• Коловрат
  [ka-lav-rat]

🔻The word “Kolovrat” is of Russian origin and is translated from Old Slavic as “rotation of the wheel”, “circle” ('коло' - circle, wheel, ' врат' - gate).

🔻However, the ancient Slavs used the word “коло” also as an epithet of the Sun.

🔻The symbol represents an eight-rayed wheel with rays bent in one direction (there is also a six-rayed and four-rayed one, the latter was used by Hitler☠).

🔻The rays can be bent clockwise or counterclockwise.

🔻Kolovrat was often depicted on the shields of ancient warriors, weapons, houses, and embroidered on clothing.

🔻Eight-rayed Kolovrat, with clockwise movement means the solar energy of life, the victory of Light over Darkness and personal victories.

🔻Four-rayed kolovrat is banned in Russia due to its similarity with Nazi symbols.

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• Наклейка (наклейки) на машину
[nak-ley-ka (nak-ley-ki) na ma-shy- nu]
🚘 А сar sticker(s)

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• Сахалин
  [sa-kha-lin]

🔻Snowdrifts are up to 1.5 metres and higher on Sakhalin.

🔻Due to the cyclone, there are strong winds, snowfalls and blizzards in the region.

🔻Sakhalin is an elongated island in Northeast Asia, located just 6.5 km off the southeastern coast of Khabarovsk Krai in Russia, and 40 kilometres north of Japan's Hokkaido. 

🔻The island has a population of roughly 500,000, the majority of whom are Russians. The indigenous peoples of the island are the Ainu, Oroks, and Nivkhs, who are now present in very small numbers.

Videos, photos: RT_Russia, aussie_sakh, probomjikha

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