Russian Language
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...
How to tell stories about the past in Russian
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…
What is the Kremlin and why it is not just in Moscow
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…
A child started at an American school without English. Eight tips that work in the first year
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...
The soft sign and hard sign, why does the Russian language need two letters without sound
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,…
Weather vocabulary trainer for kids and adults
A child who grew up abroad knows the words snow and cold and is completely sure that is enough. Meanwhile, in Russian, one...
How the Russian toast is structured and why it cannot be translated in a single word
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...
How guests are welcomed in Russia and what a child should know about it
In Lev's hallway stands a wicker basket, once bought at IKEA for blankets, but serving a completely different purpose. Inside it lie...
The History of Soyuzmultfilm from Imitating Disney to Its Own Style
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,...
How to read Russian abbreviations and what to do with them
In the 1920s, the Russian language abbreviated everything in sight and at some point got around to people. Boys were named Vladlen, from Vladimir...
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