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Durak (Russian: дурак, IPA: ⓘ; lit. ' fool ' ) is a traditional Russian card game that is popular in many post-Soviet states . It is Russia's most popular card game, having displaced Preferans . [ 1 ]
Ivan the Fool (Russian: Иван-дурак, romanized: Ivan-durak, hypocoristic: Иванушка-дурачок, Ivanushka-durachok), also called Ivan the Ninny, is a lucky fool stock character who appears in Russian folklore, a very simple-minded, but, nevertheless, lucky young man.
The Fool (Russian: Дурак, romanized: Durak) is a 2014 Russian crime drama film written and directed by Yuri Bykov. It had its international premiere at the 2014 Locarno International Film Festival, where it won the Best Actor Award (Bystrov). This is the third film of writer and director Yury Bykov.
Russian playing card deck (face cards), 1911. Russian playing cards are cards that were used predominantly in Russia and in the former Soviet Union. Most Russian card games employ either 36-card packs (e.g. Durak) or 32-card packs (especially Preferans).
"Ivan the Fool" (also known as "Ivan the Fool and his Two Brothers") is an 1886 short story (in fact, a literary fairy tale) by Leo Tolstoy, published in 1886.The name "Ivan the Fool" alludes to a popular hero of Russian folklore.
Durak is a card game. Durak may also refer to: Durak (surname) Durak, Iran (disambiguation) Durak, Adıyaman, a village in Adıyaman district of Adıyaman Province, Turkey; Durak, Karaisalı, a village in Karaisalı district of Adana Province, Turkey; Durak, a 2014 Russian crime drama film known as The Fool, written and directed by Yuri Bykov
Durak • Hund Kaschlan , Kastellan or Kurrhahn [ 1 ] was a simple card game related to the Russian game Durak or German game of Hund. It is for two to five players (four best) [ 2 ] and may be played with a Skat pack of 32 French- or German-suited playing cards or a standard 52-card French pack.
In Russia, the Word of the Year ... 2013 — госдура [7] (Gosdura, a pun with Gosduma, a Russian acronym for State Duma, dura is the feminine for durak, "fool")