Russia Celebrates Russia Day (But No One Really Understands Why)
Lesson Brief
Деловой Петербург
June 12 is a national holiday in Russia--Russia Day--and every year around June 12, Russians ask themselves the same question: What exactly are we celebrating on Russia Day? The author of today's article reflects on this obscure holiday and tries to figure out exactly what Russians should be celebrating on this day besides having the day off of work.
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- subjected, exposed
- подвергнутый
- proclamation
- провозглашение
- renaming
- переименование
- in passing, incidentally
- попутно
- to exclaim, cry out
- восклицать, воскликнуть
- absurd, stupid
- бестолковый
- to suit someone
- устраивать кого-то
- to celebrate a holiday
- отмечать, отметить праздник
- narrow
- узкий
- reconstruction
- воссоздание