The Г in ГУМ

[Mark Kingdom]

I'm not sure what the "this" refers to in the statement, "This is really
nothing."
As in, "This *topic* of the G in GUM is nothing?" Nor is it clear what BP
has to do
with GUM. Did I miss something?

I mean, compared with the plight of starving children all over the world,
every discussion
that's ever taken place on SEELANGS is really nothing.




2010/8/22 Alina Israeli <aisrael at american.edu>

> 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
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> LFS, American University
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