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Izbas

By Anastasia ⋅ February 19, 2007 ⋅  Email this post ⋅  Print this post ⋅ Post a comment

I was looking up the construction of izbas [pdf with pictures], the rustic Russian loghouses, and came across this joke. Pardon the Russianness.

Русские умельцы 11 века могли построить избу, имея при себе только топор, или построить корабль без единого гвоздя. Древние традиции унаследовал автозавод Москвич.

Or, in English:

The Russian master craftsmen of the XI century could build a loghouse with just an axe or a ship without a single nail. The ancient traditions are inherited by the automotive plant “Moscovite.*”

* Russian car brand