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10 Most Beautiful Russian Words and How to Make a Child Fall in Love With Them
Listen to the Russian you speak with your child on an ordinary day. Good morning. Brush your teeth. Don't fidget, finish your meal. Did you do your homework?...
Birch as a symbol of Russia and why this tree became Russian
Let's start with the unexpected. The color of the birch is hidden in its very name. The ancient root from which it was born meant not a tree and...
Words that exist in Russian but not in English
There is one Russian word that made even Nabokov give up. A writer equally fluent in both Russian and English, a master of both...
Game for children on the Russian alphabet. Catch the letter in time
Free Russian alphabet game for children: letters fall from above, you need to catch the right one before it falls. Three speeds,...
The Woman Behind the Method: Who Was Maria Montessori
Montessori. This word is known to every modern parent as a synonym for gentle and eco-friendly child-rearing. But where did this approach come from? On...
Russian Idiom Quiz. Will your bilingual child understand?
To lead someone on. To be left with nothing. To twiddle one's thumbs. Does your child know what these really mean? For children,...
Russian Typing Tutor for Bilingual Children
In English, a child scribbles blindly, fingers fluttering. But when it comes to writing a couple of lines to Grandma in Russian, everything freezes. Where is that letter? Click...
Smart glasses have become a new challenge on exams. How artificial intelligence is changing school exams
A frame is a frame. Nothing special. And on the inside of the lens, a line quietly runs, answers to an exam, and one person is reading them…
In American schools, children are given awards for leadership. Why is this important for Russian-speaking parents to know?
In the Texas town of Plainview, two schools just received an award. Not for grades. Not for math Olympics. For leadership…
Russian Tongue Twisters for Pronunciation Practice — Knowledge Test
Catch any adult who has spoken Russian all their life. Ask them to say "syvorotka iz-pod prostokvashi" three times in a row, quickly. The first time...
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