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Post by Eric on Jan 7, 2006 4:32:07 GMT -7
Jaga, please feel free to post the photos I send you in the forum or on the webpage. I would like to share them with people who would be interested.  Also, if you want to see photos of Russian, Belarussian, Georgian cities, I can send them to you, too. Just let me know. Unfortunately, I have no capability to post them myself in the forum. |
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Post by Jaga on Jan 7, 2006 20:02:19 GMT -7
Eric, I liked your smile on this photo. But I wonder who would guess in front of what monument do you stand? It has still some writing in Russian?  |
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Post by nancy on Jan 7, 2006 22:00:01 GMT -7
Eric,
I like your hat!
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Post by leslie on Jan 8, 2006 3:47:26 GMT -7
Eric Good photo and good to see you. But doesn't Nancy darn with faint praise!!!!!! (You're even lucky to get that after what she does to me and my fingers!) Leslie |
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Post by leslie on Jan 8, 2006 3:51:00 GMT -7
Jaga and Nancy
Who constructed the Puritan guardian of the language used in the forum. To spoil a good, polite phrase as ' darn with faint praise' - I should have written dam n!
Leslie
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Post by Jaga on Jan 8, 2006 9:56:07 GMT -7
This is a typical Russian hat - it is called in Polish something like futszanka etc:) |
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Post by Eric on Jan 11, 2006 5:14:49 GMT -7
Thanks for posting my picture, Jaga, and thanks to everyone for the compliments! You see how we have to live in northern Russia - I have fur and leather boots, a fur and leather hat, and fur and sheepskin coat. My American friends would be out for my blood if they ever saw me dressed in winter! The monument I am standing in front of is the Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad, located in southern St Petersburg on Moskovskiy Prospekt. It is an enormous monument dedicated to those who defended Leningrad from the Nazis during WWII, and it is located pretty much on the dividing line between the German advance and the Soviet-controlled part of Leningrad. The Germans never made it beyond this point, even though they tried. Because Leningrad was cut off for 900 days, the Germans had the superior weaponry, and they still failed. Inside this monument, there are plaques for all of the Hero Cities of the USSR, as well as a museum dedicated to how the Leningrad residents were forced to live during the 900-day blockade. |
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Post by Eric on Jan 11, 2006 5:15:34 GMT -7
The Russian writing on the monument says, "Podvigu tvoemu Leningrad!", which means "To your fate, Leningrad!".
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Post by jimpres on Jan 11, 2006 9:35:50 GMT -7
Eric,
Is Leningrad (Stalingrad) where the famous Russian marksmen was located during the war.
There is a movie about his life. Zaitsev was his name and it was Enemy at the Gates.
And what kind of hat do you have on? I have a daughter in St. Petersburg and my birthday is coming up.
Jim
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Post by Eric on Jan 12, 2006 7:54:07 GMT -7
Eric, Is Leningrad (Stalingrad) where the famous Russian marksmen was located during the war. There is a movie about his life. Zaitsev was his name and it was Enemy at the Gates. And what kind of hat do you have on? I have a daughter in St. Petersburg and my birthday is coming up. Jim Leningrad is now St Petersburg, and it is where the Nazis held a blockade against the city for 900 days. Stalingrad is now Volgograd (in southern Russia), which is where the city was destroyed during the first battle in which the Soviet Army was able to defeat the Nazis. My hat is leather and fur, and yes, it has the ear flaps. I hope your daughter will enjoy her birthday in Petersburg. Does she live here, or is she visiting as a tourist or a student? |
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Post by jimpres on Jan 12, 2006 8:02:05 GMT -7
Eric,
My daughter her husband and tree girls are living there. Her husband is a U.S. Marine and they will be there for a few years. My birthday is next month maybe she will send me a hat like yours.
Jim
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Post by Eric on Jan 14, 2006 6:58:59 GMT -7
I hope she enjoys living in Petersburg. Does she know any Russian? Such hats are ubiquitous around Russia, so hopefully you'll get one for your birthday. Of course, I don't know when you'd every have the opportunity to wear one in California... BTW, they're not expensive, either. I paid only about 2000 rubles (about $70) for mine. |
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Post by jimpres on Jan 15, 2006 19:48:55 GMT -7
Eric,
My daughter is learing Russian as is her husband. Their 4 year old already speaks it quite well. So I guess the answer is she knows a little Russian. All three children are in a Russian school so no English.
Jim
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Post by leslie on Jan 16, 2006 14:08:10 GMT -7
Jim Don't think I am being pedantic, picky or rude, but what types of 'trees' are the girls - Beech, Oak, Ash, Elder, Birch or what?!!!! Sorreeeeeeeeeeeeeee Leslie
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Post by Eric on Jan 18, 2006 2:23:50 GMT -7
Yes, children will have a very easy time to learn another language very quickly. Attending Russian school will ensure they will be perfectly fluent in no time! Âîò îíè ìîëîäöû!
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