LOST IN TRANSLATION IN RUSSIA

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The Soviet Weekly announced: "There will be a Moscow exhibition of Arts by 150,000 Soviet Republic painters and sculptors. These were executed over the past two years."

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A Moscow hotel lobby advises:

"You are welcome to visit the cemetery where famous Russian and Soviet composers, artists and writers are buried daily except Thursday."

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Another Moscow hotel room wants you to take it all in. Their sign reads:

"If this is your first visit to the USSR, you are welcome to it."

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A translated sentence from a Russian chess book reads:

"A lot of water has been passed under the bridge since this variation has been played."

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A visitor's welcome magazine in a St. Petersburg hotel room (April 1994) ran an ad for an upcoming event:

"'94 Baltic Beer Fest!

Come sample beers from several countries.
Featuring both qualified and inebriated juries."

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