Home Task 4: Russia in the global villlage

[stepan]

The world always changes. Remember, for example, Peter the Great with his attempts to cut through the window to the Europe 3 centuries ago. And remember recent Soviet iron curtain. Now Russia is integrated in the world community as never before. Due to mind inertia, people are to adapt to these changes. And the older people the harder to accept them. I think, it is the main reason why globalization is questioned.

Now in Russia there is a huge quantity of new branches and factories of foreign firms. They creates a lot of new work places. Of course, it is a good trend and I want to add that it is also additional source of tax proceeds. Sure, it makes life more difficult for Russian firms which is not enough competitive. And some of them may close but some may change something to become better.

Also immigrated cheaper working hands, especially illegal immigrants, increase job insecurity and xenophobia rate.

Another side of globalization is drug traffic which has increased a lot last 20 years.

And what concerns culture... I think when different cultures mix something new is born and it is very important that we have ability to access to the arts of many different nations.

Of course, Moscow and St.Petersburg are more integrated in the global world but it seems that province also is on the same way.

Comments

[cheshire-kittn.livejournal.com]

Степа, навскидку первое что вижу (наверняка что-то пропускаю):
The world is constantly changing
Peter the Great _and_ (лучше, мне кажется)
Europe без артикля
_the_ recent ...
iron curtain я бы все ж поставила в кавычки ))

the older people ARE, the harder it is for them to accept changes...

they create (без s)

add и additional в 1 предложении не стоит. Как-то так: This is surely a good trend. Moreover, this is an additional source of tax proceeds. That certainly makes life harder for the Russian companies, which are not equally competitive.

And в начале предложения лучше не ставить. Просто: Some of them will probably close their business, but others may take measures for improvement

про последние четыре предложения потом, отвлекают :))

[stepan.livejournal.com]

Спасибо, Валя!
Вегда рад конструктивной критике.

[asy.livejournal.com]

Iron Curtain пишут именно так - оба слова с большой буквы (без кавычек). это известное выражение. то есть, можно при этом слово soviet не писать вообще.

я когда твои тексты на английском читаю, у меня ощущение кальки с русского. в смысле, что это не английские тексты, а переводные. попробуй читать больше?

[cheshire-kittn.livejournal.com]

Интересно с Iron Curtain - у меня было ощущение, что он и есть калька с русского :)
надо, конечно, погуглить было на эту тему прежде чем кавычки лепить ))