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Vocabulary ♦

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blagotvori´tel;nyj pokaź

charity show

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vpervy

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for the first time

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vypuska´t;

to release

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´ qvit;

to discover

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dostu´pnyj

accessible

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evre´jskij

Jewish

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końkurs

competition

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mirovo´j zri´tel;

world audience

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otli´hie

difference

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oceńivat;, oceń]ik

to judge (in a competition); judge

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owiba´t;sq

to be mistaken

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pokoleńie

generation

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poluhi´t; priznańie

to receive recognition

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re'isse¨r

producer

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N.B. v tom-to i deĺo – that’s (just) the point; vsego´ – in all; -to (particle) –

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adds emphasis to what is being said. Difficult to translate into English.

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Depending on the context it may mean ‘at least’, ‘precisely’, or ‘just’.

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Exercise 1

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Answer the following questions in Russian.

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1 Kakié kinofestivaĺi est; v Rossií?

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2 Kakovaíx cel;?

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3 V he¨m otli´hie Mosko´vskogo ?

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4 Kakié fiĺ;my bu´dut pokaźyvat; na festivaĺe?

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5 Kakié ote´hestvennye fiĺ;my mo´'no uvi´det; na festivaĺe?

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6 Kakovaćena´ bile´tov na festivaĺe?

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Cultural life in Russia

Exercise 2

Examine the list of the winners of Mosko´vskij me'dunaro´dnyj kinofestivaĺ; and answer the questions in English.

N.B. The original English title of the film Fanatic was The Believer 1 What is the top prize in the festival called?

2 Which film won that prize?

3 What did Russia win a prize for?

4 Which other countries were among the prizewinners?

5 What were the other prizewinning categories?

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Text 1

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Do´din i rossi´jskij tea´tr

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V rossi´jskom tea´tre figuŕa

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П Р О Ф И Л Ь

gla´vnogo re'isse¨ra vsegda´

byla´

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vedu´]ej. Vspo´mnim imena´ veli´kix

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re'isse¨rov

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Stanisla´vskogo,

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Mejerxoĺ;da. Srediśovremeńnyx

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rossi´jskix re'isse¨rov oso´benno

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vydelqétsq Lev Do´din, gla´vnyj

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re'isse¨r Maĺogo dramati´heskogo

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tea´tra Peterbuŕga. |to odiń iz sa´myx uspe´wnyx tea´trov, 6

izveśtnyx ne toĺ;ko v Rossií, no i na Za´pade, tea´tr, zavoeva´vwij 7

sa´mye presti´'nye pre´mii v Evro´pe. Do´din prosla´vilsq 8

postano´vkoj trilo´gii Abra´mova , sta´vwej 9

potrqseńiem dlq Leningra´da i poluhi´vwej vy

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Gosudaŕstvennu[ pre´mi[. Imenno s , sta´vwix 1

torgo´voj maŕkoj MDT, nahaliś; ego´ triumfaĺ;nye zarube´'nye 2