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[shadiness.livejournal.com]

My dad has been getting what I assume is spam from a Russian source. I was hoping someone could translate one of the emails for me and tell me if it really is spam (most definitely) or a real company that somehow got his email. I couldn't copy and paste this, so any spelling errors are mine.

Сегодняшний российский лидер в производстве колоколов ъратья и сестры!
Позбравляем всех наших заказчиков, настоящих и будущих, с наступающим светлым праздником Рождества Христова.
Пусть в новом 2005 годы ваш храм обретет свой неповторимый голос.
С радостью ждет вестей от вас.

закрытое акционерное общество "пятков и к"

There is also a mailing address, phone number, a picture of a bell, and a picture of an angel with letters I can't make out and '1991.'

Thanks.

Very New to Russian

[queenmaeve.livejournal.com]

I've always been interested in Russia and the Russian language, but I never actually tried to study it until now. I picked up a grammer book/dictionary yesterday, and I've spent about three hours studying the alphabet. Anything- tips, how to study, etc. any of you think that I should know would be most helpful.