Russian Jokes

[oryx_and_crake]

I think that this link definitely should be here (I can't remember it being posted before), as an insight into an important part of Russian culture.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_joke

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[nominals.livejournal.com]

Привет!

Would the answer: "Себя и сестре" be a gramatically correct response to the question: Кому ты купила эти журналы?
The себя is what I'm wondering about.

My book only teaches past and present active participles!!!!!

[kragoth.livejournal.com]

I'm using "Russian: A self-teaching guide", and I've officially finished the book about 2 months ago. However, after visiting this website, I've now learned that there are gerunds and more participles to learn! I was wondering if someone can list and explain the remaining participles and how they're used and all that fun stuff.

Thanks,

Матик

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[superslayer18.livejournal.com]

Hey again, everyone

My birthday is Thanksgiving (I'm being upstaged by a turkey! How terrible v.v) (It happens every few years, so I'm used to it lol). It's that time where everyone is asking me for my birthday list... and I'd really love to give them something good to get me!

I've already got a few chinese character books and a japanese textbook picked out... but I wanted to get a good, indepth Russian textbook that goes as far as a class would, but still allows me to do it all self-study.

What textbooks can you recommend? Since it's my bday, my parents wouldn't mind getting me something a little extra expensive, as opposed to any other time lol.

воспроизводящуюся

[soidisantfille.livejournal.com]

Can anyone translate the word "воспроизводящуюся" for me? I can't find it in the dictionary.

Here is the context: По ходу, исследования я выявляю устойчивую воспроизводящуюся форму саморепрезентации, связанную с представлениями о работе над собой и о самоутверждении в коллективистском ключе.

[If anyone wants to completely translate that sentence, that would also be greatly appreciated. It's from an article in Ab Imperio, which I have to read and review for class.]