Archive for June, 2010

Russian stuff

By Karyn Dubravetz

Today I am one step closer to being prepared for my trip to Russia because I now have the perfect “diddy bag”. (“Diddy bag” is a term that was used in my home growing up. I always thought it was annoying, but now it seems to be the best thing to call this bag.)

Bag in the U.S.S.R.

Bag in the USSR

Anyway, I found it on ModCloth.com. They call it the “Bag in the U.S.S.R.” – cute! After I bought it, I saw that the website sells some other cool Russian stuff. Click on the photos to buy.

Dining in Prague Plate Set

Dining in Prague Plate Set
I couldn’t help but notice these plates. Not only because they are so cute, but also because my husband and I received them as a wedding gift almost 3 years ago! (Thanks, Jeannie!)

Saint Tea-tersburg Tea Set

Saint Tea-tersburg Tea Set
This comes apart and forms 2 tea cups and the teapot.

Bubby’s Matryoshka Measuring Set

Matryoshka Measuring Cups
An interesting use for all those Matryoshka dolls I picked up in Russia. (But who’s Bubby?)


Matchmaker Scarf

Matchmaker Sharf
Fun fact: If you would call this a babushka in English, that’s because the word babushka, in Russian, means grandmother. But it’s not babushka, it’s babushka.

Okay, happy shopping!! Let me know if you try any of these items out!

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This entry was posted on June 22nd, 2010 under Uncategorized.

Кто хранит русский язык в США?… Я!

By Karyn Dubravetz

I was recently contacted by Ekaterina Bychkova, a reporter from the Новое Русское Слово (The New Russian Word), a Russian-American newspaper based in New York. She was writing an article about who is studying Russian language in the United States and why.

Here is her article, published May 28, 2010. It is entitled, “Кто хранит русский язык в США?” or “Who is preserving the Russian language in the US?” And I am happy to say…I am! It was so cool to see something written about me, in Russian, that I didn’t write myself for a class or something!

Visit www.nrs.com for the full article. It’s a long article – scroll down to about 8 paragraphs from the end to get to the portion about me and the Washington Meetup Group. Look for my name written in Russian, Карин Дубравец.

For more articles by Ekaterina, check out her website.

Want to be someone who helps preserve the Russian language? I highly recommend Meetup.com. Here is a list of over 100 Russian language related Meetup groups in the US, and around the world.

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This entry was posted on June 8th, 2010 under Uncategorized.

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