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5_Zvehzda
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 Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:21 pm Post subject: Re: can anybody help please :) |
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| tbender wrote: | | Can someone please translate the following sentences for me, or link me to a site that translates phrases. |
Hi tbender,
Welcome.
You can also try the link at this site for other questions about Russian language. There's some useful tips and help you can find there. Also look at the Getting Started section.
http://masterrussian.net/mforum/viewforum.php?f=2&sid=f23c8eb61ca7f0913da920970c6dfd8e |
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pyy336
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| Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 6:37 pm Post subject: Just a general question |
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How much do Russian people earn weekly or monthly, and how much does a house cost in Moscow?
I known that these questions are irrelevant to the topic of discussion. I looked at various talk rooms and did not know where to post them.  |
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MrSpice
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| I understand that most young professionals working in finance make around 500-1000 dollars a month. In the "old" industries, $500/month is considered to be a good salary. Large number of people are now involved in various kinds of businesses where they can make more than that (or less). Apartments in Moscow are now very expensive - $100K and up, depending on location. In St Petersburg, apartments are a bit cheaper. One can buy a good 2-room apartment for 60-80K dollars. |
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manxi
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I'd like to ask:
Are Russians a child-loving people? What do you think are the most important aspects of bringing up children? |
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CYNTHIA
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| I AM A HALF BLACK HALF PUERTO RICAN FEMALE 27YEARS OF AGE AND IVE BEEN DATING AND LIVING WITH MY BOYFRIEND OF ONE YEAR WHO IS RUSSIAN. HE IS 23YEARS OLD AND WE LIVE HERE IN AMERICA WE WILL BE GETTING MARRIED SOON AND WE WILL BE RETURNING TO RUSSIA TO TELL THEM WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT? WOULD THEY HAVE A PROBLEM ABOUT MY RACE AND THAT HE WILL NOT BE STAY IN RUSSIA? |
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MrSpice
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CYNTHIA:
1) Why bold caps? We can read without them.
2) People in Russia, generally, are less open to diversity than here in the US where mixed marriages, multiple languages and variety of ethnic groups and cultures are the norm. There are exceptions, of course. I would assume his parents know already that he is with you and you two have serious plans. Or is he waiting for his trip to tell them that you are serious? It would seem very strange to me if he was keeping all his relatives back home completely in the dark if he really wants to marry you.
3) I don't understand your last question. Is he here as a tourist or is he a permanent resident? Why would he stay in Russia anyway? Is he not sure where he wants to live? |
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yorbcbud
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I was kind of wondering that myself. Russia seems to be a nice place with awesome architecture and nuch history. Why do so many Russians want to leave. All the Russians I've talked to so far seem like really nice people. I would guess that it's economics. Is it?  |
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Kathe
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| Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 1:34 pm Post subject: My Question |
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are those who defect to the United States viewed with contempt? Would they be treated "differently" by neighbors if they return to Russia?
(I am generalizing, I know) |
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PrincetonLion
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| yorbcbud wrote: | | I would guess that it's economics. Is it? |
It is rather politics... So-called "democracy" in Russia is very fragile... The same people and the same KGB / FSB remain in power as in Brezhnev times, - only the label and some external features (made mostly for the West) became different... (But - thanks to these "features" - I am here, in America, now!  )
And what we see in Russia is a gradual rollback of Elcin's fragile democracy to "police state"! |
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PrincetonLion
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| Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 3:39 am Post subject: Re: My Question |
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| Kathe wrote: | are those who defect to the United States viewed with contempt? Would they be treated "differently" by neighbors if they return to Russia?
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I personally do not know anybody who "defected", - all of my friends (as well as myself) come here on work visas and made their Green Cards...
Moreover - I do not know any case of somebody's voluntary return from U.S. to Russia! |
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laven
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| Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 8:18 am Post subject: Re: My Question |
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| PrincetonLion wrote: | | Kathe wrote: | are those who defect to the United States viewed with contempt? Would they be treated "differently" by neighbors if they return to Russia?
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I personally do not know anybody who "defected", - all of my friends (as well as myself) come here on work visas and made their Green Cards...
