Kids Books About Summer: What to Read with Your Child
Reading is certainly beneficial. But why is it so important for everyone, especially in summer? In summer, the strain on the brain becomes minimal. Children relax without regular classes and homework. Everyone thinks it's time for complete relaxation and doing nothing. But are you ready to lose half of your knowledge over the summer, and then make up for it all over again? In order to maintain the already [.....]
Boost Your Child’s Russian Over the Summer — 3-Month Intensive Plan
Russian language for children can seem complicated and boring. If you approach it with traditional rote learning and lessons. It's a completely different matter - fun and interesting lessons at Palme School this summer! Imagine, no extra studying and homework, just playful Russian language learning with maximum benefit. Three months of powerful learning without distractions. [...]
Top 5 Stereotypes About Russian Culture – Part 2
«Banya, vodka, accordion and salmon!» - every Russian knows these lines. But this is only part of the stereotypes about Russia that foreigners have. Here we have analyzed the first 5 stereotypes, and now we will talk about 5 more. Every second Russian is an oligarch! Yes, there are many talented people among Russians. Including many have become famous abroad. But oligarchs in [.....]
What Happened to Natalia Goncharova? The Life of Pushkin’s Wife
How was the fate of Pushkin's wife after the death of the poet? We have already written about the life and work of Alexander Pushkin here. But how was the fate of Natalia Goncharova? The future wife of Pushkin was 16 years old when she met the poet. A year later he made her an offer, but Natalia's mother did not want to give consent to marriage. Pushkin had to wait for the consent [...]
Who should consider taking private Russian lessons
Group Russian lessons online are not bringing results? Then it's time to change the approach. What to do if your child doesn't really want to study and even with regular lessons there is no progress? You should try individual online classes for children at Palme School. Why individual lessons? Thanks to individual lessons you can always find the most convenient time to study. The Russian teacher [...]
Why Is Russian Considered Such a Difficult Language?
Which language is the most difficult language in the world? You may be surprised, but according to many foreigners, the most difficult language in the world is Russian. Russian people and their language seems to them unpredictable and without logic. But still, millions of foreigners learn Russian despite all the difficulties. Russian language consists of feelings, that is why [.....]
Russian poetry and its influence on culture
Why is Pushkin read even in Japan? One can talk about Russian poetry endlessly. It is not for nothing that it is read all over the world. And in fact, many foreigners even specially learn Russian in order to read Russian classics in the original. Japan in general surprised, because in 1883 there was published a book «The thoughts of a flower and dreams of a butterfly. Amazing news from Russia. Under such [....]
Poems about summer for different ages
The Russian language is truly unique and multifaceted! Thousands of amazing works have been written in Russian, which are read all over the world. Many foreigners even learn Russian on purpose in order to read the works of Russian authors in the original and feel them better. And how Russian poets are able to convey the atmosphere of the seasons in all its diversity!!!! Therefore, in this article [....]
The most common reasons for children's spelling mistakes when writing - how we teach children not to make mistakes
Is it correct: “Slip” or “Slip”? Where to put the accent: “Svekla” or ”Svekla"? Foreigners are afraid of the Russian language like fire, because it is very difficult to learn. And this is absolutely true. It has a lot of exceptions, unpronounceable letters and rules. But even for Russian speakers, learning grammar can be a difficult task. But the Russian language is one of the richest and unique in [...].
9 online resources about the Russian language that will help adults and children to write without mistakes
How can children write without mistakes? Regular instruction is the main part of learning Russian to get results. But this is not enough. There are plenty of services to help your child. And then there are gaming platforms and general support services. Here are 9 online spelling and punctuation checking platforms to help your child learn Russian and write without mistakes. Punctuation checker services [.....]
