The new Costume Gallery at the Hermitage Museum brings old clothes to light. Peter the Great’s quilted (стеганный) house coats and stylish velvet costumes, canonical clothing of Orthodox priests, embroidered (вышитый) ceremonial dresses of Russian aristocrats and colorful wedding gowns of Cossack women — these are just some of the amazing items of clothing on…
Business Etiquette Tips for Cell Phone Users in the Workplace. Tip #3: Let Voicemail Pick Up Your Calls Instead of answering any calls immediately, you have the option of letting all of them go to voicemail. If someone is calling because of an emergency, he or she will say that in the message, and you…
How to Use Second Conditional Sentences Second conditional sentences are useful for expressing outcomes that are completely unrealistic or will not likely happen in the future. Consider the examples below:Example: If I inherited a billion dollars, I would travel to the moon. – Если бы я получил в наследство миллиард долларов, я бы отправился в…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “donation” (n.) Transcription: [dəʊˈneɪ.ʃən] Translation: дар, пожертвование Meaning: money or goods that are given to help a person or organization, or the act of giving them Example: She makes a charitable donation every year. – Она делает благотворительные пожертвования каждый год. Synonyms: gift, contribution