[identity profile] nos3030.livejournal.com 2005-03-05 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
What does it say in the wall? I need to learn russian, I only know a couple of words...

[identity profile] vriad-lee.livejournal.com 2005-03-05 06:07 pm (UTC)(link)
площадь ильича. ilych square. ilych being the patronymic of Lenin

[identity profile] nos3030.livejournal.com 2005-03-05 06:19 pm (UTC)(link)
That would be his middle name?

[identity profile] vriad-lee.livejournal.com 2005-03-05 06:27 pm (UTC)(link)
yeah, his father's name in a special patronymic form. you won't get it as you don't have all those declensional endings in English

[identity profile] vriad-lee.livejournal.com 2005-03-05 06:34 pm (UTC)(link)
is that your mother-tongue?

[identity profile] nos3030.livejournal.com 2005-03-05 06:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, I was born and raised in Cuba...

[identity profile] vriad-lee.livejournal.com 2005-03-05 06:38 pm (UTC)(link)
so which is rustier in your case -- english or spanish?

[identity profile] nos3030.livejournal.com 2005-03-05 06:42 pm (UTC)(link)
English, Spanish still my first language since I hasve to speak it a lot at home...

[identity profile] nos3030.livejournal.com 2005-03-05 06:48 pm (UTC)(link)
have* that was, bad typer.