Thread: Any Russians lurking about ??

I thought I'd bring back the tread as I'm just starting Russian 1000.

Well......just a quick note....since I started that thread all that time ago,I made a very,very good friend from over there and through that made two so not too shabby fer me. Good people really.......Still think the russian gals are awesome as well.

Nightblade, you have not been to Russia?:-)

Nice thread Nightblade. I have always appreciated russian language and literarure. There are sites where you can learn russian and make friends while doing so. I hope to visit Russia in the next years. The Mosfilm site has really nice movies, some with english subtitles. I started studying on my own about three years ago as a hobby. I learned french kind of this way too, so my learning experience is similar. I am able to read russian, and I speak it, kind of like tarzan, but russian people (very kindly) can understand me. I'm planning the trip which I hope will be a fine cultural experience.
Приветствуем русских друзей в Straight Razor Place!

Originally Posted by vvold

Nightblade, you have not been to Russia?:-)

Nope....but someday. I want to see my buddy and his family and sit in the banya and drink kvas !

Originally Posted by vicmaldo

Nice thread Nightblade. I have always appreciated russian language and literarure. There are sites where you can learn russian and make friends while doing so. I hope to visit Russia in the next years. The Mosfilm site has really nice movies, some with english subtitles. I started studying on my own about three years ago as a hobby. I learned french kind of this way too, so my learning experience is similar. I am able to read russian, and I speak it, kind of like tarzan, but russian people (very kindly) can understand me. I'm planning the trip which I hope will be a fine cultural experience.
Приветствуем русских друзей в Straight Razor Place!

My russian is not stellar,but If I were more immersed in it I probably would be alot better.I love their artists. Dabbled in the literature and cook alot of russian style foods.I also watch russian films all the time and alot of times without subtitles just to see how much I get out of the actual movie I'm watching at the time. Driver for Vera and 9 Rota are my two latest favorites. I know a few russians here in the states as well that I talk to alot. The culture has definitely influenced my paintings alot as well

I also make a pretty decent kvas as well.

Originally Posted by Nightblade

Nope....but someday. I want to see my buddy and his family and sit in the banya and drink kvas !

Oh My,great memorys.as a young boy was my job to start the woodfire under the huge steel,river rock filled tub,line the top of it with euciliptus Leaves,fill the water bucket to ladel water into the tub,no Kvas as we are Molokans (no Alcohol).
Great way the end a 10 hr day picking apples in Guernyville calif.

There's always tea to fall back on !

Originally Posted by Nightblade

There's always tea to fall back on !

Yep,always had a samovar going in the house