tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63665962009-02-20T19:21:41.069-05:00Slavic Languages Division BlogSLD Blog: Frequently updated "treasure box" of resources and information about Slavic languages, translators, translations, countries, human beings, and unique stories!Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295539453987597312noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366596.post-1162415090706947462006-11-01T13:30:00.000-05:002006-11-01T17:57:43.990-05:00Welcome to the shiny and new SLD blog!Dear SLD members and everyone visiting this blog! The mission of this blog is to provide quality resources and information about Slavic languages, translation, cultures, and people. We hope that the blog and our new website will become a virtual "treasure box" of helpful info to all SLD members spread around the world.We also hope that blog visitors will feel inspired to share their comments via Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295539453987597312noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366596.post-1101831120241945332006-10-30T10:58:00.000-05:002006-10-31T07:38:14.106-05:00Have you ever experienced Russian Banya?Get to know more about this indispensable part of Russian life - and, indeed, one of the very few methods in the world to get really clean!Russian Banya And Everything About It - a website in Russian devoted in its entirety to the phenomenon of Russian Banya and its culture. It is replete with useful information - both for a banya novice and banya connoisseur. It is a place of interaction for Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295539453987597312noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366596.post-1101748538183193012006-10-28T11:50:00.000-04:002006-10-31T07:39:24.066-05:00Great restaurants in Moscow (price category "affordable")1. GLAVPIVTORG - an awesome brewery in the Soviet style in the center of MoscowVisit the official website at http://www.glavpivtorg.ruView the menu in RussianRead reviews in Russian from Afisha.ruAddress in English: Bolshaya Lubyanka, 5Address in Russian: Б.Лубянка, 5, м. Кузнецкий Мост, ЛубянкаTelephones in Moscow: 928-2591, 924-19962. KORCHMA - the best Ukrainian restaurant in Moscow (UkrainianDinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295539453987597312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366596.post-1076099250679156612006-10-26T13:27:00.000-04:002006-10-31T07:41:30.356-05:00Russian Communities in the U.S.Russian SeattleRussian PhiladelphiaRussian FloridaRussian San FranciscoRussian ChicagoRussian AtlantaRussian New YorkMore to come...Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295539453987597312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366596.post-1076617027454965882006-10-25T15:17:00.000-04:002006-10-31T07:40:05.910-05:00Russian Books, Movies, Music, etc.RBCMP3: Russian Audio, Video, DVDs, CDs, etc. (based in the U.S.)Kniga.com: Russian Books (based in the U.S.)Ozon.ru: Russian books, CD's, etc. (based in Russia)Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295539453987597312noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366596.post-1074756908550774942006-10-23T14:35:00.000-04:002006-10-31T07:40:42.913-05:00Russian Keyboard Layouts: Traditional and TransliteratedI prefer transliterated version (phonetic), but Windows XP Home Edition did not provide me with an option to install my preferred keyboard layout. After some Google-scouring, I found what I needed (what's new:).Below please find instructions on how to install both the traditional and transliterated versions:1. How to install traditional Russian keyboard layout in Windows NT/2000/XP, Mac OSX and Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295539453987597312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366596.post-1101758699994968312006-10-16T15:01:00.000-04:002006-10-31T07:43:28.120-05:00Comment Feature Is Here!Anyone visiting the SLD blog will be able to post their comments to each entry. Enjoy commenting!How to post your comment:At the bottom of each entry, there will be a link "0 comments".Click on the link. It will take you to the page where you will be able to post your comment.Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295539453987597312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366596.post-1101756508335020382004-11-29T14:28:00.000-05:002004-11-29T14:30:38.690-05:00Audiopost feature is here!This feature allows registered users to create audio entries for a blog.
Isn't it amazing to hear someone's voice behind the entires?
I think it creates a more personal dimension in online communications.
What do you think?
Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295539453987597312noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366596.post-1079041687759297572004-11-25T16:48:00.000-05:002004-11-29T10:42:59.046-05:00Highly-Recommended Russian-English, English Russian DictionariesEnglish-Russian, Russian-English Dictionary by Kenneth Katzner in Paperback
The Katzner Dictionary on CD-ROM
Russian-English Dictionary of Idioms by Sophia Lubenksy
Check back for more recommendations...Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295539453987597312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366596.post-1077028267429056112004-11-25T09:31:00.000-05:002004-11-29T13:21:19.593-05:00Overview of the Russian market in the U.S.The Russian-American population is estimated at approximately 4 million people.
The major areas of concentration are NY Tri-State Area, CA, IL, PA, MA.
The main cities of residence are New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Philadelphia and Detroit.
