Hi, people!

[http://users.livejournal.com/vasilisk_/]

second redaction of message :) . / / Sorry, i don't know, what in this community have this rule... And sorry for my english too. / / Если кто-то хочет попрактиковаться в общении на русском, милости прошу :) Живу в Москве, изучал когда-то английский, но знаю его очень плохо... Мне очень интересно, как Россия и русские выглядят в глазах иностранцев. И современная Россия, и русская история. Да, если кто-то интересуется татарами, башкирами, Уралом и Сибирью - тоже могу что-нибудь рассказать. Еще, пожалуй, про ролевые игры в России и русский интернет. / / If somebody want practice on russian, you may speak to me. I live in Moskow. I interested, what is Russia, russian history and russian people in eyes of peoples from other lands. And i may give information on modern live in Russia, Ural and Siberia, role-playing games in Russia and russian-speaks Internet sites. If this themes interested you - write to me. / / (hm-m... very bad translate, i knew :( ) Thanks exchange_axiom for help with normal translate: / / Hi people! If somebody wants to practise Russian,you're welcome:) I live in Moscow and I studied English some time ago, but I am very bad at this language... It's very interesting for me how do foreign people see Russia and russian people. I can tell you about Russian ancient and contemprorary history. Well, if somebody is interested in Tatars, Bashkirs and Siberia--I can also tell something about it. And, perhaps, about RPG and Russian Internet. You can contact me by visiting my LJ or you can e-mail me. / / My e-mail: bulat-mh@yandex.ru / / (what with formatting? %/ I'm don't understand, what i make wrong...)

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[dzhozef-derfler.livejournal.com]

Some people don't know what that says. Put it in English too or delete it.

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[kutsuwamushi.livejournal.com]

The working language of this community is English; posts in Russian are acceptable, but only if an English translation is included for the benefit of members whose Russian is not advanced. Please edit your post to include an English translation.

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[ex-exchange-154.livejournal.com]

Попробовала хоть как-то перевести, не пропадать же посту...
Tried to translate this post:

Hi people! If somebody wants to practise Russian,you're welcome:) I live in Moscow and I studied English some time ago, but I am very bad at this language... It's very interesting for me how do foreign people see Russia and russian people. I can tell you about Russian ancient and contemprorary history. Well, if somebody is interested in Tatars, Bashkirs and Siberia--I can also tell something about it. And, perhaps, about RPG and Russian Internet. You can contact me by visiting my LJ or you can e-mail me.

[ex-exchange-154.livejournal.com]

sorry,"Ural and Siberia".

[http://users.livejournal.com/vasilisk_/]

thanks! :)

я попробовал своими силами, но получилось очень уж коряво... кстати, почему у меня форматирование текста пропадает?

[ex-exchange-154.livejournal.com]

you're welcome:)

наверное, там ошибки есть, но лучше не получилось..

Насчет форматирования не знаю:)

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

Please do write in English here, or translate completely what you write in Russian into English. Please read the community rules prior to post!

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

Please do write in English here, or translate completely what you write in Russian into English. Please read the community rules prior to post!

Russia from an American perspective...

[snowwhitetan.livejournal.com]

Well, I would say that the members of this community probably see Russians differently than the rest of the world since we're really interested in Russia. I can give you some common stereotypes I hear in my country (the U.S). Some people believe that Russians drink vodka all the time and that they are alcoholics, that the women are beautiful and all want to be mail-order brides, and that Russians are very reserved, cold, and aloof. Many Americans are kind of intimidated by the Russian language and culture because it is so different from ours.

Some of this is based in truth, of course, but since I have studied Russian language and culture off and on for 4 years now and spent 2 months in Russia, I see Russians differently. Russians seem cold on the surface, but they are actually very hospitable and place a high value on true friendships. From my experience, Russians are very direct when they talk to you, and are complex and very deep, and like to talk about issues like politics and culture rather than make "small talk". I think Russians take great pride in being Russian. That is how I see Russians:-)

Re: Russia from an American perspective...

[snowwhitetan.livejournal.com]

ps Don't worry, I understood your English;-)

[schwarzer-tod.livejournal.com]

Oooh! What RPGs do Russians play?

[branwen.livejournal.com]

I am also very interested to see what RPGs Russians play!

Re: Russia from an American perspective...

[vyacheslav.livejournal.com]

Another stereotype of russian women, more common in the soviet days, is that all russian women are fat and ugly and wear babushkas.

Re: Russia from an American perspective...

[snowwhitetan.livejournal.com]

"and wear babushkas."

They wear Grandmothers?;-)

Anyway, yeah I would say there still is the stereotype that the older women are frumpy and like to scold people.

[cema.livejournal.com]

They wear them out.

[snowwhitetan.livejournal.com]

So, what they wear on their heads are called "babushkas"? I never knew that! Makes sense though...

[schwarzer-tod.livejournal.com]

I played this game Пентакор that was advertised on Translate.ru, but it was excruciatingly boring and the font didn't work (it just shewed up as "ÄÏÁÄÓËÊÌ ÜÅÅÕÉ"). But I'm sure that's not the best Russia has to offer.

[noser.livejournal.com]

Mostly ones where you capture the West and become a communist world dictator, of course. And then you can have all the vodka you want and you can wear babushkas all day.

He-he. Personally, I enjoyed Morrowind a lot, and before that I played a lot of MUD's (text online RPGs). Never done AD&D, though, but I know Russians who did.

[http://users.livejournal.com/vasilisk_/]

You interesting ADnD modules or LRPG, on the nature, with big groups of players? :) I played, in basic, on LRPG and "dungeon"(cmall group players in the room, in base - talking... political, iformation and other aspects of game world and situation)

If you want talk about GPR, please write to me on e-mail, it's simple to me for relation.

If we can talk with my english, indeed :) :(

[http://users.livejournal.com/vasilisk_/]

You can write to me on e-mail: bulat-mh@yandex.ru

If you will, on russian, i think, they not badly my english :)

[climbing-fish.livejournal.com]

Hi to all! I live in Russia and know english bad I hope you can help me to know english better...
To schwarzer_tod:
Most popular RPG is: Morrowind, Knights of Old Republic (1 & 2), Arcanum, Might and Magic (I played 6, 7 and 8 part), Fallout (1 & 2) and Fallout Tactics, Evil Islands (this is russian game, I don't know is it popular in other countries), Heroes of Might and Magic ("strategy with RPG elements", I, II, III, IV - very popular). And many, many others...
Most of it was popular some years ago. One my friend plays "ADOM" (Advanced Dungeons and Dragons) - text RPG, it was created about 20 years ago.

"babushka" - is not cloth. Babushka means "grandmother" or, sometimes, polite "old woman" (more rare form - "бабуля"). Head-wear that you mean called "платок" (possibly, "kerchif"?) or "шаль" (possibly "shawl", very rare)

[fyo.livejournal.com]

What they wear on their heads are called PLATOK (sg), PLATKI (pl)

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

Nope, it's anouther stereotype. In Russian, the kerchief the older women (especially in the country) wear on their heads, is called платок (plural платки.) Бабушка (NOT бабушка!!) is exactly what you meant by that initially - grandmother. For some reason, this word in a distorted form is now used in English to describe those kerchiefs. I cannot explain, why.