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• (Вот и) встретились два одиночества! [(vot i) fstre-ti-lis' dva a-di-no-chi-stva] 🔻This iconic phrase comes from the 1981 song «Вот и весь разговор!», with music by Anatoly Ekimyan and lyrics by poet Felix Laube. 🔻While its original meaning is poetic: And so, two lonelinesses met, referring to a deep, fateful connection between two people, its modern usage has taken a sharp turn towards irony. 🔻Nowadays, it's often used to describe a very different kind of meeting: Anaccidental and unfortunate encounter between two vehicles that, until their fatal rendezvous, were peacefully traveling their lonely routes. It's the pinnacle of Russian sarcastic, black humor when describing minor accidents. 🔻In the Altai region, two fans of riding scooters in unauthorized places had an epic "meeting of the lonelinesses" while turning into an alley. 🔻Fortunately, no one was hurt. After the fall, the guys shook hands and went their own ways. #spoken_Russian #russian_culture 😎RCR | Support | Boost