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[embers.livejournal.com]

Somebody asked for Russian dance music, so I thought I'd upload my collection, meagre as it is, so others could enjoy it.

Ruki Vverx, somewhere around 25/30 songs, including my favorite -- "Dumala."
Diskoteka Avariya, a much smaller collection, but it has the hilarious "Pei Pivo!"

These songs remind me of the summer I was sixteen -- so nostalgic! I hope you guys enjoy them as much as I do.



PS. If anyone has that Katja Lel song where she makes the kissing noises that was popular a few years ago, I'd love you!

Study Abroad

[smerdyakovich.livejournal.com]

Privet vsem,
I'm currently a sophomore in college, planning to study in Russia next year, most likely for a semester. My college is the partner of Smolny College in St. Petersburg, where I have studied over the summer. I was wondering if anybody could recommend programs for studying abroad, either in St. Petersburg or Moscow, whether it makes sense to go about it all by myself or go through another school's program. I'm not so much looking to learn the language, but to be rather self-sufficient and take actual academic classes on Russian Literature as well as Philosophy. I would be grateful for any comments, suggestions, (or experiences with Smolny College itself). (If this has recently been discussed, feel free to just paste the link to the thread in the comment.)

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[embers.livejournal.com]

So, my last post made me wonder: what is good contemporary music? The dance/pop stuff is junky & I love it, but it's not what I typically listen to. Usually I listen to "indie rock." What's the Russian equivalent? Any .mp3s you guys can throw at me?


ETA: To give you an idea of what I listen to, see my Last.FM profile.

names in genitive case

[chirashi-don.livejournal.com]

I'm a little clear on how names are modified in the genitive case.

male name ending in consonant = change the ending to "a"
male name ending in soft sound = change the ending to "я"
male name ending in a or я = ???

female name ending in a = change the endning to "ы"
female name ending in я = change the ending to "и"
female name ending in anything else = no change

example of where I am confused:

Сергей = ?