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Ask a bilingual child how their trip to their grandmother went. Most likely, that’s what happened. We went. Then we walked around. Then we ate. Then…
For the English-speaking reader, the Kremlin has long meant not a fortress, but power. Roughly speaking, it’s like the White House or Downing Street: the Kremlin said, they mean…
Nine-year-old Artem arrived in New Jersey in July, and in early September he went to the third grade of an American school, knowing only a few English words...
Open a Russian newspaper from 1916. The first thing that catches your eye won't be the yat. It will be the hard sign. It sticks out almost everywhere: godъ,…
We will have to start with an awkward admission. The Russian custom itself has no Russian name. The word «toast» came from English and meant roasted...
In Lev's hallway stands a wicker basket, once bought at IKEA for blankets, but serving a completely different purpose. Inside it lie...
There are two frames that deserve to be placed side by side. In the first one, there is a monkey from the 1936 film: round ears, round eyes, sweeping gestures,...
In the 1920s, the Russian language abbreviated everything in sight and at some point got around to people. Boys were named Vladlen, from Vladimir...
In the play, next to the line, there are parentheses. «I won't go» (defiantly). And right after: «I won't go» (confused). The words…
At an American school roll call, the teacher reaches a Russian family and stumbles. The list features Ivanov and Ivanova, brother and...
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