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Private Tutor or Online One-on-One Lessons: What’s More Effective?
Private tutor or individual lessons in an online school? Which is more effective? Many parents ask themselves this question. Everyone has their own opinion about it. But there are some facts.

What Is the TORFL Exam and Why Do You Need It
Many people in the world study foreign languages. But not everyone passes official exams for their knowledge. But there are such exams for almost every

Mikhail Zoshchenko: Soviet Humorist Who Made Millions Laugh
Mikhail Mikhailovich Zoshchenko was known throughout the Soviet Union. And not only. He amused millions of people with his stories and feuilletons. This writer told about ordinary

National Hispanic Heritage Month: How Latinos Continue to Shape Modern America
The United States is a multi-ethnic country. But there is the largest ethnic group. And it deserves special attention. And that is Hispanics. Not only do they make up about 18%

Homework Help: When Parents Support Learning and When They Hurt It
Homework is often a big problem for children and parents. It is an opportunity to get a good grade or to lower the average grade. Very often parents want to help their child

Why Your Child Refuses to Go to School — and How to Help
School is a new stage in the life of all children and their parents. But not all children are happy about it. There are times when every morning

Redundant Words You Should Stop Using Right Now
There are already more than 8 billion people on Earth and each of them speaks differently. Unfortunately, many people make mistakes in speech. And there are only a few who can be called

How to Choose the Right Activities for Your Child in 2025
Parents think about their child's future from the moment he or she is born. They want to give him/her maximum skills and opportunities so that the child can find himself/herself and become happy. Therefore

Silent terror for bilinguals: homonyms, homophones and complex Russian
Foreigners are terrified of the Russian language! Not only does it have a huge number of rules to learn. There is also a real nightmare for bilinguals -

The mysterious letter Y: uniqueness and origin
The Russian language has undergone many changes over hundreds of years of existence. It is unlikely that you would understand now a person who lived 500 years ago in Russia. There are in

St. Petersburg and New York: Two Capitals of Art
What do St. Petersburg and New York have in common? Far beyond the fact that these names are spelled with a dash. They are two cultural capitals of the most developed and largest countries

International Literacy Day: Why September 8 Matters
Did you know that literate people have their own holiday? September 8 is an international celebration of education and literacy. And it's not just a day on the calendar,

Russian Food in America: From Borscht to Pirozhki
Borscht is one of the traditional symbols of Russian cuisine. This word is known on every continent. And borscht in America is not just known. This soup has become a staple

Russian Classics in Hollywood: From Tolstoy to Chekhov
Russian classics in Hollywood have already become classics too. Many works by Russian writers have become beloved in most countries of the world. The books have been translated into hundreds of languages. And somewhere.

New English Words of 2025: How Language Keeps Evolving
Any language develops and adds new words every day. This happens under the influence of changes in the world, technology and the political situation. And of course, thanks to trends. If

Why Kids Refuse to Learn Their Parents’ Language (and How to Change That)
Many parents want to raise bilingual children. It’s easy to see why — speaking and thinking in two languages helps kids stay connected to their roots.

When Does Summer Really Begin? Why Seasons Start on Different Dates Around the World
June 1 in Russia is the happiest day for children. After all, it is the first day of summer. But on September 1 in the CIS countries, all children go to the

Yuri Nikulin: The Clown Who Made a Nation Smile
Yuri Nikulin is a great entertainer. He amused the whole country. At the mere sound of his name, many people feel warm nostalgia for their childhood. He was a kind clown

Mini-Me Fashion: Why Parents Dress Like Their Kids (and Vice Versa)
Almost every girl adores dolls and dreams of having a little copy of herself. Even psychologists say that children dress up dolls and play with them as if they were a

Why Eco-Friendly Consumption Is Becoming a Mom Trend in 2025
The idea of eco-friendly consumption is taking over the world. Especially among today's young moms. Recycling and reuse have become trends among those who want the world for the next generation.

The Many Shades of Russian Sadness: Why the Language Has So Many Words for Melancholy
In the fall, most of us are inevitably hit by moping. But perhaps only the Russian language has so many synonyms for a bad mood. Sadness, longing, gloom, despondency, spleen.
