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This document provides information about Leo Tolstoy's home called Yasnaya Polyana. It describes the main attractions for visitors, including tours of Tolstoy's house where many original furnishings are kept. The grounds also contain orchards, forests and fields. Tolstoy is buried on the estate, and it remains an important site of pilgrimage for his followers. The document also profiles Tolstoy's life and works, and mentions some of the famous Russian artists like Ilya Repin who painted portraits of Tolstoy and captured scenes from his life on the estate. Finally, it discusses Russian cultural traditions and characters associated with the New Year's holidays like Ded Moroz, Snegurochka and the decorated
This document contains a reading practice lesson in Russian with 14 passages. Each passage is followed by comprehension questions about grammatical concepts in Russian like cases, prepositions, conjugation and expressions of necessity, possibility and impossibility. The passages cover topics like Soviet-era phrases, public service announcements, advertisements, political protests and sayings on tombstones.
This document contains 33 passages in Russian with questions about identifying imperative verbs and their meanings. It appears to be teaching materials about forming and understanding imperatives in the Russian language. The passages include advertisements, signs, memes and other examples that direct actions through imperative verbs. The questions test comprehension of the imperatives and when to use perfective or imperfective verb forms.
This document provides an overview of famous places, people, artists, and cultural objects in Russia. It discusses St. Basil's Cathedral, the famous Russian poet Alexander Pushkin and his works, the artist Boris Kustodiev and some of his paintings depicting Russian folk scenes and holidays. It also describes samovars, the metal containers used for boiling water to make tea, a staple of Russian culture often depicted in Kustodiev's paintings of merchants. Colorful details about Russian traditions like Maslenitsa week and portraits of Pushkin enrich the cultural context.
This document contains 22 reading practice exercises in Russian. Each exercise presents an image with text in Russian and asks comprehension questions. The images show various signs and posters from Russia related to places, events, stores and more. The questions test understanding of vocabulary, grammar concepts like case declension, and ability to infer meaning from context.
This document contains a Russian reading practice lesson with 13 questions. Each question provides images with text in Russian and asks the reader to answer questions about the text in the images. The questions test vocabulary, grammar concepts like case and verb conjugation, and ability to infer meaning from context in Russian.
This document contains a reading exercise from a Russian language textbook. It provides 28 questions in Russian designed to test students' ability to read Cyrillic script and infer meaning from context. Each question includes an image related to the question topic, such as signs, menus, and advertisements. The goal is to help students learn to read Cyrillic with ease and apply their grammar knowledge to comprehend the questions.
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This document contains a lesson on Russian reading practice with 13 numbered exercises. Each exercise contains 1-3 short questions to test comprehension of signs, advertisements, or phrases in Russian. The exercises cover topics such as items sold in cafes, construction signs, movie posters, party announcements, t-shirts, phrases about Moscow, verb conjugations, candy warnings, cell phone coverage, and surveys. The overall document provides a lesson to help practice reading Russian words and phrases in different contexts.
The document provides information about Moscow's metro system and Russian culture. It discusses the history and architecture of the metro, including notable stations decorated with themes from Russian history and literature. It also profiles Vladimir Lenin and the rise of his cult of personality after the Bolshevik Revolution, as well as the art style of Socialist Realism that dominated Soviet Russia.
Russia is encouraging people to read in Russian. The country wants to promote Russian language and culture. Officials believe this will help unite the country's diverse population under a shared Russian identity.
This document contains 20 reading exercises in Russian with questions to test comprehension. Each exercise includes advertisements, signs, memes or other short texts. The exercises test understanding of vocabulary, grammar concepts and ability to translate phrases from Russian to English. Key things assessed include understanding of verb conjugations, cases, prefixes, suffixes and comparative forms.
This document contains instructions and prompts for 12 reading practice exercises in Russian. The exercises include examples of Russian graffiti, propaganda posters, advertisements, and signs with questions to test the reader's comprehension of vocabulary, grammar concepts like case and verb conjugation, and ability to infer meaning from context in Russian text. The purpose is to practice reading authentic Russian language materials.
This document provides an overview of several famous places, people, artworks, and cultural idioms from Russia:
1) It discusses the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, including its history and renovations, and provides images of its interior over time.
2) It introduces the famous Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, describing some of his most well-known compositions like The Nutcracker and Swan Lake.
3) It profiles the Russian artist Mikhail Vrubel from the late 19th century, describing his distinctive style and analyzing some of his major works including The Demon Sitting.
4) It examines the Firebird, an important figure in Russian folk
The document summarizes key visual and cultural aspects of Russian history and St. Petersburg. It discusses famous landmarks like the Winter Palace and Palace Square. It profiles two influential rulers, Peter the Great and Catherine the Great, who Westernized Russia and founded St. Petersburg. It also profiles the painter Vasily Surikov and describes some of his most famous historical paintings. It concludes with an overview of the Bronze Horseman statue of Peter the Great, including its origins and cultural significance as depicted in Pushkin's poem.
This document contains a lesson on Russian reading practice with 13 numbered exercises. Each exercise contains 1-3 short questions to test comprehension of signs, advertisements, or phrases in Russian. The exercises cover topics such as items sold in cafes, construction signs, movie posters, party announcements, t-shirts, phrases about Moscow, verb conjugations, candy warnings, cell phone coverage, and surveys. The overall document provides a lesson to help practice reading Russian words and phrases in different contexts.
2. Урок 10: Практика
чтения
No. 1
You’ve seen this poster before. Now
you can answer some more
questions about it.
• В каком году был этот концерт?
• Какого числа?
• Во сколько начался концерт?
• Где был концерт?
3. Урок 10: Практика
чтения
No. 2
We’ve seen this photo before
as well.
