{?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?} A Comprehensive forum for Russian Learners 2011-04-03T20:14:21Z Copyright (c) 2012 ExpressionEngine tag:forum.russianlearn.com,2012:02:20 Vera and Veronika tag:forum.russianlearn.com,2011:/viewthread/.185 2011-04-03T15:05:05Z 2011-04-03T20:14:21Z anu gupta these names seem to be quite popular with russian women, and they sound much alike. is it true that Vera is diminutive from Veronika? or these are different names?

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Awesome wedding clip! tag:forum.russianlearn.com,2012:/viewthread/.225 2012-02-19T01:48:16Z 2012-02-19T01:55:59Z *Svetik* Hi, I found this video on YouTube and couldn’t help sharing it with you. It’s a really funny and cool wedding video clip made in a Ukrainian city called Sevastopol - but everybody speaks Russian there. The whole bunch of guys invited to the party (including parents and grandparents) are lip-synching to the “Black-Eyed Peas” song Tonight’s Gonna Be A Good Night. It’s truly awesome! You’ll love it!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMq45q5zM88

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SHASHLIK tag:forum.russianlearn.com,2010:/viewthread/.19 2010-04-25T00:41:55Z Zoe What is ‘shashlik’? As far as I know that’s some sort of meat but that seems to be all I know. What is it indeed?

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Bohemian Rhapsody translation tag:forum.russianlearn.com,2012:/viewthread/.227 2012-02-20T14:47:23Z Люся Hi, if a thought of translating Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ into Russian ever crosses your mind, here is a nice link to a sketch from Russia’s most popular comedy show. The two guys translated the song word-to-word and it turned out really funny:

http://fun.tochka.net/video/52082-bogemskaya-rapsodiya-ot-kharlamova-i-martirosyana/

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Longest reality show tag:forum.russianlearn.com,2012:/viewthread/.226 2012-02-19T01:59:06Z morena_bonita I heard that there is some reality show in Russia which has beaten all possible records of time being broadcast. Is it so? And if it is could you tell me more about it.

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Russian jokes tag:forum.russianlearn.com,2010:/viewthread/.60 2010-05-16T17:59:46Z BABOOSHKA What do the Russians usually joke about? What’s the most popular joke today?

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Russian Elections 2012 tag:forum.russianlearn.com,2011:/viewthread/.209 2011-05-30T14:36:15Z Passerby Hi! Would you mind sharing your opinions on what the elections in Russia will be like in 2012? Who’s gonna take part? Who’s gonna win? Will it be Medvedev against Putin?

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Russian Facebook tag:forum.russianlearn.com,2012:/viewthread/.224 2012-01-31T03:34:22Z 2012-01-31T03:34:50Z Wowka If - BY ANY CHANCE - you happen to be unaware, here is a link to the most popular Russian social network “VKontakte” (=“InContact”) which is a true clone of Facebook.

http://vk.com

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Vera tag:forum.russianlearn.com,2010:/viewthread/.72 2010-05-16T18:24:09Z morena_bonita What is the meaning of the name VERA?

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matreshka tag:forum.russianlearn.com,2011:/viewthread/.210 2011-06-17T18:21:11Z anu gupta Russia’s branded souvenir is naturally - matreshka. Is a nesting doll a truly Russian invention? Cause I heard different theories about it…

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