
Tag: Russian Sayings
#RussianProverb: If You Want to Live, You Should Be Able to Spin

Хочешь жить – умей вертеться
(hóchesh zhit’ – uméy vertétsya)
If you want to live, you should be able to spin
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#RussianSaying: What the Eyes Fear, the Hands Do

Глаза боятся – руки делают (glazá boyátsya – rúki délayut).
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#RussianProverb: To Go to Tula with Your Own Samovar
Samovar in the form of steam locomotive from Tula, Russia (the 2nd half of the 19th century). Ездить в Тулу со своим самоваром (yézdit’ v Túlu so svoim samovárom).
Literally: to go to Tula with your own samovar*. Continue reading “#RussianProverb: To Go to Tula with Your Own Samovar”
#RussianProverb: Written with Pitchfork on the Water
Вилами на воде писано (vilami na vode pisano).
Literally: written with pitchfork on the water.
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