Reborn in Minecraft, what other word could you use to sign a button after death?
The Russian version of Minecraft has a button that the child has pressed hundreds of times and most likely never read. The character…
29 Oct 2026
Proverbs and sayings about the Russian language: we will find out what kind of language they are about.
There's a children's game called «Find the differences.» Two pictures that seem identical, but the second one has no tail and the cat is looking out the window...
29 Oct 2026
Why there are two people on the monument to Minin and Pozharsky, and the holiday is called Day of National Unity
At the end of May 1817, five half-barracks were sent from St. Petersburg. One of them carried a very strange cargo. Two bronze statues...
29 Oct 2026
Halloween riddles for children: guess the pumpkin and make up your own
There are more clues to one old riddle than it seems. «No windows, no doors; the whole place is full of people.» Adults usually answer immediately. The cucumber...
28 Oct 2026
The child reads quickly in Russian and cannot show the answer in the text.
If a child brings from an American school sheets with whole sentences colored in with yellow text markers, then he is already familiar with one method of learning.…
28 Oct 2026
Countries and capitals for children and why one country can have three capitals
Everything is organized nicely in the children's card. France — Paris. Japan — Tokyo. Russia — Moscow. One country, one city. It seems...
27 Oct 2026
Why the chess piece is called a knight in English, and it moves the same way, with the letter G?
The child who learned chess in the school club goes to play with his grandfather. He makes the first move and announces in Russian, as he can: «I…»
27 Oct 2026
Halloween quest at home: Find the missing pumpkin with the help of clues in Russian
«One, two, three, four, five, I'm going to look for it.» Many parents decide this on their own, without thinking. «If you haven't hidden yourself, I won't..."
27 Oct 2026
The seven-digit number with and without a dash: why numbers are written differently at home and at school
Suppose a child is baking with his grandmother some pancakes from his old recipe book. He reads them out loud, slowly, line by line. And suddenly he stops…
26 Oct 2026
What to write on the dish card for a school potluck if your salad is called mimosa
The riskiest word on a school desk could be the name of your salad. Imagine a card next to the bowl. Big, in children's handwriting, one...
26 Oct 2026
