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If I had not known who you are, I would think it is a photo of a Russian girl :)

Actually, I find it more comfortable to communicate with a person whose facial expression reflects their real...

A very simple etymological research (by Wikipedia :) ) on Texas:

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas#Etymology


2. Caddo language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Pronunciation of...

Yes, it is spelt Техас in Russian (stress on А). I am not sure, but I guess it is because "Texas" is originally a Spanish name, and it is pronounced that way (with "hard" [х]) in Spanish.
Someone...

Considering the revolution:

In Soviet times they taught us at school that the revolution was undoubtedly a good thing. Note: Under the "revolution" the Socialist Revolution was always assumed.
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"Они все надоели" means "They all irked (someone)" :) What you actually meant is "Им всё надоело" (Everything irked them).

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Классика :)

Ъ-Новости - Христианская деревня атакована боевиками в Сирии

This is one of the problems of democracy. The very idea of democracy has its own weak sides: the will of majority is not always the best choice.
We can see this issue well illustrated by the recent...

A great surname! But why did you not mention the jazz singer? He is definitely more famous than the Olympic skier. At least in Russia :)

I knew two Armstrongs until now: the astronaut and the...

Just a minor correction. In Iran women do not hide their faces. They are only required to wear a headscarf at least partially hiding their hair. Nevertheless, it is fashionable to leave the front...

Is it your own story, do I get it right? Have you been to Syria? Sorry, I've never known that.

Я не хочу спорить на тему, был геноцид или нет. Это неблагодарное занятие. Я всего лишь привёл примеры того, к чему приводит принцип "победитель прав". Кстати, насчёт численности: а ведь целый ряд...

Нравственно???



Ну это же всё патетика. Нужно отделять мухи от котлет :) Сожжение ведьм, инквизиция - это тоже достойно восхищения?



Увы, это не утка. Это история народов Сибири. В школах...

Ванга was a Bulgarian soothsayer. She was quite famous in Russia. As far as I know, she was blind, very old, and she died just a few years ago. There were many stories about her mystic abilities.
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С чем я совершенно согласен! См. мой пост на английском.



Мы должны продолжать жить по варварским законам? "Победитель прав"? No comment...

И пусть ещё перебьют сотню-другую тысяч, пока...

Спасибо, я обязательно посмотрю этот репортаж (сейчас нет пока возможности).
Девушка, бегающая под пулями, безусловно вызывает уважение. Но одна девушка (даже предельно честная и самоотверженная) не...

I can see two major (just enormously large) problems in here.

1. None of us can claim (s)he knows the truth.

If you read news articles what western media write about the civil war in Syria, and...