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Russian Women Prove It's Hip To Be A Babushka

Jun 27, 2011 15:16

In Russian culture, one iconic image is the elderly woman - in Russian, she's called a "babushka" - sitting on a roadside, selling vegetables from her garden.

One group of babushkas from the village of Buranovo, 600 miles east of Moscow, is blowing up that stereotype.

The dozen or so women - mostly in their 70s and 80s - have become a musical ( Read more... )

russia, old lady

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popehippo June 27 2011, 19:30:40 UTC

THAT WAS AWESOME. *_*

danyjoncew June 27 2011, 19:37:16 UTC

Should obviously be the image of the post:

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x_trickster_x June 27 2011, 19:41:15 UTC

Maybe awesomeness is like wine or cheese and gets better with age.

danyjoncew June 27 2011, 19:46:05 UTC

I sure hope so. I'd love to make a living outta traveling around.

zendequervain June 27 2011, 21:07:38 UTC

Sure works that way with my 99 year old grandma who still lives in the house she raised my dad in and is fiercely independent.

I want to be her when I grow up, haha.

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akashasheiress June 27 2011, 19:53:17 UTC

This is just wonderful! Also, I love the ''old lady'' tag.:D

clevermanka June 27 2011, 20:03:30 UTC

I really really really want to hear the "Hotel California" one. If someone finds the YouTube video before I do, please post in the comments? Thanks.

Бурановские бабушки pravdiv June 27 2011, 20:18:39 UTC

http://www.buranovskiebabushki.ru/

Re: Бурановские бабушки clevermanka June 27 2011, 20:28:44 UTC

Thank you!

Re: Бурановские бабушки pravdiv June 27 2011, 20:35:34 UTC

You are welcom:)

Re: Бурановские бабушки synth___romance June 27 2011, 21:34:43 UTC

спасибо большое

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