Zdravstvujte - Hello in Russian
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Good to see Rusia.
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Zdravstvujte is a common greeting in Russia. We present to you some interesting information about Russia.
In case you are from Russia and wish to report inconsistencies, please reply to this topic.
Russian is the official language of Russia. It is also used as a second language in other former republics of the Soviet Union. It belongs to the eastern branch of the Slavic family of languages. Did you know that Russian has over 258 million total speakers worldwide?
Here are some interesting facts about Russia and its people:
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Did you know that Tetris came from Russia? Although this game gained world popularity, the first edition of Tetris was invented in 1984 in the USSR by programmer and scientist Alexey Pazhitnov.
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Hermitage museum is a national treasure of Russia, and cats are a treasure of the Hermitage. These guardians protect priceless works of art from rats and are valued by the whole staff. Each cat even has a personal passport with a photo and receives a regular salary.
(Image source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Hermitage_cat.jpeg)
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Russian territory is huge, and the majority of it is Siberia. In other words, Russia is 60% forest. What’s more interesting, half of that forest is totally uninhabited by humans.
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Moscow’s Kremlin is the biggest active medieval fortress in the world. Its territory spans more than 27 hectares (67 acres). The walls are over 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles) long. Twenty towers are sprinkled across the grounds, each with its own personal name (apart from two anonymous towers).
(Image source: https://www.russinfo.in/moscow/museums-architecture/moscow-kremlin/)
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Did you know that Petergof was created in the first half of the eighteenth century by order of Peter the Great and was supposed to rival the famous Versailles in luxuriousness?
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The Trans-Siberian Railroad is the longest in the world; its length is 9,289 kilometers (5,772 miles) and crosses eight time zones. To travel the whole railroad, you would need to spend around a week on a train.
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The town of Oymyakon, in the Yakutia region, Siberia, is considered to be one of the coldest inhabited towns on Earth. The coldest temperature was recorded in 1938 at a jaw-dropping -77.8°C (-108°F). The average temperature in December and January is not much warmer at -50°C (-58°F).
(Image source: https://www.goldeneagleluxurytrains.com/luxury-travel-blog/trans-siberian-highlights/)
These are some of the interesting facts of Russian culture. Please do share if you are from Russia, or know some more new interesting facts, we would be happy to know !
@sakamvari Interesting ..lot that is beautiful and good about Russia but the fact that putin places more value on cats than people is really disgusting.
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@sakamvari Interesting ..lot that is beautiful and good about Russia but the fact that putin places more value on cats than people is really disgusting.
@betterlate1-0 Trumps fault
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@betterlate1-0 Trumps fault
@terrijay if you had any knowledge of history, russia, putin and trump you would realize how right you are. But you would need to be informed. Even following me here too uh. Speaks volumes. Maybe it accounts for your missing marbles
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@terrijay if you had any knowledge of history, russia, putin and trump you would realize how right you are. But you would need to be informed. Even following me here too uh. Speaks volumes. Maybe it accounts for your missing marbles
@betterlate1-0 But I am not muted in the lobby am I - lollz
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@terrijay you are by me. and now I will ignore your postings here if i could mute you in here i would. Now go back to the lobby and tell more of your lies. Takes a certain type to pay attn to you. Sorry not your type
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@terrijay you are by me. and now I will ignore your postings here if i could mute you in here i would. Now go back to the lobby and tell more of your lies. Takes a certain type to pay attn to you. Sorry not your type
@betterlate1-0 shame you lost your voice in the lobby, it's all kicking off - oh but you can see that lollllllz
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@betterlate1-0 shame you lost your voice in the lobby, it's all kicking off - oh but you can see that lollllllz
@terrijay should mention I know would not contribute to that..much
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can you put a pronunciation guide for this Sakamvari? would say hello back to you but I can't pronounce it in Russian and hello does not cut it.
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@sakamvari Interesting ..lot that is beautiful and good about Russia but the fact that putin places more value on cats than people is really disgusting.
@betterlate1-0 ...and has nothing to do with the content of the piece.
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Someone could trip over all these marbles.
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@betterlate1-0 But I am not muted in the lobby am I - lollz
@terrijay you did not mute yourself ,wish you would but, instead you are having such a good time gloating at your handiwork
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@betterlate1-0 ...and has nothing to do with the content of the piece.
@mapmakere I did not change the topic thank you
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This is so interesting!! Thanks so much for sharing it
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@terrijay you did not mute yourself ,wish you would but, instead you are having such a good time gloating at your handiwork
@betterlate1-0 what handy work is this you speak of bitter?
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@betterlate1-0 ...and has nothing to do with the content of the piece.
@mapmakere is true nothing to do with content but we see she/he has missing marbles
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@mapmakere is true nothing to do with content but we see she/he has missing marbles
@betterlate1-0 OK. So you don't disagree with me after all. That's cool.
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@betterlate1-0 OK. So you don't disagree with me after all. That's cool.
@mapmakere said in Zdravstvujte - Hello in Russian:
@betterlate1-0 OK. So you don't disagree with me after all. That's cool.
now i am confused..if you are talking about the one with missing marbles that one has always had them missing..just says it now
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@mapmakere said in Zdravstvujte - Hello in Russian:
@betterlate1-0 OK. So you don't disagree with me after all. That's cool.
now i am confused..if you are talking about the one with missing marbles that one has always had them missing..just says it now
@betterlate1-0 First you said to me "I did not change the topic thank you" and then you said "Is true nothing to do with content." So that's why I said now you agree with me. I don't know anything about marbles or who has them.
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@betterlate1-0 First you said to me "I did not change the topic thank you" and then you said "Is true nothing to do with content." So that's why I said now you agree with me. I don't know anything about marbles or who has them.
@mapmakere l ol ok then in that case i will just end it now that is who and what i thought u were talking about
