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[soidisantfille.livejournal.com]

How would I say: "It has been a long time since..." in Russian?

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[oryx_and_crake]

Прошло много времени с тех пор, как...
or
Много воды утекло (it is an idiom) с тех пор, как ...

[soidisantfille.livejournal.com]

Excellent! Thanks.

[unique-clone.livejournal.com]

I've also heard сколько лет, сколько зим used.

[portugalist.livejournal.com]

it's more used as exclamation

[oryx_and_crake]

This is only used when two people meet who have not seen each other for a long time. It is not supposed to be a part of a sentence, rather, as portugalist correctly noted, a standalone exclamation (something like "Well met!" in English).

[unique-clone.livejournal.com]

I've never ever heard anyone say "Well met!" in English, but I get your point. Thanks for the correction :).

[robomarkov.livejournal.com]

I hear "Well met" often, but it is used in an archaic sense in English. Typically not used except when meeting someone for the first time. Renaissance Fair and SCA (http://www.sca.org) people use such a greeting.

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

It's a set expression, used solely when old friends meet (who didn't see each other for a while.)

[prosto-los.livejournal.com]

"Давненько ... "

[ex-eugzol340.livejournal.com]

"давно" better in most cases =)