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... Words, words, words I'm a pretty upbeat person, someone who can usually find the sunny side of any situation — or at least the funny side. But I have to admit that the past few days have gotten even me down. And they've gotten me worried about my Russian-language ability. I listen to speeches and read transcripts, and I seem to understand all the words just fine. But they don't make sense to me. Take Dmitry Peskov, press secretary for Prime Minister President Vladimir Putin. First he said publicly...
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Archived Live Blog: Putin's Inauguration and Street Protests
7 May 2012
By Ezekiel Pfeifer / The Moscow Times
... Putin’s arrival to the Kremlin for his inauguration ceremony. Opposition protesters are calling for a demonstration at Manezh at 10 or 11 a.m. to protest the ceremony; the hashtag “#манежка,” or “manezhka” has led the top Russian-language Twitter trends this morning. The roads Novy Arbat and Kutuzovsky Prospekt have been closed to traffic in preparation for Putin’s cortege to come driving down them to the Kremlin. The Times’ Tony Halpin noted on Twitter “a...
Archived Live Blog: 'March of Millions' and People's Front Rally
6 May 2012
By Ezekiel Pfeifer / The Moscow Times
... bottom left, A Just Russia parliamentarian Dmitry Gudkov, former Astrakhan mayoral candidate Oleg Shein, and A Just Russia parliamentarian Ilya Ponomaryov. The hashtag “#политцирк,” or Political Circus, has made it into the top ten trends on Russian-language Twitter. 2:04 p.m., Activists From Regions Deterred From Coming to Opposition Event: Beginning Friday evening, reports began coming in that activists trying to travel to Moscow for the “March of Millions” were being blocked...
A Good Cause: Volunteering to Teach English to Muscovites
27 April 2012
By Lily Zhang / Special to The Moscow Times
... and spend time with them. I've spoken to people, and you have these stereotypes and ideas, like what Scottish people and culture are like, but until you actually speak to someone you can never break down these stereotypes. Q: Can you talk about the Russian-language classes and who runs them? A: The Russian-language classes are run by interns, normally Russian students aged between 18 and 24, some of whom are studying to teach Russian as a foreign language. They also speak English at a very high...
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