Before working up enough nerve to watch the final segment of Strana glukhikh (Country of the Deaf) I’ll point out that this is a good film to watch for language-learning. The two main deaf characters, Yaya and Pig, speak slowly and distinctly. Even I can follow a lot of what they say.
Feb 092009
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This phonograph is fully transistorized and was sold in Soviet Union under brand name "Accord". http://rw6ase.narod.ru/000/rez1/akkord201.html