Olga Jarrell Jan 14 Старый Новый год | Old New Year С 13 на 14 января в России отмечают старый Новый год — неофициальный, но любимый в народе праздник.
Olga Jarrell Dec 28, 2015 Атрибуты новогоднего праздника | Attributes of New Year Celebration Шампа́нское и икра́ | Champagne and Caviar While these items were in shorter supply during the Soviet period, it was then that they becam...
Olga Jarrell Dec 28, 2015 Новогодние салаты | New Year Salads New Year celebration just isn’t right without traditional New Year salads. These are not light green salads, but mayonnaise-infused and p...
Olga Jarrell Dec 16, 2015 Дед Моро́з и Снегу́рочка | Grandfather Frost and Snow Maiden Ded Moroz (Дед Моро́з) or Father Frost, the Slavic version of Santa Claus, is a symbol of Russian winter and New Year’s holiday season. H...
Olga Jarrell Dec 14, 2015 Ёлка. Новогодняя или рождественская? Christmas or New Year Tree? Unlike Americans who think of a decorated holiday tree as a Christmas tree (рожде́ственская ёлка), Russians always call it a New Year tre...
Olga Jarrell Dec 14, 2015 Russian Christmas and New Year Holiday Cards The tradition of sending holiday cards came to Russia from England. Illustrated cards that were in trend at the end of the 19th century i...
Olga Jarrell Dec 9, 2015 Новый год приходит с мандаринами | New Year Comes with Mandarins I made a trip to a Russian store in Salt Lake City a few weeks ago and was surprised by the number of different 'sweet' gifts for kids in...
