It's been a while since our last news post. There are many things going on in Russia. There is much to say about politics, economics.... But let's talk about less serious things. There is an amazing news and an amazing man we want to tell you about. Enjoy!

Шестидесятилетний петербуржец обошёл всю Землю за 676 дней. Пешком. Да-да, совсем пешком (правда, не считая двух перелётов через океаны). 

Сергей Лукьянов стартовал в полдень 1 апреля 2015 года с Дворцовой площади — и вернулся туда же спустя 20 месяцев, 4 февраля 2017 года. Он прошёл 23 тысячи километров, побывал в 21 стране, не проехал ни на одной машине, сносил семь пар кроссовок, жил на 500 рублей в день и выпил больше двух тонн колы.

Самым сложным препятствием в своём кругосветном путешествии он назвал не диких животных и не ночёвки на морозе, а «получение виз», самой интересной страной — Китай, а самым холодным местом — Беларусь (это было уже в конце путешествия).

Сейчас же единственная мечта Сергея — спустя почти 2 года разлуки побыть с семьёй, погулять с внучкой, а также, может быть, написать книгу, но после — обязательно отправиться в новое путешествие.

Словарик:
1. Петербуржец = житель Санкт-Петербурга (resident of St. Petersburg)
2. Обходить / обойти = пройти вокруг (go around)
3. Перелёт = путешествие на самолёте из одного места в другое (flight)
4. Стартовать = начать (to start (a journey)
5. Полдень = 12 часов дня (midday, noon)
6. Спустя = через (later, after)
7. Сносить = носить так долго, что больше носить нельзя (wear down)
8. Препятствие = то, что мешает идти дальше (obstacle)
9. Разлука - parting, separation
10. Отправляться / отправиться = начать путь (take off)

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Hello Dear Russian Learners!

Last week we talked about exceptions in plural forms of nounsToday let's talk about genders!

We all know that Russians refer to a table as "he" and to a lamp as "she". Every thing, every object has its own gender: masculine, faminine or neuter. Usually we determine a gender by an ending of a word: a hard consonant at the end shows that this word is masculine (стол, стул, компьютер, телефон); -а, -я tell us that this is a feminine word (книга, семья); -о, -е at the end mean that the word is neuter (окно, море). But there are some exceptions... As always!

One of the most well-known and often used words is КОФЕ (coffee). It ends in -e, so we might think that it's neuter (оно). BUT! It's an exception! It's masculine, not neuter. So never say "моё кофе" or "одно кофе". Instead use "МОЙ КОФЕ", "ОДИН КОФЕ".

Can you remember any other nouns gender exceptions?

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Last week we already told you about mighty Russian women. Another interesting thing is that most of the Russian girls never go outside without a makeup. Even to a shop nearby. Even to through away garbage. They also often wear high heels: to the university, to work, or just to take a stroll. 

What about women in your country? Do they fancy makeup and high heels? 

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