Контент 18+ (лексика, описание жестокости)
As I was meeting my new acquaintance and English student Pavel Mebert last week in front of his tastefully upscale apartment complex near Moscow State University, I was stunned to learn that he had just lost his job. In fact, fired on the spot — effective immediately!
Pavel is 48 years old, dapper in appearance, physically fit, and possessed of a radiant, intelligence-exuding … Read the rest
Контент 18+ (лексика, описания насилия)
When I was a kid back in Charleston, West Virgina, when we still played 'Cowboys and Indians' and thought jokes were funny that would seem stupid now because they weren't all about sex and every other word wasn't "f*uck", dogs running free were part of the landscape. Home from school, the kids went out to play and so did the dogs. The kids had a … Read the rest
Контент 18+ (лексика, сильное психологическое воздействие)
A good friend and accomplished scientist recently sent me the link to a documentary about Moscow, year 1961. No doubt Natasha (my friend) remembers that time very well, when she herself was a young woman. I have seen films like this before — there is a media gallery in Kropotkinskaya, for example, where you can rediscover the Soviet Union. What a difference 56 years … Read the rest
Контент 18+ (лексика, описание способов производства продуктов)
На фоне политических новостей и перипетий как-то забылся тот факт, что продукты на российском рынке оставляют желать только зла) в этой статье попробуем разобраться – кому (прошу заметить, что народ свой и страну свою я очень люблю. Кто не понял – Россию).
Недавно Эрик спросил у меня, почему в одном из ресторанов (ну или кафе, как хотите), ему подали вначале торт с … Read the rest
