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Another Russian expression: "You will never carry knowledge [as a burden] on your back." Can you tell I was raised by intellectuals? Heh.
by arkades 13y ago
Another Russian expression:
"You will never carry knowledge [as a burden] on your back."
Can you tell I was raised by intellectuals? Heh.
- Vivtek 13y agoThis reminds me of Masha the Bear, in Misha i Masha (my own transliteration, can you tell?). That image of the old guy who lives out in the woods and can fix anything seems really Russian (also very American, actually). I want to be that guy when I grow up.
- BWStearns 13y ago>> also very American, actually Given recent (~100yr) history, one of the most ironic things I noticed when I was studying Russian was the odd characteristics that could be equally applied to either culture (another odd one is some kind of fetish for acronyms).