I constantly get cofused when swiping through cultural segments of Russian textbooks. Balalaikas, Transsiberian railway and ballet? Are you all joking? My Russian, the Russian I literally live in is far away from these. Go get the top of words you need to survive in..... Хрущёвка [khruschyovka] - typically 5-floored block of flat. Average, gloomy and concrete. Подъе́зд [podyezd] - a gate. Sometimes dangerous because of muggers hanging out nearby, somtimes a nice place to smoke a cigarette in the break. Ли́фт [lift] - No comment. Basic. With some keys molten with a lighter. and a bonus Мусоро́провод [musoroprovod] - a garbage chute. Do you ever feel this vibe? Pick a picture.