Mail day! 🙂 My friend from Yakutsk visited St. Petersburg and sent a big envelope full of souvenirs! I treasure everything she included and want to share the photos with you… She also included, as usual, a beautiful card written … Read More
Looking for some Russian music you haven’t heard yet? Here are six cool songs from a CD called Лучшие хиты из культовых сериалов и кинофильмов, Часть 1 (The best hits from iconic TV shows and movies, Part 1)… Since I haven’t … Read More
What do you say when someone compliments your Russian? What’s your usual response to “Ой, ты хорошо говоришь по-русски!”? If that phrase always leaves you feeling flustered, here are some useful responses (with audio!) for you to memorize… … Read More
This month we went to visit my husband’s family in Hawaii with a suitcase full of Russian snacks. In previous visits, I set goals like learn 5 new Russian words from listening to people talking. This time I didn’t have … Read More
Another workbook completed! 🙂 After finishing Russian Tutor, I sped through Schaum’s Outlines Russian Vocabulary. Is it worth it? I say yes, although it’s pretty intense. Here’s a look inside… This workbook organizes thousands of Russian words into 28 themed chapters. … Read More
Here’s the final verdict on the Russian Tutor Grammar and Vocabulary Workbook that I bought last winter: IT’S WORTH IT. If you’re still exhausted from the last time you took on a Russian grammar book (hello, Schaum’s Russian Grammar), don’t worry. This … Read More
Here’s something unusual: our local symphony is preparing for a Tchaikovsky v. Drake concert. (The concert’s disclaimer reads Neither Tchaikovsky nor Drake will perform at this concert.) Aside from that info, I don’t have many internet links to share with you … Read More
Welcome to Moscow’s Sculpture Park, also known as the Muzeon Park of Arts, Park of the Fallen Heroes, and Fallen Monument Park. This sculpture park is just across the street from the city’s famous Gorky Park- and next door to … Read More
I recently dug up a bunch of papers from summer school in Nizhny Novgorod. One page was a double-sided list titled 20 занимательных фактов о русском языке (20 interesting facts about the Russian language) that our teacher handed out during class … Read More
This list is less about language and more about culture, but here are 12 odds and ends that I’ve noticed over the past few years… 1. The Little Prince The book’s popularity in Russia is no surprise- after all, … Read More