Just a couple of weeks back Neil discussed touring Moscow in winter and how his travels at such a frigid, freezing time came off strange to most and how strange it was that he actually found himself enjoying not-so-much the cold weather, but the difference in attitude and face among Russian natives. According to his travel notes he found the people were quite festive. Strange, because Russinas aren’t normally considered festive.
Today’s word is a Russian word used in Russia:
stranno – strange (it’s)
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Past Russian words: , shakzochniy, paka, spasiba, tuhmohzhmyah, tantsihvat, durak