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    do you know what a Russian knows

    Who did we think was the greatest friend of the Czech (then Czechoslovakian really) children and youth during the Soviet Union days?
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    Michael Jackson?
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    Seriously: Seifert? Husek? Martina Navratilova?

    Don't understand the question. Is it a person? A Russian? Clues, clues.
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    Every Russian child knew him because he was always being introduced (in all them children's mags) to us as '...., the Czechoslovakian children's best friend". Now, if you know the Russian culture well, you'll guess who I'm talking about. The reason this post is here because the guy in question was .... no, I'm not telling you.
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    Святой Микулаш, yo.

    I have no idea if I spelled that right.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Линдзи
    Святой Микулаш, yo.
    Nope.
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    Re: do you know what a Russian knows

    IMHO, it is a stupid question 'cause any Soviet chief could declare "I am the best friend of Czechs". It's only knowledge of Soviet idiotism.
    Я танцую пьяный на столе нума нума е нума нума нума е
    Снова счастье улыбнулось мне нума нума е нума нума нума е

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    Re: do you know what a Russian knows

    Quote Originally Posted by BETEP
    IMHO, it is a stupid question 'cause any Soviet chief could declare "I am the best friend of Czechs". It's only knowledge of Soviet idiotism.
    Excellent demonstration of a lack of cultural knowledge... The correct answer is Гурвенек - it is he who used to be the Czech kids' best friend. As you see, it has nothing to do with politics. Besides, the question was "of the Czech children and youth", not "of the Czechs". So I'm patting myself on the back this time as no one answered this one correctly. Pity. Great pity.
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    I thought this strange guy was Hungarian or so...

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    I've searched on the web about Гурвенек but can't find anything about him. Who was this guy?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pravit
    I've searched on the web about Гурвенек but can't find anything about him. Who was this guy?
    Like I said, he was the Czech's youth best friend. And yes, he has a very low internet presence. But that's life for you - lotsa things you can't find on the internet, cos after all it's nothing but our corrupt societies' dumping ground.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Propp
    I thought this strange guy was Hungarian or so...
    I don't know who he was, he might as well have been a Maori warrior, what matters is that the Czech youth, for reasons unknown to most people, considered the wee bugger to be their best friend and more importantly, growing up in Russia most people learnt about this historical fact at the so-called fotakrizhuky - photography master classes for kids and young adults - his portraits were often studied when they were doing portrait photography because they were an example of what miracles good lighting can work.
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    Quote Originally Posted by VendingMachine
    fotakrizhuky
    A very interesting spelling, that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bad manners
    Quote Originally Posted by VendingMachine
    fotakrizhuky
    A very interesting spelling, that.
    How would you spell it then?
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    Quote Originally Posted by VendingMachine
    Quote Originally Posted by bad manners
    Quote Originally Posted by VendingMachine
    fotakrizhuky
    A very interesting spelling, that.
    How would you spell it then?
    Don't know about bad manners, but I would spell it as fotokruzhki.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Friendy
    Quote Originally Posted by VendingMachine
    Quote Originally Posted by bad manners
    Quote Originally Posted by VendingMachine
    fotakrizhuky
    A very interesting spelling, that.
    How would you spell it then?
    Don't know about bad manners, but I would spell it as fotokruzhki.
    Right, silly me. Must've been blind...
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    I've made a little investigation on this guy.
    First of all, his name is spelled Гурвинек
    (Hurvinek - "i" should be with an acute accent).
    For other information, I think this link sheds some light on it.
    http://www.radio.cz/ru/statja/3070
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    The baby can google...
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    This baby knows how to spell Гурвинек correctly, don't forget this.

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    the baby is cutting teeth?
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