I am sure we will see those new skills in action.

I take Martha's fate very seriously! :)

Yeah, I was surprised that if she was a spy, she really blew it. She was so obvious. Hope Stan noticed.

Ha, that explains it! Boyfriend, ha? interesting…

I think she is being trained to be able to speak Russian to the point where she can live more or less independently and have a job somewhere.
I think she has a long way to go to actually become a translator.
And even so, what would she be translating at Chernobyl and to who?

Yes, I think so (which means "son of Semyon") which might be their play on Gabe's having been a surrogate father figure to Phil in a way…

Russian café? yummm

Idk, trump administration?
Russia and US are buddy buddy and all is forgiven, Vlad is a great guy and all that… :)

It should be. Early spring with snow still on the ground and chilly weather - No kvas. Kvas was only sold during hot summer days, nobody would be guzzling kvas outside while trying to stay warm.

I do not understand how he can not see what's in front of him. How can he possibly buy it? Unless we saw a flicker of realization that something was fishy in her reaction?

Yes that is correct. There were no dishwashers in the USSR. As a concept, they did not exist.

well sorry bout that :) did not see that coming ;)

Didn't they try this kind of thing before? Somehow, it doesn't fly that well with the Centre. there is always something else they have to do.
It's not like they can dictate the terms of their employment :)
would be nice, but I don't think it is a realistic scenario for them…

I have seen it. I understand. But little Olya!!!

Either way, he is a damaged person,sadly, by his life experiences…

NOT in Moscow scene.
July/August in Moscow would not have snow on the ground! That is some gaffe…
And again, this drink - kvas - was sold in the streets as a refreshment during a hot weather season, so it was never sold in cold weather.
Let's say, there was a cold weather streak in July (no snow, mind you, just cool…

And her Russian turn of tongue, I must say, beats the native speaker Liz :)

you are so right! yes!
So here is Stan saying, honey, I am quitting that demanding job to focus on us, and she is, no no no, it's you or who else?
Stan must have sensed foul play there.

That dishwasher shot, that made me appreciate mine all over again ;0)

Exactly! why? and kvas wagon in November? no way. ONLY in the summer, during very hot weather.
That was no way an August scene in Moscow.