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1. The Hunt for Movie Russian: "Kakov nipudt pakaru!" The classic 1990 movie Hunt for Red October had a $30 million budget. Apparently none of that went towards Russian language coaches.; Tags: grammar, russian language, movies, cold war, film, humor

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Woe from Wit

One of the most famous works of Russian literature, the four-act comedy in verse Woe from Wit skewers staid, nineteenth century Russian society, and it positively teems with “winged phrases” that are essential colloquialisms for students of Russian and Russian culture.

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On This Day

Notable events on this day in Russian history

1961: Stalin's body removed from Lenin Mausoleum (Stalingrad was renamed Volgograd)

1960: Explosion of largest nuclear bomb ever tested: Tsar Bomba at Novaya Zemlya.

1922: Anatoly Papanov, actor, born

1914: Russian troops led by General Russki pushed the Germans under Hindenburg back to their original positions, ending the battle of the Vistula River. The Germans lost at least 42,000 men.

1910: Vladimir Zvegintsev, linguist, born

1905: Mutinous soldiers and sailors destroy much of Vladivostok.

1833: Alexander Borodin, composer, born (died 1887)

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