Russian folk crafts from Khokhloma and Gzhel to Zhostovo and Palekh
Late 1924, the provincial administration. Alexander Zubkov, secretary of the new artel, brings in its charter for approval. The officials look on with suspicion. The applicants...
September 13, 2026
Russian folk dance, trepak, baranya and horalov
It’s a dance competition; on the beach dancers placed bets; the winner received a prize, and the fame of a good dancer spread throughout the region, not just within the village.
September 13, 2026
Who is Lenin and what did he change in the history of Russia?
In March 1921 in Moscow, at a congress of his own party, a man announced to the delegates that it was once again possible to trade. That the peasant would henceforth…
12 Sep 2026
How to watch cartoons with a child so they start speaking Russian
We use a simple scheme at school. Three minutes before watching, a short clip and a conversation after, and a regular cartoon becomes a full-fledged...
September 11, 2026
How to tell stories about the past in Russian
Ask a bilingual child how their trip to their grandmother went. Most likely, that’s what happened. We went. Then we walked around. Then we ate. Then…
September 11, 2026
What is the Kremlin and why it is not just in Moscow
For the English-speaking reader, the Kremlin has long meant not a fortress, but power. Roughly speaking, it’s like the White House or Downing Street: the Kremlin said, they mean…
September 11, 2026
A child started at an American school without English. Eight tips that work in the first year
Nine-year-old Artem arrived in New Jersey in July, and in early September he went to the third grade of an American school, knowing only a few English words...
September 11, 2026
The soft sign and hard sign, why does the Russian language need two letters without sound
Open a Russian newspaper from 1916. The first thing that catches your eye won't be the yat. It will be the hard sign. It sticks out almost everywhere: godъ,…
September 10, 2026
Weather vocabulary trainer for kids and adults
A child who grew up abroad knows the words snow and cold and is completely sure that is enough. Meanwhile, in Russian, one...
September 9, 2026
How the Russian toast is structured and why it cannot be translated in a single word
We will have to start with an awkward admission. The Russian custom itself has no Russian name. The word «toast» came from English and meant roasted...
September 8, 2026
