Can you tell that I’m learning how to post videos? Here are four short videos from our visits to Olga’s grandparents’ house.
The Russian summer or country house is called the dacha (rhymes with gotcha). In usage we say things like, ‘I am going to dacha’ or, ‘how was dacha?’.
These videos are pretty poor quality and quite short. I promise I’ll do better in the future. But they will give you a flavor of life at dacha.
Here is a favorite Russian tune, in a great setting —
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js5v2Pkg0ZY
Katyusha is a tender diminutive from the female name Ekaterina (Catherine): Katya is the nickname and Katyusha, a tender diminutive.
This is a Russian Soviet wartime song about a girl longing for her beloved, who is away on military service. The music was composed in 1938 by Matvei Blanter and the lyrics were written by Mikhail Isakovsky. It was first performed by the celebrated Russian folk singer, Lidiya Ruslanova.
Mike and Olga Cantrell 