Russian Language
Geography for the littlest ones and why «there» already answers the question «where»
«Where’s the car?» «There.» The child points to the sofa. The adult wants to add: not there, but under the sofa. But for the first conversation about…
What Russian and Polish have in common and where the traps begin
A piece of paper is hanging on the door of a Warsaw shop. Four lines, in large letters. A Russian standing in front of it for the first time understands about half. Worse...
«Lolita in Russian, a book that the author himself translated with disappointment
A writer who translates his own book can usually be congratulated. He is the only person in the world who knows exactly what was meant. Vladimir...
Why Russians write ZY instead of P.S. and where the vowels went from «spasibo»
At the end of the message, the person adds: «PS. I'll be later tomorrow.» If you type PS without switching from the Russian keyboard layout, you get ZY. In...
How to set up a Russian keyboard on Windows, Mac, and phone
Valentina Petrovna was turning sixty-five. On the fourteenth of March, in Samara. And her son-in-law was sitting in Ann Arbor in front of a glowing screen and already...
Adverbs in the Russian language: how to form them and when to use them
«Reading the book, the light went out.» That's how bilingual children write, and the phrase seems flawless to them. All the words are Russian, the subordinate clause is constructed correctly, and the comma is on the…
How to politely refuse in Russian if pie is offered for the third time
«Another piece?» «Thank you». «Should I put it there or not?» «No, thank you. It’s really small». «Well, I can’t, it’s really delicious, but I…»
Russian folk crafts from Khokhloma and Gzhel to Zhostovo and Palekh
Late 1924, the provincial administration. Alexander Zubkov, secretary of the new artel, brings in its charter for approval. The officials look on with suspicion. The applicants...
Who is Lenin and what did he change in the history of Russia?
In March 1921 in Moscow, at a congress of his own party, a man announced to the delegates that it was once again possible to trade. That the peasant would henceforth…
How to watch cartoons with a child so they start speaking Russian
We use a simple scheme at school. Three minutes before watching, a short clip and a conversation after, and a regular cartoon becomes a full-fledged...
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