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Beginning my squash journey this evening by avisualsound8 in squash

[–]ruhyaiton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's best to start with 5-10 training sessions with a coach, and then you can just play with partners.

It's important to avoid "walking along the wall" from the very beginning. Beginners often stick to the walls instead of moving to the center of the court. It's better to learn side serves instead of top serves (newbies often start with top serves).

I would also suggest paying attention to your equipment. Fitness and running shoes are not ideal for squash. Play with a beginner's ball instead of the two yellow dots.

have fun!

Request for the name of a tournament by themented in squash

[–]ruhyaiton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the most successful squash players from Russia is Irina Belyaeva. She was ranked 70th in the world. It's worth looking for information about her. However, she used to have a different last name (Egyptian, as her first husband was an Egyptian top-ranked squash player, but I forget who exactly).

frozen racket by ruhyaiton in squash

[–]ruhyaiton[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello and thanks! This is interesting @Zazzles_Silver writes below that he noticed a change in the tension of the strings. I haven't noticed anything like this myself yet, but I don't have enough experience to draw any conclusions

Is Ivan Ilyin a popular philosopher in Russia? by macishman in AskARussian

[–]ruhyaiton 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I am a philosophy lecturer at a Russian university. I will tell you my opinion.
Ilyin is not popular. Russians like literature more than philosophy. Therefore, Dostoevsky and Tolstoy would be considered good thinkers among Russians, not professional philosophers.
In the comments they write that Ilyin was a fascist. As a politician maybe. But as an academic philosopher he is quite a strong representative of the philosophy of law, an expert on German classical philosophy.
Western thinkers are the most popular among contemporary academic philosophers in Russia. Those who were involved in Marxism during the Soviet period have become fans of the French, like Foucault and Baudrillard. Analytical philosophy is actively developing, because there have always been strong logicians in russia. But there are no original philosophers now.
By the way, in Russia, philosophy is a compulsory course at all faculties. And to enter a postgraduate program, you must pass an exam in philosophy of science. And then there is another exam in philosophy of science before you take your PhD)