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- Sociedade e cultura
Get to know Russia from the inside out, with podcasts on Russian language, culture and the latest news.
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Plug It, Mute It, or Hear It
The words for things that shut out sound and let you hear it are the same in Russian. Of course they are.
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Alexei Navalny and the Secret List of Forbidden Words
It's hard to know where general language ends and criminal slangs begins.
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And Yet It's Nevertheless, All the Same, After All
The joy of particles (not).
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A Guide to Giving a Bribe in Russian
What you say when you bribe depends on whether you want something or they want something.
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Who is Gulya and Why Do We Care About Her Nose?
The preposition "c" has some weird constructions.
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Spitting, Eating Your Teeth and Other Weird Gestures
When a person eats his teeth, is that bad or good? Or even possible?