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The Russian Way

The Russian Way

http://linguist-baffled.blogspot.com

A Russian's advice on what to expect from Russia and explanation of some of the cultural differences.

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  • Preparing for Russia: Cyrillic signs

    Posted on Sunday October 5th, 2008 at 02:20 in , language, outdoors, russian, tips on russia

    FactMost street signs, billboards, signs in the subway etc. in Russia are in Russian without any English translation.Possible CausesRussian tourism industry isn't as developed as it is in other countries. 70 years of isolation during the Soviet rule ...

  • Preparing for Russia: Street Dogs

    Posted on Tuesday September 30th, 2008 at 01:46 in , outdoors, tips on russia

    FactMany foreigners are surprised at the amount of homeless dogs in Russia. The thing is that recently, legislation was passed forbidding the murder/slaughter/sedation (depending on your attitude) of street dogs. Now if they can only be sterilized a...

  • Preparing for Russia: Shabbiness

    Posted on Sunday September 28th, 2008 at 11:02 in , housing, material culture, outdoors, preparing for russia

    I've decided to start a series of advice bits for people going to visit Russia. They will mostly deal with things that may be different from your own culture or just shocking for a foreigner. The FactYou might find many of the Russian buildings, stre...

  • Russian Defaults

    Posted on Thursday September 4th, 2008 at 07:45 in , technology, web

    You probably heard the expression "to google something". Basically, it assumes your default search engine is Google. Well, in Russia it might not be the case. Here's what your average Russian is likely to use:Search engine: www.yandex.ru, occasionall...

  • Finally - Quality Coverage of the South Ossetia Conflict

    Posted on Wednesday August 27th, 2008 at 05:14 in , politics, war

    Have a look at this NY Times article. It analyzes the pros and cons, the likely causes and outcomes, and cites its sources. This is a paper that deserves my respect. And it's not even pro-Russian.Linguist Baffled (c)...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 8.75 out of a possible 10 based on 4 comments.

cyura

clay

A couple new historical novels by N.G. Smirnov (1890-1933) about life in Russia during the 1920s - Jack Vosmerkin - The American , and during the 18th century - The Land of the Sun , have just been translated and are now available (in Russian, too, of course). Just google Jack Vosmerkin to find links to both both.

Posted: Friday September 12th, 2008 at 17:16 | More Reviews From cyura | Report This Comment

chrisso

chrisso

Good blog. Interesting thoughts about media coverage of the Russia-Georgia conflict.

Posted: Tuesday September 2nd, 2008 at 05:04 | More Reviews From chrisso | Report This Comment

jlaquihon

Janoz Xn Yesu S. Laquihon

Nice one...
visit my blog at www.laquihonandsons.blogspot.com

Posted: Monday May 19th, 2008 at 22:06 | More Reviews From jlaquihon | Report This Comment

thesparrow

The Sparrow

Just to let you know the sparrow today flew over your lil yet fascinating nest on the net toady and saw life thru your eyes :) Keep up the good posts - you ca n sure try short stories !

Posted: Monday February 4th, 2008 at 06:13 | More Reviews From thesparrow | Report This Comment

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