Moscow Kremlin and Periodic Table: Ice Sculptures To Appear on Poklonnaya Gora

View over 50 sculptures and compositions The New Year Ice Sculpture Festival is to take place in the Russian capital — 28 December till 12 January, in Park Pobedy on Poklonnaya Gora. The festival is themed around great Russian achievements (великие достижения русских). The sculptors have been inspired by architectural monuments, scientific discoveries, great works…

Grammar Tip

The Colon – Other Uses 1. When telling the time the colon can be used to separate hours from minutes, e.g.: 10:15 a.m. — Когда мы сообщаем время, чтобы отделить часы от минут. 2. When expressing ratios of two numbers (with no space after the colon), e.g.: 1:1 — Когда говорится о соотношении двух чисел…

Business Communication Skills Tip

How To Be a Persuasive Speaker: Understand Your Unique Communication Style Is your speaking style naturally formal or informal? Are you more effective using slides that are very visual and emotive, or that are factual (основаны на фактах) and data-driven (управляемые данными)? Or no slides at all? To better understand your personal style, you’ll need…

to handle (v.)

Today’s Word of the Day Is: “to handle” (v.) Transcription: [ˈhæn.dəl] Russian Translation: обращаться с кем-л./чем-л.   Definition: 1. To deal with, have responsibility for, or be in charge of; 2. To pick something up and touch, hold, or move it with your hands Example: 1. I think he handled the situation very well. — Думаю,…