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Outside the Hermitage is a sidewalk hot dog stand. This is an excellent way for a American to learn the Cyrillic alphabet -- the menu is written in Russian, but mostly uses adopted American words (prices are in rubles):
"Hot dog" (guttural "h")
"Hot dog" (guttural "h")
"Cheez dog"
"Gamburger" (hamburger)
"Cheeken-burger"
"Cheez-burger"
"Sardelka-greel" (Grilled fat sausage)
"Kolbaska-greel" (Grilled kielbaska sausages)
"Sandveech" (sandwich) [second letter missing]
"Pivo" (beer) [first letter missing]
"Leemonad"
"Min. vod" (mineral water)
"Coke"
"Chay-coffee" (tea-coffee)