Comrade

[gera.livejournal.com]

I just visited Russia and it so happened that I was on a tour with a group of Americans who visited Russia for the first time (and never studied Russian).
At some point а museum attendant addressed one of them as "Товарищ" ("Товарищ, не опирайтесь на колонну!" - "Comrade, don't lean against the column".)
He asked what "Товарищ" meant and when I translated it to him, he was surprised that the word "comrade" wasn't used instead. He was even more surprised to learn that there is no such word in the Russian language.
Moreoever, the entire group was literally astounded to learn that.

So, just in case some of you still don't know: there is no word "comrade" ("комрад") in Russian. It's товарищ.

кино вообще.

[mystache.livejournal.com]

привет! I was wondering if anyone could recommend some movies in russian (preferrably that I could find subtitled in english) popular with teens and twentysomethings. I recently saw the swedish-made film лиля навсегда, and, while it is distinctively european, I was also wondering if movies are styled like this in Russia. спасибо.

Translation?

[mananas.livejournal.com]

I've heard "Боже мой!" translated as, "My goodness!" and "Oh my God!". So tell me, is it corny or no? Would it be offensive if I, an American 20 something in Russia (well I'm not there... yet), said it?