декабрь | Amazing Russian

Olga Jarrell

Dec 2, 2021

Отзыв vs. Рецензия

The words отзыв and рецензия are often confused since both of them can be translated as "a review". Here are the definitions of the words...

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Olga Jarrell

Dec 20, 2020

Зимнее солнцестояние – Winter Solstice

21 декабря́ 2020 го́да – день зи́мнего солнцестоя́ния. В э́тот день со́лнце нахо́дится на минима́льной высоте́ над горизо́нтом. В...

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Olga Jarrell

Dec 28, 2015

Рожде́ственская коля́дка «Ще́дрик» | Christmas Carol "Shchedryk"

"Shchedryk" (from Ukrainian «Щедрий вечiр», "Bountiful Evening") is a Ukrainian Christmas carol, which was arranged by composer and...

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Olga Jarrell

Dec 27, 2015

Атрибуты новогоднего праздника | Attributes of New Year Celebration

Шампа́нское и икра́ | Champagne and Caviar While these items were in shorter supply during the Soviet period, it was then that they...

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Olga Jarrell

Dec 15, 2015

Дед Мороз и Снегурочка | Grandfather Frost and Snow Maiden

Ded Moroz (Дед Моро́з) or Father Frost, the Slavic version of Santa Claus, is a symbol of the Russian winter and New Year’s holiday...

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Olga Jarrell

Dec 13, 2015

Ёлка. Новогодняя или рождественская? Christmas or New Year Tree?

Unlike Americans who think of a decorated holiday tree as a Christmas tree (рожде́ственская ёлка), Russians always call it a New Year...

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Olga Jarrell

Dec 8, 2015

Новый год приходит с мандаринами | New Year Comes with Mandarins

I made a trip to a Russian store in Salt Lake City a few weeks ago and was surprised by the number of different 'sweet' gifts for kids in...

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