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[sobersides.livejournal.com]

Hi, I'm a language geek with a strong interest in acquiring Russian down the road. Recently I've been exposed to folksy Russian music and really loving it – I was wondering if anyone would mind telling me what this this song is about? Full translation not necessary unless you'd like of course, just knowing the gist of the lyrics would be fine with me. If posts of this kind are not allowed, feel free to delete, and thanks.

Bulat Okudzava, Nikogo Ne Domoi

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[jesuschrist2k1.livejournal.com]

In my Russian textbook, they use the abbreviation "No." for number. Why not "Но."? That is, why are the characters in Latin and not Cyrillic?

Homophones

[arflahgha.livejournal.com]

Does the Russian language contain homophones? You know, words that sound the same, but are spelled differently and mean different things. Sorry if this is a silly question. ^^;

Edit

I changed it since I was corrected by Zhuzh -- that it was not in fact homonyms, but homophones. Sorry for the inconvenience.

russian music

[kupa7884.livejournal.com]

I was thinking about listening to russian music in order to improve my listening skills....does anyone have any suggestions?