Traditional Russian zakuski and vodka. Zakuski is a collection of different items that you eat when you are drinking vodka. It can be salted fish, tomatoes (I like pickled ones), cucumbers (with dill), chicken, mushrooms or maybe salads. But don’t expect to be able to sip your vodka while eating. The rule is to drink [...]
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New Year’s Again?
Yes it’s true. In Russia, the New Year comes once again. On Monday January 14, 2008 the Old New Year will be upon us.
What is the old New Year? Back before Soviet times, Russia used the old Julian calendar and it was off by a couple weeks. So, January 7th is Christmas and January 14th [...]
Happy New Year!
Wanted to wish everyone a Happy and Prosperous New Year. I’m off to a Russian New Year’s Eve Party. If you have nothing else to do, go to Memocast.com and watch Irony of Fate. This the traditional New Year’s movie shown every year on New Year’s Eve.
Happy New Year!
Learning Russian
I have been practicing some Russian lately. I blogged an article a couple weeks ago about common Russian words and phrases.
I have been trying to learn some simple phrases in the evenings with my wife and with a couple web sites I think I mentioned.
I think it helps to drink a shot of Russia’s finest [...]
Another Vodka Article…
Sometimes I think vodka is man’s best friend. Yes dogs do own this saying, but vodka sure is giving dogs a run for their bones.
Not only can you drink it numerous ways - cocktails or neat as I prefer it. But recently, we had a real medicinal need for it. And no, it’s not a [...]
