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TwitterI wonder, who told people of that script that Nikita was a female name? I know in some countries some names can be both male and female. Some Russian male names have female forms too, such as
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Jacob Bruce
Декабрь 19th, 2009 No Comments
Moscow magician count could foretell future by the stars, healed diseases, etc.
Russian czar asked Bruce to give him to read his magic book as thanks for all the honors. According to rumors the book belonged to the king Solomon and revealed all mysteries, so with that book Bruce could know what was going on in every part of the Earth, what is hidden and where. The book was hidden in and didn't let anybody to find and read it. Bruce told the czar that he didn't have any mysterious books but “The Philosophy of Mystics”.
Posted in Miscellaneous Czar-Tank Of Capitan N.N. Lebedenko Also Known As “Netopyr” (Pipistrelle)
Декабрь 15th, 2009 No Comments
The giant “Czar-tank” was tested in 1917 on the north from Moscow. Although the machine wasn't looking as tanks we are used to now, it was the biggest one in the world (9 meters = 29,5' tall). It had 2 cannons and a few shotguns. Each of two big scape wheels was geared by 240 hp own gear (the gears were taken off from a shot down German zeppelin).
Posted in Miscellaneous Some Of Russian Superstitious Beliefs
Ноябрь 11th, 2009 2 Comments
There are very many of them and these are the ones I know and follow:
If you hiccup, it means somebody is thinking about you
If anything is lost, say “Devil, play with it and give back”
A spider in the house – to good money
Many flies in the house – to a decedent (before my grandma passed away in January a few years ago, we had many flies in our apartment in late autumn (October, November). We killed 20 flies a day during a week or a two. That was strange)
If you are not recognized, you will be rich
Tags: Gena The Crocodile’s Birthday Song In Different Laguages
Август 31st, 2009 No Comments
The Man Who Escaped. Slowly But Surely
Август 29th, 2009 1 Comment
Looks like this toy soldier creeped so far away that the seller has forgot about it and left. It reminded me a story that we read and listened on English lessons at school called "The Man Who Escaped".
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AA in Moscow
Август 16th, 2009 1 Comment
If you are an AA member who doesn't speak Russian but knows English, being in Moscow you can attend an English speaking meeting. You can find where it's located and the map . The members gather in this Anglican church so that you won't pass it by.
The Philosophy Behind Studying A Foreign Language
Август 4th, 2009 2 Comments
Why do you study a foreign language? To make money? As a hobby? Or do you have another reason? No matter what the reason is your goal is getting skills to express your thoughts the way you express it in your native language. When study a foreign language it is important to remember that the language is a tool.
Here is an example. You are going to a store. When you walk you don't think of every step, how to walk, how you move your legs. You just walk towards your destination.
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Июль 21st, 2009 No Comments
In Russia we call the "@" sign as "dog" (sobaka). I wonder how other countries call it. I know somewhere it's "kitten", somewhere it's "snail". I find it interesting 
Russian Samovar
Июль 19th, 2009 No Comments
Samovar is a Russian traditional device for heating water and making tea. Samovars may look differently but they all of them are made by the same technology and consist of the parts:
