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link 31.10.2007 16:31 |
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Subject: побывали в исправительной колонии Н1 строгого режима (фгу ИК-1) this sentence comes from an article about prison in which a school has been created"каково это - учиться в тюрьме попытались выяснить корреспонденты, которые накануне дня знаний побывали в исправительной колонии Н1 строгого режима (фгу ИК-1)" what does фгу stands for please? and could you explain to me whats the "день знаний"? thanks a lot for your help |
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link 31.10.2007 16:39 |
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... before September 1, the beginning of the new academic year, .... (for день знаний) фгу -- federal state institution. i think you can go without it |
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link 31.10.2007 16:45 |
| "ahead of September 1..." is better here than "before" |
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link 31.10.2007 17:04 |
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can you tell me in russian which words correspond to фгу ? and день знаний, is it sthg particular, sthg like the 1st of september? i mean, why does the journalist uses this term? thank you for answering that fast btw! :) |
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link 31.10.2007 17:17 |
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фгу -- федеральное государственное учреждение день знаний IS the first of September, the day when a new academic year begins in post-Soviet states. the day is known there as день знаний. the journalist perhaps thinks that the use of the term makes the story hmm... a bit more lively. |
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link 2.11.2007 23:17 |
| thanks a lot for all this.... i would not say that the text is lively though! |
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