Svetlana Pavlova/TASS He raises three children, teaches Chinese, and blogs – all in record-breaking low temperatures. Mark Babatunde from Nigeria never thought he would one day be living in a Russian town of fewer than 10,000 people. He dreaded how the locals eat raw meat, and temperatures falling to -50C. Yet, he settled there, found a teaching […]
There are 12 astrological signs which are called the zodiac signs, and each sign has its own strengths and weaknesses, its own specific traits, desires and attitude towards life and people. Each of the 12 horoscope signs belongs to one of the four elements – Air, Fire, Water and Earth. People believe that these elements represent […]
Dear Russian language learners! Today is Russian Language Day! Congratulations! Russian language Day is celebrated annually on June 6. The event was established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2010. United Nations Russian Language Day coincides with the birthday of Aleksandr Pushkin, a Russian poet who is considered the father […]
No other soup pits people in Russia against each other in the same way okroshka does. We talk about what works best – kvass or kefir – and guide you through the whole process! The first appearance of okroshka soup on record was in the Nikolay Osipov book ‘The Old Russian Homemaker, Housekeeper and Cook’, […]
Дать, отдать-отдавать, передать-передавать,раздать-раздавать, предать-предавать,продать – продавать,издать-издавать выдать- выдавать, задать-задавать, обдать-обдавать ,придать-придавать, подать-подавать, надавать, сдать-сдавать, выдаться-выдаваться, отдаться-отдаваться, передаться-передаваться, раздаться-раздаваться, сдаться-сдаваться, удаться-удаваться вдаться-вдаваться All these verbs are stem words of the the Russian verb “дать” which simply denotes “to give smth to somebody” . At the same time this verb with different prefixes makes a lot of new meanings, which are widely used. Let’s get to know how to use […]
Russian vocabulary: face Face vocabulary: лицо face волосы hair кожа skin бровь eyebrow ресница eyelash ухо ear нос nose родинка birthmark губа lip подбородок chin лоб forehead висок temple глаз eye […]
New Year and Christmas – its time to be hopeful, have new dreams and make some new resolutions for the new year in your life. Its time to connect with each other and make new year wishes. Its time to move on and embrace what’s new. New year means a lot of new dreams and new […]
Russian words – Fruits Абрикос Apricot Авокадо Avocado Айва Quince Ананас Pineapple Апельсин Orange Банан Banana Виноград Grapes Вишня Cherry Гранат Pomegranate Грейпфрут Grapefruit Груша Pear Дуриан Durian Дыня Melon; cantaloupe Инжир Fig Киви Kiwi Кизил Cornel, cornelian Кокос Coconut Кумкват Kumquat, cumquat Лайм Lime Лимон Lemon Личи Litchi Манго Mango Мандарин Tangerine, mandarin Маракуйя […]
Believe in yourself in Russian This Russian reflexive pronoun refers back to the subject of the clause (for example, you are talking about your self and using себя will denote you as well. So себя denotes the same person) The reflexive pronoun себя does not occur in the nominative case and does not change for […]
Russian film War and Peace Russian viewers might think there are better movies for foreigners to see, but here is what top American film critics recommended for the world’s timeless classic cinema fund. Below we take a closer look at 10 of the most important films. Here is the list of Russian films: This black […]
Have you ever tried Russian borscht (or borsch) or борщ? This is the very popular soup in Russia. Borscht is a soup very popular in several Eastern European cuisines, including Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, Belarusian, Lithuanian, Romanian, and Ashkenazi Jewish cuisines. Watch the video (in Russian and English) and learn how o make Russian borscht! The […]
Click on the photo to enlarge Dative case is usually used: 1) the Russian Dative case is used to represent the indirect object that is to say, it denotes the recipient, addressee or beneficiary of an action. Иван позвонил маме. Ivan called to mom. 2) the Dative is widely used in impersonal constructions that describe […]
How you can improve your listening and comprehension skills? Have you ever tried to converse with a native speaker of your target language but found that despite being able to speak pretty well you can barely catch a word of what he/she says? It’s not that they’re speaking too fast. They’re speaking normally. The problem […]
A strange and beautiful sight greeted locals in the Gulf of Ob, in northwest Siberia, after thousands of natural snowballs formed on the beach. In Russia, Siberia an 18km stretch of coast was covered in the icy spheres. Why? The sculptural shapes range from the size of a tennis ball to almost 1m (3ft) across. […]