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| Parenting | 3/31/2005 | Leo |
Q: I am looking for information on perspectives on parenting in different cultures. I understand that ...
A: Rachel. Thank you for your questions. 1-2. As you know, generalizations on any topic are misleading ...
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| Russian atmosphere | 3/15/2005 | Sergey Feduleyev |
Q: So I'll begin college in the fall, and which foreign language i choose to take is a huge deal for me ...
A: Surprisingly enough, Germans and Russians are not that much different. If you get along with the ...
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| More Russian Names | 2/23/2005 | Sergey Feduleyev |
Q: I just started reading Crime and Punishment. I know absolutely nothing about Russian, so I have ...
A: 1) Yes, there are lots of suffixes in Russian language helping to express yourself in the most ...
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| Russian/Slovik Water Gods | 1/28/2005 | Sergey Feduleyev |
Q: I am having to do a paper for the University of Iowa on Russian/Slovik Water Gods. I know of Bannik ...
A: I have found a couple of links for you. Information is actually quite poor. ...
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| pysanky making | 1/26/2005 | Leo |
Q: I have made Ukrainian Easter eggs for 39 years starting at 10 yrs old. The past two years the dyes I ...
A: Suzie, thank you for this question. The first part about Ukrainian Easter eggs is outside of my ...
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| live in Russia | 1/6/2005 | Sergey Feduleyev |
Q: I really appreciate that. I am looking out for a job in Finance / ERP implementation / Business ...
A: Well, you could try. But being myself a programmer, I do not know much about financial area. The ...
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| clothing question | 1/5/2005 | Sergey Feduleyev |
Q: I am from America, and I will be traveling to Russia in the Spring/Summer. I am used to traveling in ...
A: I know well that in Japan school girl uniform often includes short skirts that they wear even in the ...
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| live in Russia | 1/2/2005 | Sergey Feduleyev |
Q: Nice to come across your site and the raving comments of people about you. I was abroad for a long ...
A: If you don't speak Russian, I would not advise to seek for a job in Russia, unless you are a highly ...
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| Russian Songs !!!! | 12/26/2004 | Sergey Feduleyev |
Q: !!! well like i told u earlier, i have been to russia twice. i was rather impressed by the night ...
A: 1. The main problem could be the bureaucracy. Your request can be denied if your papers are not ...
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| russian people with indians | 12/17/2004 | Sergey Feduleyev |
Q: ive been reading the messages posted to u by other readers and the reason im asking u a questions is ...
A: 1. Indians as in India, not american indians, right? Attitude is very good. Indian musical movies ...
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| Last Name | 12/3/2004 | Sergey Feduleyev |
Q: Do you have any familiarity with the name Kupcha and is that name, or some variation of it, known to ...
A: Sorry for the big delay. I was moving and got carried away with tons of different things. Anyway, I ...
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| Russian names | 11/12/2004 | Sergey Feduleyev |
Q: My son was born in Krasnoyarsk. We kept his Russian name, Nikolay. I have noticed in Russian ...
A: 1. In Russian there is only one way to spell Nikolay. It's the transliteration to Latin alphabet ...
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| Translation | 11/10/2004 | Sergey Feduleyev |
Q: How would I say, "Such is life." in Russian? Thanks. Answer - "Takova zhizn'" in latin ...
A: Well... First word has all vowels short. Sounds a little bit like "tuh-koh-vuh". With the last ...
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| Russian business culture | 10/22/2004 | Sergey Feduleyev |
Q: For the professional woman, if you are traveling to russia on business, what is the business attire ...
A: It really depends on the nature of business you are in. If you are not in show-business then you can ...
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| Vygotsky's Learning Theory | 10/21/2004 | Sergey Feduleyev |
Q: I am a teacher-educator for years and have been exposed to mainly two paradigms. The ...
A: I am no teacher so most of the words you said here are like an alien language to me. But I searched ...
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| Family | 10/2/2004 | Sergey Feduleyev |
Q: It's me again, I'm meeting my family but for some reason my Uncle Boris or my cousins Yerik and Yuri ...
A: Laughing in public is considered to be a not serious and childish behaviour. Russians prefer to ...
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| Russian Names | 10/2/2004 | Sergey Feduleyev |
Q: I am a Russian but I have two questions about something; Firstly Russian girls supposedly are ...
A: Here is a quick guide to constructing Russian names. The most common endings for Russian last names ...
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| Russian Dolls | 9/13/2004 | Sergey Feduleyev |
Q: My daughter has been asked at school to find out some info on Baboshla dolls, only basic as she is ...
A: I remember I have answered that question last week. But it's still marked as not answered. Have you ...
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| Russian Dolls | 9/12/2004 | Sergey Feduleyev |
Q: My daughter has been asked at school to find out some info on Baboshla dolls, only basic as she is ...
A: The only famous Russian dolls I know of are "matryoshka" dolls. They are wooden dolls that nest ...
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| Russian Men | 8/5/2004 | Sergey Feduleyev |
Q: I have a rather silly question. Can you tell me a little bit about the attitudes of Russian men ...
A: I'll try, though it's not easy to describe a whole nation in a couple of sentences. Simple things ...
