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Change the font to normal cyrillic. 169.232.102.36 08:43, 24 January 2007 (UTC)mfiedor[reply]

Neither fur nor feathers?

I can't type Cyrillic, but it was something like ne puhu ne parah. Supposedly, I have been told, the Russian equivalent of Good luck. -- 146.115.58.152 08:10, 19 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Мore precisely "Ни пуха ни пера" - (ni puha ni pera) - "[to get] no fluff [and] no feather - to get/reach/obtain nothing." - literally inverse to "Good luck", but means "Good luck".

The answer should be (required): "к чёрту" - (k chjortu) - "send [this wish] to hell" This may sound a bit tricky, but this is a very friendly wish, usually told to someone going for exams/tests/etc. --82.73.102.206 (talk) 20:19, 26 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It`s special wish for students, usually. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.36.52.182 (talk) 17:33, 16 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"Есть человек, есть проблема. Нет человека, нет проблемы."

Эта фраза не является ни поговоркой ни пословицей! Вы подменяете понятия "поговорка", "пословица" понятиями "афоризм" (aphorism) и "крылатое выражение" ("крылатая фраза") (Winged word) в данном случае! Пожалуйста, будьте внимательны и не путайте эти совершенно разные вещи! Поговорка, пословица - продукт народный мысли, фольклорный, то есть она по сути не имеет автора. (Есть такое понятие в русском языке, русской литературе и культуре, как - "устное народное творчество".) Это главный критерий отличия поговорок от крылатых выражений и афоризмов!

(in Russian) смотри здесь! - об афоризмах

(in Russian) вот здесь - тут тоже

(in Russian) и здесь! - то же

(in Russian) и вот! - ещё

О русских поговорках я советую читать Вам здесь (in Russian)(in English). Это книга авторитетного автора специально для иностранцев, изучающих русский язык. (Dubrovin, M.I. A book of Russian Idioms Illustrated. – М.: Русский язык, 1987; Dubrovin, M.I. A book of English and Russian Proverbs and Sayings Illustrated. – М.: Просвещение, 1993.)
Русские пословицы можно найти на этом сайте(in Russian)
О разнице между афоризмами и пословицами можно прочитать тут(in Russian)

Советую Вам удалить эту фразу (по сути - афоризм), так как приводить её в пример в этой статье некорректно! 85.175.20.36 (talk) 23:56, 6 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Moved 2 "sayings" to other category. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eternalko (talk • contribs) 01:56, 25 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Бить баклуши

I deleted word-for-word translation of the saying "бить баклуши", because the word "баклуши" has no meaning apart the saying "бить баклуши" in nowaday Russian.
Я удалил буквальный перевод выражения "бить баклуши", так как слово "баклуши" в современном русском языке не имеет значения отдельно от выражения "бить баклуши". Nikita --92.100.181.228 (talk) 17:50, 14 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Наломали дров

Wanted to offer this to the community. "Наломали дров" typically means screwed up, messed up, etc... Literally it means, "chopped a lot of wood". The expression is definitely used in the Russian media in that sense —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.1.232.201 (talk) 17:58, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]