Most Russian American Tim Kirby will teach you to say 'please', 'thank you' and other ways to be polite in Russian.
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26.04.202512:25
Karavay: Slavic bread to welcome guests
Ever seen how honored diplomats and foreign leaders are greeted in Russia with bread and salt? Well, it's an old tradition.
From very old times, it's been a custom in Russia to meet guests 'with bread and salt' (it has even become an aphorism).
And 'karavai' is a round shaped bread and a symbol for happiness and abundance. That's why it's also a must at every Slavic wedding and even modern Russians sometimes follow the tradition. The bride and groom should be the first to take a bite of the ‘karavay’ and then they share it with all the guests, as if sharing their happiness.
'Karavai' is traditionally decorated with ears molded from the bread (for prosperity), clusters of guelder rose (for kids) and two rings or a pair of swans (as a symbol of fidelity).
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Ever seen how honored diplomats and foreign leaders are greeted in Russia with bread and salt? Well, it's an old tradition.
From very old times, it's been a custom in Russia to meet guests 'with bread and salt' (it has even become an aphorism).
And 'karavai' is a round shaped bread and a symbol for happiness and abundance. That's why it's also a must at every Slavic wedding and even modern Russians sometimes follow the tradition. The bride and groom should be the first to take a bite of the ‘karavay’ and then they share it with all the guests, as if sharing their happiness.
'Karavai' is traditionally decorated with ears molded from the bread (for prosperity), clusters of guelder rose (for kids) and two rings or a pair of swans (as a symbol of fidelity).
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26.04.202509:09
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