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| Communist life | 7/20/2004 | Sergey Feduleyev |
Q: I am interested in what life is like living in a communist society. I don't really know what Russia ...
A: 1. Hmmm... Since I am still not retired, it's a tough question. If your job was health-impacting, ...
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| Communist life | 7/20/2004 | Sergey Feduleyev |
Q: I am interested in what life is like living in a communist society. I don't really know what Russia ...
A: 1. Yes, you were required to have a job. Only children, retired and disabled people could not have ...
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| on Siberian villages | 6/21/2004 | Sergey Feduleyev |
Q: I have heard that there are villages in the upper part of Siberia that are "cut off" from the world ...
A: There are 2 possible answers. 1. Probably some sort of echo of Lykovs family's story has reached ...
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| russian clothing | 5/5/2004 | Sergey Feduleyev |
Q: What is clothing like in russia? I'm doing a report comparing clothing customs in different ...
A: Of course, Russia is big and what people can find in stores of Moscow quite differs from what they ...
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| Russian pronunciation | 5/2/2004 | Sergey Feduleyev |
Q: Once again, I could use your help in identifying the proper stress of the following Russian words: ...
A: Again, I'll put a stress mark right before the stressed vowel. Ut'iny Br'asovy (strange word, may be ...
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| Russian History/Literature | 4/27/2004 | Sergey Feduleyev |
Q: how do you think that the treatment of women (both in the literature and culture) changed in Russia ...
A: Soon after the October Revolution (1917) equal rights for men and women were proclaimed. Women could ...
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| Russian names pronounced | 4/24/2004 | Sergey Feduleyev |
Q: I am a narrator of recorded books. Russian names are a constant problem for an American to pronounce ...
A: I cannot do the bold type here but I'll put a stress mark (') before a stressed vowel for you. ...
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| Music CD's in Russia? | 4/1/2004 | Sergey Feduleyev |
Q: I am corresponding with a girl in Kazan Russia and would like to send her some presents. If I send ...
A: Of course, it will play. The music CD format is universal. It is only the video that might cause ...
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| Russian festivities | 3/26/2004 | Sergey Feduleyev |
Q: Sergey, What would be the key festivities (New Year, Xmas, Easter ...) in Russia - both religious ...
A: The main one would be New Year. Family and friends holyday. This is the time when your get your ...
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| Values and Beliefs | 3/3/2004 | Sergey Feduleyev |
Q: My name is Todd and I'm from the United States. I'm currently a student graduating with an ...
A: 1) Superstitions. Sglaz. My dictionary translates it as hoodoo. Never heard that word before. Guess, ...
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| Values and Beliefs | 3/3/2004 | Sergey Feduleyev |
Q: My name is Todd and I'm from the United States. I'm currently a student graduating with an ...
A: If you could please hint me with what do you have in mind. Do you mean religious beliefs and how did ...
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| American Vs. Russian cultuers | 3/1/2004 | Sergey Feduleyev |
Q: Feduleyev, What is the difference between the role of men and women in Russian culture Vs. role of ...
A: 1) In the family. Woman is considered to be responsible for cooking, cleaning, raising children and ...
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| Russian Food | 1/5/2004 | Sergey Feduleyev |
Q: What do Russians typically eat? Like the Irish have their potatoes, the Italians have pasta, ...
A: Key entries of the Russian cuisine would be various soups and potatoes. Favorite soups are: schi ...
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| Russian People | 12/5/2003 | Sergey Feduleyev |
Q: I hope your not getting sick of me. Anyway, this question is about Russian people - what are they ...
A: No you are welcome to ask as much as you like. It's fun trying to answer your questions. First of ...
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| Russian Names | 11/16/2003 | Sergey Feduleyev |
Q: I have a question about Russian names. I know you can tell the sex of a person by looking at their ...
A: Russian last names have male and female forms because nouns have genders in Russian. Technically is ...
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| CIS attack helicopters | 1/8/2002 | Ka Fai Ng |
Q: I have heard of the older Soviet-era helicopters like the Hind and Hoplite. Have the CIS continued ...
A: To Jerome, I hope I didn't miss understand your question because CIS can mean a few things in ...
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| Chechen names | 1/7/2002 | Jennifer |
Q: In many western countries, people of the Islamic faith change their native names to a Muslim name, ...
A: That is a really good question. IF i'm not mistaken, they are given both Islamic names and Russian ...
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| Travel | 9/29/2001 | Jennifer |
Q: I am planning to travel to Moscow in the Christmas Holiday! I just want to know a few things before ...
A: The winter in Russia in general is tough. Make sure to take a lot of warm clothes. Dress in ...
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| cold war | 9/20/2001 | Ka Fai Ng |
Q: 1 what is ment by the cold war? 2what was some of the background causes of the cold war? 3how did ...
A: Sorry, the message before is a wrong respaond that I clicked. These are the answer: Answer for ...
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| Stalin | 9/17/2001 | Ka Fai Ng |
Q: Why was Stalin named the red Tsar? What was the irony in this?
A: Sorry it take me so long to answer because my computer has been down and need to be fix. Now the ...
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