The Г in ГУМ

[Alina Israeli]

Considering that BP stands for nothing now and Obama was chastized by  
British Press and British diplomats for uttering the words "British  
Petroleum", this is really nothing.

AI


Aug 22, 2010, в 1:49 AM, Michele A. Berdy написал(а):

> According to Wikipedia, the Г in ГУМ used to stand for Государственный
> (which is what I was taught)
> but *now* it stands for Главный (that's news to me). Can anyone  
> verify that?
> The Г now means Главный?
>
> Yes. It was part of a "rebranding" effort. It's all very snazzy now.
> PS When you're all in town, do check out Gastronom #1 in the "line"  
> farthest from Red Square. I'm not sure how to describe it. It's like  
> a movie version of a Stalinist era grocery store, only with  
> gaspingly expensive prosciutto next to tins of sgushchenka. There  
> are a few photos here
> http://www.gum.ru/shop/410
> but you've got to see it in person.



Alina Israeli
Associate Professor of Russian
LFS, American University
4400 Massachusetts Ave.
Washington DC 20016
(202) 885-2387 	fax (202) 885-1076
aisrael at american.edu

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