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Blogging about moving to Russia in April 2026 via the Shared Values Visa. And about learning the language.

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I saw it all at yesterday’s visit to Patriot Park, including the 1418 дорога памяти музей. My tour guide was 5 stars; excellent English, educated, and unaffected by my endless questions. Didn’t take many pics or videos, instead, just took it in, and with watery eyes for the first third. Rows and rows of faces, the database 😢 (Sidenote - fascinating to me: how you guys moved factories across the country, what?! Entire factories, “nah, this goes here now, 3,000 kilometres to the right.”) By the day’s end, just like a few weeks ago, when I spent the day at the art museum, “omg my mind is fried” I got the same reply, “it’s supposed to be, Keri.” 😂 you Russians, love your directness.
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Самый большой вертолет я когда-либо видел.
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Смотрите где я была сегодня. Патриот Парк. Фантастический!
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Uma2rman free concert alert. The gentleman who owns the bakery told me - this Thursday, they’re playing the Тверской Дом Вкуса food mall. He explained this is a rare opportunity to see them on a small stage, as they usually sell out stadiums? 7pm at Тверской Бульвар, 27, стр 6
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Tobacco products are available everywhere, 24/7. Openly too, not hidden behind grey cabinet doors. 3rd pic shows 3 stores side by side. Nicotine pouches at 12mg lol. 

I don’t smoke, but like it because the point is choice - opposite of a nanny state.
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The trend of ‘celebrities visiting Russia’ seems to have stopped, huh. 

I liked watching your reaction to their visits, in that, there wasn’t one. 
You guys just do NOT care 😂🫡
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Looked into Russian “mat” > матерные слова - swear word. 

➡️ Elaborate swearing. A sophisticated sub-culture, full of nuance and historical references. Never to be used in publicly. 
Laughed while researching, but I won’t bother to learn it. Need to learn like, past tense verb conjugations. 

Besides, it’s more effective to win a debate using no swearing. Спокойней всегда.
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Имеете хорошая рабочая неделя 👍
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A helpful term to know: с собой - to go For when ordering coffee or food. Opposite of здесь - here.
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За здоровье ребята.
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I will consider myself ‘good at Russian’ when I can argue. 

This is my benchmark.
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Why not visit Russia? No one is stopping you. Believe, and you can be here and now. Taking photo pics, and restoring your view of how things are supposed to function.
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Ничего большое к доклад сегодня, ребята. 

Just got home. After school, I did errands, including a печатайте магазин. Then over to my local grocery store, to show the ladies what I had printed, “так когда я расчёсываться шерсь, я учуьс новый слова.”

They’ve also become who I ask questions about our neighbourhood. Today’s was, “почему забор на улица?” “Ремонт улица.” Now, I just want to zone out, and not be productive. Maybe I’ll read my book. I need to find a new craft; for a long time I made magnets, need something like this. Хорошого вечера к вам!
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*Школа Обновление* Я учусь вопрос слова. 

*School Update* 
I’m learning question words.
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*Школа Обновление* Я учусь вопрос слова. 

*School Update* 
I’m learning question words.
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Два скучный фотографии, с два класс факт. Первый факт - нет фильтр на фото; сегодня в Москве, небо действительно этот синей 🩵💙
 Второй факт - температура за эта неделя. В моя всё жизнь, я никогда видал так много такой же номер?! 1️⃣1️⃣ Безумный вообще, нет?
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When you teach me a new expression, and I say, “added to my list” This is that list.
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Old Moscow ❤️ Мясницкая улица Myasnitskaya Street
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More easy Russian. How I remember fish: The рыба lives in the речка. (fish, river, reee sound)
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