She wasn’t made in Russia, but she’s certainly made it in Russia, many many times.
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Russia definitely gave the world The Periodic Table of Elements. However, it took an American Harvard professor to really make it a hit.
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The disturbing fusion of not-the-brightest-men-God-ever-put-on-the-planet, and way too much horsepower, turns driving into a primeval contact sport in Moscow, with its own very specific playbook.
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I don’t understand why there is a day set aside for some Past Their Sell By Date Customs’ Officers... full-throttle Soviet style bacchanalia: lavish cheesy concerts, Josef Kabzon, mayonnaise fueled…
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At the moment, Russia has 14 neighbors, and not all of them are the kind you could pop over and borrow a cup of sugar from.
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“Dude,” said Joe laughing, “what do you mean…section?” “You know,” I explained, “like biography, early church history, interior design, fiction, foreign fiction –“ “Jenny B!” exclaimed Joe, laughing his head…
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Nowadays, everyone wants to either work for the government or for a foreign company. No one seems to want to start a business, and, you can't because the paperwork is…
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Some Russians, of course, don’t ever bother to learn any foreign languages, even if they decide to permanently distance themselves physically from the Slavic-speaking world. This can work as there…
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The mistake foreigners make about HR managers when they come to Russia, is that they think these kinds people will perform the same functions and services as they did in…
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When a Russian is trying to get something out of you, they automatically make whatever they are asking for a diminutive and insert the adjective “nimnogo” or “not much” so…
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