Recognise the voice in the BBC’s Russia propaganda?
mainWho’s that singing Ochi Chornaya in the BBC’s World Cup promo?
Perfect Russian, with a Wagnerian timbre.
Guessed?
Who’s that singing Ochi Chornaya in the BBC’s World Cup promo?
Perfect Russian, with a Wagnerian timbre.
Guessed?
We’re hearing that three musicians in the Orchestra…
The following message has just gone out to…
The Los Angeles Philharmonic is becoming ever more…
Rumours have been swirling all day about what…
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Tomski?
da!
Ochi Chorniye (Очи Чёрные), not ~aya
spaseba!
Spasibo, not spaseba
Wrong, High. Спасибо may be written with a Russian O but it’s pronounced much closer to the Russian and English Ah because the accent doesn’t fall on it.
Spasiba. It’s really NL’s transliteration, the ‘e’ instead of ‘i’, that’s dodgy. The fault probably lies with wherever he got it from.
и always sounds as ee.
Thanks for the Cyrillic we are all fluent in!
Actually it’s very easy to learn and helps one understand how Russian words and names ought to sound in English. Wish I was a Russian speaker too, but I’m not.
Try learning English first!! “I wish I WERE….” Subjunctive mood, expressing a wish or desire.
Must be John Tomlinson.
I thought exactly the same!
I’m sure the BBC did similar promo spots for previous World Cups (and Olympics, etc). Why is this deemed “Russia Propaganda”? Just the fact that anything these days involving Russia brings out utter insanity among the media and political classes, who seem drenched in anti-Russia paranoia. Did you denounce the BBC’s “Brazil Propaganda” in 2014, or “South Africa propaganda” in 2010, etc?
Quite. It’s just a brilliant, pitch-perfect promo, made all the better by featuring our own John Tom.
Totally agree!!!
I prefer this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUMIbfwMD_U