Special Russian?

[johnnyever.livejournal.com]

I have heard rumors of Special Russian webcasts, modeled on Voice of America's Special English, which used a core vocabulary of 1500 words. I haven't been able to locate a decent source of these webcasts yet, however. Does anyone know where I should look? Thanks.

Russian Onomatopoeias

[moonbathe.livejournal.com]

What are some common onomatopoeias in Russian? "An onomatopoeia or onomatopœia, from the Greek ὀνοματοποιία (ὄνομα for "name" and ποιέω for "I make"), is a word that imitates or suggests the source of the sound that it describes." (from wikipedia)

I ask this question because a friend and I were watching this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W45DRy7M1no) and being nerdy, and were wondering how to translate "boom goes the dynamite" in Russian, and then wondered about other onomatopoeias...other than boom.

how would one say "boom goes the dynamite" in Russian anyway? which is another question, on the verb "to go". Could you say that to mean "it makes this sound"?


last question: where is a good place to ask about Russian culture, but get responses in English? I am researching homosexuality in Russia and I'm having a really difficult time. any help would be appreciated!