How guests are welcomed in Russia and what a child should know about it
In Lev's hallway stands a wicker basket, once bought at IKEA for blankets, but serving a completely different purpose. Inside it lie...
September 5, 2026
The History of Soyuzmultfilm from Imitating Disney to Its Own Style
There are two frames that deserve to be placed side by side. In the first one, there is a monkey from the 1936 film: round ears, round eyes, sweeping gestures,...
September 4, 2026
Shchi. History and recipe of the main Russian soup
The pot of cabbage soup is heard before it is seen. The smell comes right from the doorstep. In the multi-apartment house, the whole staircase knows it. O…
September 3, 2026
How the Golden Ring of Russia is structured and what to see in its cities
In the autumn of 1967, a Moskvich was driving along the Vladimir highway, driven by an employee of the newspaper Sovetskaya Kultura. Yury...
September 3, 2026
How to read Russian abbreviations and what to do with them
In the 1920s, the Russian language abbreviated everything in sight and at some point got around to people. Boys were named Vladlen, from Vladimir...
September 3, 2026
Kvass, the history of the Russian drink and how to make it at home
A beverage shelf in a supermarket somewhere near Boston. Kombucha in glass. Ginger ale. Between them a dark plastic bottle, on the label...
September 2, 2026
Outline maps, what are they and why does a child abroad need them
On the kitchen table lie two maps of Africa, and both are white. One is from the school atlas that mother brought with her to...
August 27, 2026
Stalin, his era, and debates over his legacy
A teenager brings home a video found through a search for Joseph Stalin. A cheerful voiceover announces that the leader inherited a country with a wooden plow,…
August 25, 2026
Free online Russian language, the best 2026 resources besides apps
A familiar sight. A parent installs the app with the green owl, subscribes to a podcast, bookmarks a couple of channels. The first week is energetic. After a…
August 22, 2026
Particles in the Russian language from «zhe» and «li» to «by» and «nu»
In the play, next to the line, there are parentheses. «I won't go» (defiantly). And right after: «I won't go» (confused). The words…
August 21, 2026
