Russian Nobel Prize winners, full list and why they all have different reasons
On the Nobel Prize website, each laureate has a short card. For physicist Alexander Prokhorov, it has two lines that read: "Friend...
13 Oct 2026
Day of Faith, Hope and Love on September 30 and names that sound like ordinary words
«Love arrives on Saturday.» There's nothing unusual in this phrase for an adult. If there is an Aunt Lyuba in the family, it's clear who...
13 Oct 2026
Pokrov on October 14 and the actual name of the church of St. Basil the Great
Almost all children know this cathedral, even those who have never been to Moscow. Colorful domes, striped ones, in a cage,…
12 Oct 2026
Father's Day in Russia and why we should start greeting our fathers again in October, if we were greeting them in June
In June of last year, Tima had Donuts with Dad at school. That’s when the dads come in at 7:00 in the morning…
12 Oct 2026
The child asks his mom to sit in an online class to learn how to reduce help in one step
Next to the children's chair by the computer is a second chair. Mamin. He was placed at the first lesson to help with the buttons, and…
12 Oct 2026
The child reads the words in syllables and by the end of the sentence forgets the beginning of the sentence.
The finger goes under the line. «The red cat sleeps on the window.» Seven syllables are read out loud, none of them are confused, and the adult asks…
11 Oct 2026
Sinichkin Day on November 12 and how to call the bird chickadee in Russian
There is a center in the town of Florence in Montana where predatory birds are kept. Owls, hawks, falcons. Kate Davis runs it, and in…
11 Oct 2026
How to help a child with Russian if their father does not speak Russian
In a family where only the mother knows Russian, Russian classes often take place without the father. Not because he doesn’t want to. He doesn’t…
10 Oct 2026
What does a figure hanging in chess mean and how can a child spot a threat?
In the school chess club, the child hears «you hung your queen», but at home for the same mistake they will tell him «you lost a pawn».…
10 Oct 2026
To browse, read, and learn about how to choose a Russian book for a child at the local library
The child stands at the shelf with Russian books and holds one in his hands. «But I have to read all of them, don’t I?» The question is honest.…
9 October 2026
