Archives for: "July 2010, 02"
Russian advertisment of the day
July 2nd, 2010The Russian is pronounced "meeroo meer, a vahm plahmbeer", in other words, it rhymes. It means: "For the world — peace, and for you — plombir". Plombir is a type of ice cream. Ordinary ice cream in Russia per national standards (ГОСТ Р… more »
Let's drink sour cream
July 2nd, 2010The Russian word for sour cream is сметана, pronounced smee-tah-nah. They put in in soups, on salads, on crepes, just about anywhere. In our university cafeteria they even serve it in glasses for drinking. No, I'm not kidding. See the video. more »
Grafitti
July 2nd, 2010One of our students, Connor Hobby, snapped this shot in an underground walkway near his home:
It reads, "Behave so that our grandfathers and fathers will not be ashamed." I haven't figured out whether it's meant seriously or ironically.
I also like… more »
Lenin museum
July 2nd, 2010This afternoon we went to the Lenin Museum not far from where I live. Ideologically I'm not all that fond of Lenin, but back in the Soviet period I became used to going to Lenin locales, so this one was a no-brainer for me. It is set in a house where… more »
Friday 2010-07-02 schedule - public
July 2nd, 2010Details after 'read me'. more »