Moreover - I do not know any case of somebody's voluntary return from U.S. to Russia! |
i know two. and three from germany, and one from israel. |
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married
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| Let me tell you why so many Russians want to leave. Of course, at first it was a matter of economics, but as the time goes by.. I live here and each day I hear about some new laws being made. And those are strange laws to me. People in the government who should be fired take higher posts. It became normal that the government exists by itself, and all Russia lives in another reality, so when you need anything from the country, you have to play their rules. But nowadays it`s getting more and more difficult to pretend that we are not one. So people don`t like it. I love my country, but in the last few months started thinking about moving somewhere with my family. i don`t like what`s going on (or seems to be going on) here. I hope it`s a temporary problem. |
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camarks
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| I am happy to have visited Russia several times over the past four years. Maybe travel there will become more difficult in the future. While my knowledge of the situation in Russia is much less than those who live there, it appears to me that Russia (the government) is moving in an unfavorable direction. Perhaps headed toward a situation more like China, rather than like a western democracy. |
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natasha1982
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As a person who was born in Russia and lived there was most part of my life (until I was 15, I am 24 now and live in US), let me answer some questions here. Lots of Russians do not like the US because of the following reason: jealousy. I remember myself living in a one-room apartment. My parents, who both have PhDs, were not getting paid in months, or were getting paid in cupons for vodka, butter, or bread. I remember going to a store just to see empty shelves, or to see prices that were out of this world. I remember saving up money for a week just to buy a Snickers. Or having to wear mostly hand me dows from my aunt. I bet a lot of people have the same memories. And now imagine turning your TV to watch Rescue 911, or Santa Barbara, or any American movie, and see nice houses, nice stores, nice clothes. Lots of Russians would love to live like that, to work and know that you are appreciated and well taken cared of, but they know they can't. More educated people realize that it is the problem of the govt., while less educated people are guided by envy, thus creating this hate towards West in general.
Also, a lot of judgement of Americans comes from watching movies, which is obviously ridiculous. |
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5_Zvehzda
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| natasha1982 wrote: | | As a person who was born in Russia and lived there was most part of my life (until I was 15, I am 24 now and live in US), let me answer some questions here. Lots of Russians do not like the US because of the following reason: jealousy. I remember myself living in a one-room apartment. My parents, who both have PhDs, were not getting paid in months, or were getting paid in cupons for vodka, butter, or bread. I remember going to a store just to see empty shelves, or to see prices that were out of this world. I remember saving up money for a week just to buy a Snickers. Or having to wear mostly hand me dows from my aunt. I bet a lot of people have the same memories. |
natasha1982,
Welcome to the forum. Good post and thanks for your input toward this particular thread (which isn't contributed to very much).
Your perspective is based on having an actual, real experience of living in both cultures, which is very intriguing to most of our members here. If you decide to stick around a while, you might discover there are a few posters on this site who may share some things in common with you, like similar past experiences in terms of confronting a few differences in the way of life after emigrating to the 'west' from Russia or FSU.
| natasha1982 wrote: | | And now imagine turning your TV to watch Rescue 911, or Santa Barbara, or any American movie, and see nice houses, nice stores, nice clothes. Lots of Russians would love to live like that, to work and know that you are appreciated and well taken cared of, but they know they can't. More educated people realize that it is the problem of the govt., while less educated people are guided by envy, thus creating this hate towards West in general. |
Like many us in these forums, I am someone who did not grow up in Russia, or anywhere in the FSU. During the time you lived there (the first half of your life, as you've said) . . . Russia (or all of FSU) was always a place that seemed shrouded in mystery to me. I believe most of the impressions people in the US had over those years, were loosely fed by a lot of inaccurate, exaggerated information from different media sources (sensationalistic magazines, ill-informed local TV stations, crappy Hollywood movie stereotypes, etc). However, I believe neither of the two cultures were each the lesser evil when it came to all their media mind-feeds. And on a lighter note - there were schools across the US who taught lots of classes about the Soviet Union, and this included my 8th-grade class. Anyway, the stuff on television or Hollywood portrayals in movies involving America wasn't anymore accurate than the so-called 'facts' about Russia from reputable media sources over in the west. For example, some fans all over the world who worshipped TV shows like Dallas, actually believed most americans lived that way. LMAO . . .
| natasha1982 wrote: | | Also, a lot of judgement of Americans comes from watching movies, which is obviously ridiculous. |
BTW, 'Santa Barbara', 'Dallas', 'Rambo', and now 'South Park' have to be one of the worst pieces of mind-sewage ever produced in history (IMHO).
Apologies to all who have been exposed to these travesties. |
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