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On June 12th of each year, the Russians celebrate a holiday known as Russia Day. This National holiday of the Russian Federation marks the approval of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Soviet that took place on June 12, 1990. The holiday was initiated on June 12, 1992 in remembrance of this momentous occasion. It symbolized the fight for democracy against the communism that was dominant in Russia at the time. The national interest in economic reform formed the democratic movement for change. People responded to this new idea and the Russian statehood was consolidated to reflect a new constitution and a new President of the Russian Federation. This was a great landmark reached and so the Russians celebrated... Show more

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Welcome to the RussianPod101.com blog, Feature Spotlight. Here we would like to periodically introduce some well known features as well as some not so well known features here at RussianPod101.com. We want to make sure everyone knows about all the great features that you can use to master Russian in just minutes a day. Today we would like to introduce My Feed. This is a fully customizable RSS feed. What's that mean? Well, for those that haven't studied up on the latest Web 2.0 technology, that basically allows Premium members to decide exactly what lesson content they want on their Premium feed. Here's 3 simple steps on how you can use My Feed to really master Russian: You decide exactly what you want. You download what you... Show more

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Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from everyone here at RussianPod101.com! We're grateful to have listeners just like you, and we're eagerly waiting for the upcoming year to learn Russian together! And when the New Year comes around, be sure to make a resolution to study Russian with RussianPod101.com! Have a healthy and happy holiday season. From the RussianPod101.com Team!

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