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What advice would you give to a foreigner visiting Russia for the first time?

Socialising

Spotlight on Russia gets familiar with social etiquette in Russia

When Visiting Someone's Home

If you are invited to someone's house for dinner or for a visit, you should remember to take a gift with you. This can be a cake, a box of chocolates or sweets or a bunch of flowers. If there is a small child in the family, you should also buy him or her a small gift. If you decide to take flowers, give an uneven number.

You should dress casually for dinner in someone's home. When you arrive at the house, you will be asked to remove your shoes and put on a pair of house slippers called tapki.

Whenever you go to someone's house, it's polite to compliment the host. In Russia, though, try not to compliment anything specific, because the host may want to give it to you! Also, make sure that you don't cross your legs so that the sole of your foot is showing, or put your feet on the furniture. This is very bad manners and will offend people.

When it comes to food and drink, you should never refuse anything that is offered. This is also very bad manners. Finally, don't forget to thank your host.

When TRAVELLING

On public transport, as in most countries, it is polite to give your seat to someone who needs it more than you, such as a mother with children or an elderly person. Also, make sure your feet remain on the ground and don't show the soles of your feet or put your feet on the seats. Eating on public transport is bad manners.

The usual way for men to greet each other on the street is to shake hands. First, though, they will take off their gloves. It is very bad manners for men to shake hands while wearing gloves, no matter how cold it is.

If you are a man travelling with a woman, you should carry her bags and open doors for her. You should also leave a vehicle first so you can offer your hand to help her get out.

DISCUSS

• What other social etiquette advice would you give to a foreigner visiting Russia? Tell your partner.

ACTIVITY

What other rules of social etiquette can you think of? Write a short article similar to this one and send it to Spotlight on Russia.

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Letter from the Editors

Welcome to Spotlight on Russia!

Hi there!

We are Peter and Jane and we would like to welcome you to this issue of Spotlight on Russia. We are both Year 10 students from Ridgeway Secondary School in Liverpool, England. As part of our student exchange programme we have the chance to live and study in Russia for a year and we are looking forward to having a lot of fun and learning all about Russian life and culture.

We are very happy to have been asked to be the guest editors of the Spotlight on Russia magazine and we are very excited about sharing all our experiences of Russia with you. We hope to learn a lot about the Russian people, as well as Russian art, social issues, history, education and free-time activities and much more. We hope you will tell us all about the different aspects of life in your wonderful country.

All suggestions about what to see and where to go will be gratefully received, so send us your ideas!

We can't wait to hear from you!

We hope you enjoy this issue.

Peter Jane

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Какие предложения о том, что посмотреть и куда поехать в России, вы можете дать Питеру и Джейн?

Ответ:

Hi Peter and Jane! I'm so glad you're visiting Russia. You should definitely visit Moscow, our capital. You can walk on the Red Square, see the Kremlin, and visit the Tretyakov Gallery. Also, you must go to St. Petersburg! It's a very beautiful city, especially in summer during the White Nights. You can visit the Hermitage Museum and see the fountains at Peterhof. And don't forget to try some Russian food like borsch and pelmeni! I hope you have a great time!

Привет, Питер и Джейн! Я так рад, что вы приехали в Россию. Вам обязательно стоит посетить Москву, нашу столицу. Вы можете погулять по Красной площади, увидеть Кремль и сходить в Третьяковскую галерею. А еще вы должны поехать в Санкт-Петербург! Это очень красивый город, особенно летом во время Белых ночей. Вы можете посетить Эрмитаж и посмотреть на фонтаны в Петергофе. И не забудьте попробовать русскую еду, например, борщ и пельмени! Надеюсь, вы отлично проведете время!