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Grandma Nina is seventy today, and by 5 PM her apartment is packed to the brim with relatives. It smells of pies, there's a mountain of shoes in the hallway...
In the evening, somewhere far from Russia, Mom tucks Sonya into bed and opens a book of Russian fairy tales. On the pages, a familiar...
Saturday morning somewhere far from Russia. On the screen, a figure skater in the spotlight approaches a jump, hanging in the air for an imperceptible moment...
Fly to Moscow, connect to the local internet, and peek at your bus neighbor's phone. Half of the familiar icons are gone. Not even...
Emma, who is learning Russian while living in Boston, once complimented her friend's blue dress, but called it "синее" (a darker blue). Her friend gently corrected her, saying the dress was "голубое" (a lighter blue)...
During one of his first Russian lessons, Mark, who had come to Moscow from Chicago, pointed to his hand and asked what it was called.
Russian culture has one curious paradox. A country known for being harsh, perpetually freezing, and living a difficult life has given the world...
Ask a child who grew up abroad, and they'll list all the Disney princesses without missing a beat, recall the talking animals from the latest cartoon...
The word "milk." In writing, it has three 'o's in a row, one after another. Now say it out loud, without...
The child points at a picture with towers and a moat and proudly says, "Castle." They mean a fairy-tale fortress, a palace...
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