Sergey Babkin was half of the musical duo 5’nizza (read: пятница, Friday) and is still quite the local celebrity in his birthplace of Kharkiv, Ukraine. Even though the group disbanded almost a decade ago, I’d noticed his face plastered all … Read More
Welcome back to the second edition of Russian Words! It’s been a good six months since we last explored this kind of everyday vocabulary together. I hope you’ve acquired many new and interesting words in the meantime. This is an … Read More
Добро пожаловать to the very first entry in the Street Russian Project! The Street Russian Project displays snapshots of the real-life kind of Russian language that doesn’t always make it into textbooks. Most of the pictures in this series will … Read More
Studying a new language? I’ve got my limit- 30 minutes, maybe an hour, and my brain starts to fizzle. Playing a game? See you in a few hours, no problem! 😉 Here are my favorite painless ways … Read More
Before we start, you should know that I’m not a fan of Russian grammar. Apparently neither was the previous owner of this book- – since my ‘used’ copy didn’t have a single mark in it. It’s unlikely this textbook will … Read More
I’ve been a bit under the weather this month and trying to follow all the ideas in the picture above. The internet has also been a good distraction- here’s the best of what I found this month! Looking for … Read More
It wasn’t until I got to Russia that I realized how much pop culture really travels the world. Turn on the dorm TV and there was the 90s hit Married with Children… except, wait… everyone spoke Russian and lived Yekaterinburg. … Read More
In a perfect world, every time I visit my in-laws I’d pick up at least 10 new Russian words. And by pick up, I mean perfectly cement them in my brain forever and ever. While we’re at it, there also … Read More
The beginning of May is a time renowned for picnics and parades. May 1st, Labor Day, has been around in various forms for ages (USSR’s International Workers’ Day, pre-1917 May Day). Nowadays most people mark the public holiday by escaping for … Read More
Guess what’s almost over?! Распутица! How to understand распутица? The word can be broken down to рас (undo) + путь (road) + ица (makes the word a noun)… …or skip all that and just watch this. What do you … Read More