Russian playing cards some famous Russian writers, particularly Alexandre Pushkin who wrote "The Queen of Spades". Because the 6 is the lowest card of the Russian deck, Russian slang uses the derogatory word "shestyorka" meaning "underling, lackey". Russian playing cards Russian playing cards are cards that used predominantly in Russia and in the former Soviet Union. Unlike the internationally known standard French 52-card deck, most Russian card games employ either the 36 card (games such as Durak) or the 32 card (particularly Preferans) decks. Playing cards were first introduced into Russia at the beginning of the 17th century from Western and Central Europe
Drifters/Love Is The Devil Drifters/Love Is The Devil Drifters/Love Is the Devil is a double album by Dirty Beaches, released on May 21, 2013. The first eight songs comprise the "Drifters" set, recorded in Montreal and Berlin and featuring songwriter, instrumentalist and singer Alex Zhang Hungtai, guitarist Shub Roy, electronic musician Bernardino Femminielli, with additional contributions by saxophonist Francesco De Gallo and drummer Jesse Locke. The final eight songs comprise the "Love Is The Devil" set, recorded by Zhang in Berlin and featuring his instrumental guitar and keyboard work. The photo for the album cover was shot in the gay bar Roses on Oranienstrasse,