Out of the Blue

[Paul Richardson]

Clint:

As it turns out, the Survival Russian column in the current issue of Russian Life looks at the issue of синий (siniy) versus голубой (goluboy). The issue is available for purchase separately 

http://www.russianlife.com/store/index.cfm/product/242_56/marapr-2012.cfm

or as the first issue in an annual subscription.

http://www.russianlife.com/store/index.cfm/product/6_22/russian-life-magazine--new-subscription.cfm

PR

On Mar 11, 2012, at 7:21 PM, SEELANGS automatic digest system wrote:

> Date:    Sun, 11 Mar 2012 11:52:40 -0400
> From:    Clint Buhler <buhler.5 at OSU.EDU>
> Subject: синий
> 
> Dear Seelangers,
> 
> I have been listening to a couple interviews in which Russians explain that
> *синий* is an untranslatable term, whose connotations go beyond simply the
> color blue.  Has anyone else encountered this who could point me in the
> right direction toward getting a better understanding of the term
> culturally?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Clint Buhler

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