what a crazy guy! Although, according to this article, he really should have been called "Ivan the Awesome" in English. I agree that "terrible" gives us a different connotation, but I don't think awesome works because of its use in modern lingo. I don't think it's very "awesome" to depopulate your entire country for a crippling, draining war, kill your advisers because you're a paranoid schizophrenic, beat your pregnant daughter in law to the point of causing a miscarriage, kill your competent son, and leave your kingdom in the hands of the crazy, retarded son. But that's just me.
Yesterday Marina took me on a tour of MGU, because she works there as a biology teacher. It was AWESOME. I wish I could study at MGU. The whole campus is huge and sprawling, and the main building is incredible. We ate at the cafeteria in there (well, one of the many many cafeterias) and the food was actually pretty good. Except for the jellied ham and cheese. Yep. I thought I'd make it out of russia without being forced to eat jellied meat but I was very wrong.
Because it was a saturday the place was quieter than usual, and a bunch of the lights were turned off. She took me upstairs to show me the "reception hall" where they hold big events. It was completely dark, with only a little light shining from downstairs. The ceilings where high, everything was marble, it was incredible. It felt like an abandoned ballroom, then we tripped over some students who were lying in the middle on a blanket and marina started yelling about how people "sit in the way, no respect for other people...etcetcetc."
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