• Какого числа родился
Пастернак? (use the date and
year!)
• Как называется известный
роман Пастернака?
4. Урок 10: Практика
чтения
No. 3
• Кто такой Александр Блок?
• Когда он начал жить в
этом доме?
• Какого числа он умер?
• Сколько лет он жил в этом
доме?
5. Урок 10: Практика
чтения
No. 4
• Почему это здание знаменитое?
• Когда это случилось?
• Как назывался его доклад? Как ты
думаешь—этот доклад был
интересным?
• Which word on this plaque is
actually a participle? (You should be
able to recognize it from its form.)
7. Урок 10: Практика
чтения
No. 6
• What is a конкурс красоты?
• Когда был этот конкурс?
• Во сколько он начался?
• Где он был? (hint: look under
the time)
• Где находится Тула?
8. Урок 10: Практика
чтения
No. 7
Here’s a different kind of конкурс.
• Когда происходит это шоу?
• Кто выступает в этом шоу?
• Что получит победитель?
• Сколько стоит вход в шоу?
• Что значит «кубок» в этом
контексте?
9. Урок 10: Практика
чтения
No. 8
• Что значит «ежедневно»?
What root is familiar here?
• Во сколько перерыв?
(write out the numerals!)
• В какие дни нет перерыва?
• Когда работает музей в
субботу и воскресенье?
10. Урок 10: Практика
чтения
No. 9
• Как ты думаешь, что это за
бизнес? Что можно здесь
делать?
• В какие дни у них уроки?
• До какого часа они обычно
работают?
• Когда начинается их работа?
• Когда у них выходные дни?
11. Урок 10: Практика
чтения
No. 10
• What do you think this
sign is telling us?
• When can’t you do this?
(ответь по-русски!)
12. Урок 10: Практика
чтения
No. 11
• Чей это дом?
• Что он сделал там?
• Кем была написана «Чайка»?
• Как по-английски «Чайка»?
13. Урок 10: Практика
чтения
No. 12
Note the short-form past passive
participle here.
• Without looking in a dictionary,
what do you think these signs say?
• What do you think «Штраф 1000
р.» means?
• Working backwards, what would
be the long-form of this participle?
14. Урок 10: Практика
чтения
No. 13
Look these words up in a
dictionary.
• What is this place?
• What does the middle line tell
us?
• How would you translate the
short-form past passive participle
in the last line?
15. Урок 10: Практика
чтения
No. 14
The third word is the same
short-form past passive
participle you saw in one
of the previous slides.
• What does it mean?
• To whom is it addressed?
16. Урок 10: Практика
чтения
No. 15
This phrase refers to the
Soviet victory in the Great
Patriotic War (World War II).
Note once again the use of
the short-form past passive
participle.
• What does it say?
17. Урок 10: Практика
чтения
No. 16
• Which word is the
participle in this photo?
• What kind is it?
• What does it mean?
18. Урок 10: Практика
чтения
No. 17
This photo depicts part of the
inscription on the monument to the
victims of the “terror,” which began
in the 1920s and reached its peak in
the 1930s under Stalin. The
monument is located across from
the former headquarters of the KGB
at Lubyanka in Moscow.
• Can you find two participial forms
of the same verb (one short-form
and one long)? What is the infinitive
form? What does it mean?
19. Урок 10: Практика
чтения
No. 18
This plaque is inscribed in both Russian
and Armenian. In addition to meaning “to
seat,” сажать/посадить can also mean “to
plant.”
• How would you translate the first line?
(note the case endings!)
• What type of participle is the first word
in the second line? What does it mean?
• In whose memory has it been planted?
20. Урок 10: Практика
чтения
No. 19
This monument to Tsar Aleksandr II
stands outside the Cathedral of Christ
the Savior in Moscow. The inscription
offers a list of his accomplishments and
a statement about his fate. Using a
dictionary, translate the inscription
(though you don’t know many of the
words, the grammar is not difficult).
Note that the verbs in the second
section are prefixed forms of вести.
• Когда умер Александр II? Как он
умер?
21. Урок 10: Практика
чтения
No. 20
The last verb on the previous slide
appears here in participial form.
• What kind of participle is it?
• What does it mean?
• What was the “Kursk,” and what
happened to it?
22. Урок 10: Практика
чтения
No. 21
• What does this poster
promise in its first line?
• To whom does it offer
help? (Note: the infinitive
form of the participle
appearing here is
попасть.)
23. Урок 10: Практика
чтения
No. 22
• Что происходит в
большом зале Дворца
труда?
• Когда она открыта?
• В каком году была эта
выставка?
24. Урок 10: Практика
чтения
No. 23
These next few slides feature some political
posters from the end of the 20th century.
«Голосовать за» means “to vote for.”
• From what familiar word does the verb
originate?
• What form is it in in the first word?
• How would you translate the phrase in blue?
• Когда эти молодые люди голосовали? За
кого?
25. Урок 10: Практика
чтения
No. 24
We see the same forms
here.
• How would you translate
the slogan on this poster?
26. Урок 10: Практика
чтения
No. 25
• How would you translate the
participial phrase that appears in
quotes?
• What are they doing?
• Do you recognize any of these
guys?
• Кто такой Зюганов?
27. Урок 10: Практика
чтения
No. 26
We can see two participles in this
internet cartoon (the second is a
short-form past passive participle
of a prefixed verb of motion).
• What does the sign say?
• How would the first two lines
change if we used который here
instead of a participle?
28. Урок 10: Практика
чтения
No. 27
We can see another type
of implied imperative
infinitive form in the first
phrase here, and a familiar
short-form participle in the
second (that is, familiar
from a previous slide).
• How would you translate
the two phrases?