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[russian_guy]

hey everyone i was thinking the most users ever online hasn't been beaten in the past 4 years. well let's change that on june 12 we all come online around lunchtime which varries from country to country but let's see how many people we can get.

and i chose june 12 for a reason
if anyone can guess let me know why
and please comment what you think

[roxanasharie]

Sure, we can do that, and celebrate "the Russian unity"

[russian_guy]

can anyone guess why i choose the date? see if your right.

[roxanasharie]

I thought I said it in my previous post June 12th is the Russian Unity day, or simply the day of Russia. And that`s what we are going to celebrate online

[russian_guy]

ok here is something i think we could talk on here

catherine the great:
one of the greatest rulers of all time. taken from her home in germans and brought to breed in russia she let people used her but made allies and ended up take the throne right infront of peters eyes. what do you think was this a good thing or bad? what do you think of her?

[baggieonline]

Hi russianguy,

If you're interested in Catherine the Great, I can recommend this book - a very informative but readable biography of her life.

http://www.amazon.com/Catherine-Great-H ... 0452011205

[russian_guy]

thanks eddie

i was just actualy wondering though the views of other people on catherine the great

[Miiszhah]

I heard a horse dropped on her, killed her...but, I guess I better read Eddie's book to verify if that was true or not.

[Miiszhah]

http://europeanhistory.about.com/od/cat ... myths1.htm

The Myths:
1. Catherine was crushed to death by a horse whilst attempting to have sex with it (usually the collapse of a harness/lifting mechanism is blamed).
2. Catherine died on the toilet.
The Truth (1):
Catherine died in bed of illness; there were no equines involved and a Catherine/horse nexus was never attempted.

[baggieonline]

Indeed, that horse incident is not true. Perhaps it happened to Catherine 1st, who became ruler after her husband Peter the Great died.

[russian_guy]

ПРИВЕТ ВСЕМ
i know i havent been posting well i guess that is a good thing but i wanted to tell you why.
first of all i wanted to say THANK YOU SO MUCH RUSSIANPOD101.COM TEAM
because if it was not for these guys here i would have not been able to translate for many russians. i got to meet many interesting people and i have now more friends than ever.
so thank you eric anna oksana eddie alexander elena and the rest whom i dont know for making such great lessons

[russian_guy]

anyone else like to add to my thank you? how much has russianpod helped you? i would love to hear your experiences learning and speaking russian as well as tips for learning vocabulary

[roxanasharie]

Thank you Russian guy Are we still meeting here on June 12th? Be ready to speak only Russian!

[russian_guy]

да конечно i am ready still cant wait will be a celebration for all viewers. maybe you can mention it in a podcast so people dont forget about unity day in russia or was it independence? i will figure out

[russian_guy]

here is a site i found you might like http://rworld.com this can help you practice russian through games and it is free