Read more on the Russian market and view charts from the Global Advertising Strategies.Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295539453987597312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366596.post-1076099580788788212004-11-23T15:33:00.000-05:002004-11-29T10:55:27.263-05:00Russian CuisineRussian Cuisine from RusCuisine.com
Russian Recipes from RussianFoods.com
Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295539453987597312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366596.post-1079039343680651682004-11-22T19:09:00.000-05:002004-11-29T10:34:53.603-05:00Russian-English, Russian-English Online Dictionaries (Free)Dahl's Dictionary of the Russian Language
Multitran: Russian-English, English-Russian Dictionaries
Multilex: Russian-English, English-Russian Dictionaries
Dictionary of Russian Abbreviations
Terminological Information System (TIS): TIS on the Web is a simplified version of the terminological database used by terminologists and translators working in The General Secretariat of the Council of Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295539453987597312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366596.post-1076099698903390492004-11-18T15:34:00.000-05:002004-11-29T10:56:25.163-05:00Russian HolidaysOfficial information about National Holidays
Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295539453987597312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366596.post-1076700497585123912004-11-02T17:28:00.000-05:002004-11-29T10:38:45.820-05:00Doing Business in RussiaBISNIS: Business Information Service for the Newly Independent States
Check back for more...Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295539453987597312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366596.post-1075394609035368772004-10-29T11:43:00.000-04:002004-11-29T11:26:59.226-05:00Music Radio from Russia on the InternetEuropa Plus (Moscow)
Silver Rain (Moscow)
Deep Mix Moscow Radio
Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295539453987597312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366596.post-1076618598896978972004-10-25T15:43:00.000-04:002004-11-29T11:28:39.576-05:00Russian TV OnlineRTR-Planeta
Channel 1
Vesti
ARIA TV: A subscription-based, online Video-On-Demand Service, based in the U.S.
Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295539453987597312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366596.post-1075139782740880462004-10-21T13:56:00.000-04:002004-11-29T10:53:07.200-05:00Russian Literature Resourceshttp://lib.ru: The most comprehensive, free online library of Russian and international literary classics, history resources, etc. Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295539453987597312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366596.post-1076098747647978472004-10-20T11:19:00.000-04:002004-11-29T10:51:48.106-05:00Study Russian Department of Slavic Language at Columbia
New York University Department of Russian and Slavic Studies
More to come...Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295539453987597312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366596.post-1075903052192056302004-10-15T08:57:00.000-04:002004-11-29T10:43:49.346-05:00Russian News Resources OnlineJohnson's Russia List is a daily e-mail newsletter with news and analysis about all aspects of contemporary Russia. Managed by David Johnson, the list carries an eclectic collection of wire service and foreign newspaper reports, translations from the Russian press, and analytical pieces by Russian and foreign academics. I highly recommend subscribing to this wealth of great information about Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295539453987597312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366596.post-1080565697697028552004-09-29T11:08:00.000-04:002004-11-29T10:44:55.996-05:00Jobs in RussiaRabota and Zarplata ("Jobs and Salaries", in Russian): an online version of the print magazine of job vacancies circulating in Moscow and Moscow RegionDinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295539453987597312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366596.post-1076365742148099242004-09-23T17:29:00.000-04:002004-11-29T11:50:39.836-05:00Websites of Global Companies Localized for the Russian Market Xerox
IBM
More to come...Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295539453987597312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366596.post-1076097909278741922004-09-20T09:05:00.000-04:002004-11-29T11:49:41.100-05:00Learn Russian LanguageMaster Russian - Russian Language Resources for Beginners to Advanced Level Students
Interactive Russian Grammar from Bucknell University
Learning Russian
More to come...Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295539453987597312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366596.post-1076699016634533762004-09-16T14:03:00.000-04:002004-11-29T11:48:58.003-05:00Russian Fairy Tales, Poems, and Games for ChildrenLukoshkoDinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295539453987597312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366596.post-1076594076253508952004-09-15T08:54:00.000-04:002004-11-29T11:48:19.860-05:00The President of Glastnost and PerestroikaThe Gorbachev Foundation of North AmericaDinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295539453987597312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366596.post-1076098433421750702004-09-12T17:30:00.000-04:002004-11-29T11:45:27.696-05:00Associations and InstitutesColumbia University Russian International Association was created to unify and educate the Columbia Community about the Russian language, culture, and the legacy of the Soviet and Post-Soviet regimes.
Harriman Insitute at Columbia University is the oldest academic center in the United States devoted to the interdisciplinary study of Russia and the other successor states of the former Soviet Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295539453987597312noreply@blogger.com0