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#RussianSaying: a Tomtit in the Hands is Better than a Crane in the Sky

Лучше синица в руках, чем журавль в небе (lúchshe sinítsa v rukákh, chem zhurávl’ v nébe). Literally: a tomtit in the hands is better than a crane in the sky. English equivalents: a bird in the hand is...

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#RussianProverb: Don’t Wake Likho (Bad Luck) Up while It’s Quiet

Не буди лихо, пока оно тихо (ne budí líkho, poká onó tíkho). Literally: don’t wake Likho* up while it’s quiet. Likho is an embodiment of evil Dólya (Доля) - Nedólya - in eastern Slavic mythology. Dolya...

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