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#RussianSaying: Horseradish Is No Sweeter than Radish

On 13.06.201613.06.2016 By Sergey ArmeyskovIn Russian language, Russian SayingsLeave a comment

Gely Korzhev - Dulcinea and the Knight, 1997-1998. — Gely Korzhev – Dulcinea and the Knight, 1997-1998.

Хрен редьки не слаще

(khren réd’ki ne slásche).

Translation:

horseradish is no sweeter than radish.

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Russian Saying on March

On 20.03.201620.03.2016 By Sergey ArmeyskovIn Russian language, Russian SayingsLeave a comment

Isaak Levitan - March (1895). Oil on canvas, State Tretyakov Gallery. — Isaak Levitan – March (1895). Oil on canvas, State Tretyakov Gallery.

Пришел марток – надевай семь порток

(prishól martók – nadeváy sem’ portók).

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#RussianProverb: Do Not Saw Off the Branch You Are Sitting On

On 15.05.201515.05.2015 By Sergey ArmeyskovIn Russian language, Russian Mythology, Russian Sayings1 Comment

Alkonost (lubok), the end of the 18th c - beginning of the 19th c. — Alkonost (lubok), the end of the 18th c – beginning of the 19th c.

Не пили сук, на котором сидишь

(ne pilí suk, na kotórom sidísh).

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#RussianSaying: Morning Is Wiser than Evening

On 16.04.201516.04.2015 By Sergey ArmeyskovIn Russian Sayings4 Comments

Ivan Bilibin – Fairy Forest at Sunset, 1906.

Утро вечера мудренее

(útro véchera mudrenéye).

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#RussianProverb: Don’t Wake Likho (Bad Luck) Up while It’s Quiet

On 24.03.201524.03.2015 By Sergey ArmeyskovIn Russian Folklore, Russian language, Russian Mythology, Russian SayingsLeave a comment

Melyuzina (Mermaid). — Melyuzina (Mermaid). [I didn’t find an old depiction of Likho, so I uploaded this one instead.]

Не буди лихо, пока оно тихо

(ne budí líkho, poká onó tíkho).

Literally:

don’t wake Likho* up while it’s quiet.

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