C Днем Победы! Happy Victory Day! The 9th of May is a special day for all Russian people. 9 of May ( 9 мая) -is the Victory Day marks the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War. This is the public holiday. Since then more than 71 years have passed. But […]
Beautuful view from the top (from the star on the top) of Moscow State University. This is main building of Moscow State University. There is the start on the top of it. Two brave Russian young men Vadim Makhorov and Vitaliy Raskalov who are both in their 20s,climbed on the top of it and […]
click on the photo to enlarge This the continuation of the topic “Russian verbs of motion“, the first part you can read here. Step by step we will learn this challenging grammar topic. Learning about the verbs of motion can be one of the hardest concepts in the Russian language. It is not so difficult […]
Russian vocabulary: Animals Click to enlarge Some new useful words for you: Animals in Russian The stressed letter in each word is blue Translation: кролик rabbit бык bull лошадь horse петух cock осёл donkey овца sheep собака dog […]
Dear friends, I hope all of you are in your plate. 🙂 Don’t worry, that’s not a mistake! In Russian language we have a very popular saying « быть не в своей тарелке» that literally means «not to be in your own plate» The meaning of this Russian phrase is: to feel uncomfortable […]
Have you ever tried Russian sochnik? Sochniki is a popular pastry, supposedly a kind of Soviet-Russian specialty. However, the taste of sochniki somehow reminds one of cheesecake: cream cheese stuffing combined with a shortcrust pastry dough. The history of Russian sochniki starts with its dough: way back in Ancient Ruspeople made simple scones out of it. […]
Russians are just crazy in love with these films and consider them to be golden classics of cinematography. If you want to understand Russia better, don’t miss them. Here you will find TOP- 10 Soviet movies that everyone should watch (with subtitles) 1. The Cranes Are Flying (Летят журавли) A young couple is dating and […]
Winter is a wonderful time when it snows. What can you do in the winter? You can: лепить снеговика – to make a snowman кататься на лыжах- to go skiing кататься на коньках- to go skating играть в снежки- to play snowballs валяться в снегу (делать снежного ангела) to roll in the snow ( […]
I took this picture recently on the Red Square What do you like more: пироги или пирожные? Пироги (plural of пирог) – pie, pasty. Usually with meat, fish, fruits or berries. Пирожные (plural of пирожное) -pastry, cakes. Always sweet.
Dear friends and Russian language learners, welcome to the online course made by teachers from Saint-Petersburg State University. This course is taught in Russian language. The goal of this course is to summarize in a comprehensive way the knowledge and communicative skills of Russian as a Foreign Language in the framework of level B1. This course […]
Have you ever seen Kuzka’s mother? Can you imagine how does she look like? May be she is a very beautiful woman with long curly hair or may be she looks like an old witch? I guess nobody of you saw her. Don’t worry, nobody never saw her. Moreover, nobody knows who is Kuzka. […]
Have you ever been to Archangel? Арха́нгельск ( Arkhangelsk or also known as Archangel) is a city in the north of European Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea. The city spreads for over 40 kilometers (25 mi) along the banks of the […]
Maslenitsa or Pancake week- perhaps the most cheerful winter holiday in Russia. (is going on now till Monday) The rituals of Масленица are very unusual and interesting because they combine the end of the winter holiday rituals and the opening of new spring festivals and ceremonies, which were to promote a rich harvest. The main tradition of […]
Test your Russian! This is a quick, free online Russian test. There are 52 sentences and you must put the correct word into the gap by clicking on it. At the end of the test you will be given a percentage and an approximation of your level of Russian.