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This is information for the most motivated applicants for one of Russian language summer courses at Russian language school «Enjoy Russian». If you are really interested in Russian language, history and culture, but you can not afford studying in Russia, you can apply for the scholarship, covering the tuition fee in our Summer Russian Language ( Read more... )

You are welcome to new resource lrusl.com!  It's for foreigners interested in Russian language and culture. To study Russian's interesting now with on-line tutor. Just choose your personal tutor and lessons in the site and have on-line lessons via Skype or Live messenger.

At our school we have mostly text books of American authors and editions. I have chance to compare them with Russian text books and European. Of course American editions have good and bad sides as any other editions.The good thing that I like about them is citing a lot of examples from real reality, meaning that the theory is usually linked to the ( Read more... )

In the 1980's, when Gorbechov was opening Russia to the west, many changes were also happening in the USA. One of those changes was in our attitude toward the USSR. Most Americans liked Gorbechov and the changes he stood for. Yakov Smirnoff, a Russian comedian who defected to the USA, helped ease Cold War anxiety by supplying the USA with laughs. ( Read more... )

In the 1950's, pressure from police on the trucking industry, as well as the use of the CB radio by American truckers caused an interesting rivalry between the two groups. Truck drivers were seen by police as a criminal element, as many truckers engaged in nefarious activities such as smuggling of contraband, speeding, not paying tolls, and fudging ( Read more... )

Thanksgiving Day is a holiday that celebrates the arrival of Europeans to the American colonies. As such, the USA is the only country that celebrates it. Traditional foods include corn, pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, squash, and a baked turkey, among other things. It is also traditional for the President to pardon two turkeys on or before ( Read more... )

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These are soldiers... Look closely. =) Did the USSR have anything like this?


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