«Tolstoy's »Bone" and the conversation after the last line
«Tolstoy published »Kostochka« in 1875, in the »First Russian Book for Reading«. After »The New Alphabet", he published four books...
19 Oct 2026
The child is silent during a video call with her grandmother and what to put in front of the camera
Grandmothers have a saying for grandchildren who haven’t visited or called in a long time: «You haven’t said anything at all.» Video communication,…
19 Oct 2026
The child does not ask for help in Russian and how to offer him a word to hold
Sometimes when packing a gift, you really miss that extra hand. The paper, just neatly folded, gets wrinkled; you have to take it out of the box…
18 Oct 2026
Three topics and one conversation partner: what to do after the Russian kindergarten
What happened at lunchtime? If the child went to a Russian-speaking kindergarten abroad, he heard this question every day. At the kindergarten…
18 Oct 2026
The child speaks Russian fluently and cannot write a message.
«Grandma, I'll come on Saturday.» It takes two seconds for the child to utter the phrase. He says it without hesitation and...
17 Oct 2026
Four years and a screen to watch the trial online lesson
The teacher called the child’s name during a trial lesson and asked them to show a toy. For example, this could be the start of the first lesson. Then what happens...
17 Oct 2026
The Russian weekend school and the online group complement each other
Take a sheet of paper and draw seven cells in a row. Sign the days of the week. The child attends a Russian day-care center. Classes are held in...
16 Oct 2026
When «you» suddenly becomes «you,» we read one of Pushkin's poems with a teenager.
Our collection of poems about love includes eight lines by Pushkin that stand there without a single word of explanation. For a postcard, they…
16 Oct 2026
«I feel sorry» or «I feel bad» to tell a friend whose favorite toy broke
My friend’s machine broke. The very same one he carried with him everywhere. The child knows what to say, and even doesn’t…
15 Oct 2026
«I don't want to» and «I won't», what the child actually said before the Russian lesson
It's ten minutes until class. The child says, «I don't want to.» A minute later, the adult tells it to another adult. «He's refusing Russian again.» In between...
15 Oct 2026
