In the winter of the late thirties, outside the Leningrad Kresty prison, there stood a line of women with care packages, and they stood there for months, sometimes with...
At the end of March, the ice on Baikal holds a truck, while being so transparent that a person standing on it sees...
A history project happens in the life of every child growing up between two languages. It is usually brought home in the evening, when it is due tomorrow, and…
«Have not a hundred rubles, but have a hundred friends.» «An old friend is better than two new ones.» Read both in succession. The first one tells you to make friends...
The evening of February 20, 1877, Moscow, Bolshoi Theatre. The premiere is taking place, the ballet «Swan Lake,» with music written by Conservatory professor Pyotr Tchaikovsky, for...
The phrase «I can do that too» is probably heard by the guards at the Tretyakov Gallery more often than any other. It is always heard in front of the same...
What to write to grandma if the child’s Russian writing is very poor? Take the shortest three-line version and don't chase…
Cases are the number one thing that trips up children who grew up abroad. A child speaks fluently, and then suddenly says
01 What is the dominant language of a bilingual child? It is the language that comes first for the child: it is the one they think in,...
01 Why can't Russian stress be determined by a rule? Russian stress is variable and mobile. It can fall on any syllable…
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