Word: russianize
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...teenagers in red uniforms greet customers with a smile. Then, according to highly specific instructions laid out in the company handbook, they take, prepare and deliver orders. But in a twist on the concept that the customer is king, the wait staff's salutation is sudar or sudarynia, archaic Russian terms for "master" and "mistress." Teremok's fare consists not of American-style burgers but of Russian-style blini, the traditional thin pancakes, delivered with chain-restaurant consistency at fast-food prices. For 43 rubles (less than $2), you can have a blini with butter; for 182 rubles (about...
...good start. According to the syllabus, students study the novel in its different forms—as a “novel of consciousness” or a “novel of society,” for example. Students who aren’t fluent in Russian or French and would never have taken a departmental class studying these authors in the original language are given the opportunity to explore new cultures and ideas.But classes like this are slim pickings, and even those that blur specific national distinctions like Fisher’s remain regionally focused. Though multiple survey...
...recipients were celebrated at an elegant evening event on Wednesday in Annenberg Hall, where attendees supped on “Encrusted Filet of Beef with Port Wine Sauce.” Planned entertainment included a string quartet from the work of 19th century Russian composer Alexander Borodin...
...This is not to imply that the European year has been a serene one, by any means. December saw former Russian president and current Prime Minister Vladimir Putin lead his United Russia party to resounding victory, strong-arming a putative republic of his own—manipulating the media and muzzling opposition parties. A man whose heart our own president once professed to “know,” Putin’s political ambition seems to know no inward bounds—or external constraint. Yet the Russian premier’s name hardly appears among the White...
...Zimmerman said that among the researchers at the observatory there was no fear or politics associated with the Russian spacecraft...