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[ed-gashlycrumb.livejournal.com]

Could someone tell me the Russian equivalent of the word "volunteer"? I've been trying to explain this concept to some friends, and so far, they cannot understand why anyone would work without pay.

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[wolfie-18.livejournal.com]

I am really tired of telling people "хорошо" and "отлично" and "конечно" all the time to show a sign of approval and/or me really liking whatever it is they said/mentioned/requested.

What are the Russian words for phrases such as "cool!" and "awesome!" and "Ok..." and "amazing!"?

Oh, and when is действително preferred over очень? I, not being used to speaking, would say "Я очень люблю эту книгу," for example. Would it also be appropriate to say "Я действително люблю эту книгу?"

And a spelling question: It's "хороший мужик," right?

Pushkin Pronouns and Participle issues.

[quem98.livejournal.com]

Ok, 2 questions... Guess what I'm having trouble with? No, really! you'll never guess!
/sarchasm

I want to translate a line from ( this )

poem by Pushkin. And I understand it all with the exception of the line Животворящая святыня!
How the hell do I translate that? Life creating sanctuary? Unpoetical as that sounds?

The poem was cited in an article I'm translating.
I had particular trouble with this one passage from the article that cited the poem.

( The particulary obnoxious bit is italicized/ )

The participles are giving my particular trouble... what does обладающему refer to in this passage? I can't figure it out.

( This is the best I've got so far. )