Видна птица по полёту (vidná ptítsa po polyótu).
Literally: a bird is known by its flight.
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#RussianProverb: A Bird Is Known by Its Flight
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#RussianSaying: a Tomtit in the Hands is Better than a Crane in the Sky
Лучше синица в руках, чем журавль в небе (lúchshe sinítsa v rukákh, chem zhurávl’ v nébe).
Literally: a tomtit in the hands is better than a crane in the sky.
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“The Flight” (1970) – classic film based on Mikhail Bulgakov’s works
“The Flight” (Бег, Beg) – a brilliant film based on Mikhail Bulgakov’s play under the same name and some other works (“The White Guard” and “Black Sea”) devoted to the Civil War in Russia, the flight of the White Army from Crimea and life of Russian emigration in Istanbul and Paris.
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#RussianSaying: One Cannot Command One’s Heart
Сердцу не прикажешь (sérdtsu ne prikázhesh).
Literally: one cannot command one’s heart. Continue reading “#RussianSaying: One Cannot Command One’s Heart”
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