If you’ve been to Moscow or Washington DC, this could be the easiest test you’ve ever taken… let’s see! Here are 12 photos. Were they taken in Moscow or Washington DC? There are only two photos here from Washington DC… … Read More
You know that question everyone asks you as a kid: кем хочешь стать, когда вырастешь? What do you want to be when you grow up? Here’s how the children of Chelyabinsk answered that question… and taught me tons of new … Read More
December 2018. Have you been through SVO? Do you think winter is a good time to visit Moscow?
The real trick to learning Russian?… it’s probably memorizing Pushkin. 🤣 Pretty much all Russian speakers know a few lines. Even dating TV shows ask contestants to recite Pushkin’s poems! Just as important as remembering his famous words, though, is … Read More
Chelyabinsk, a city famous for meteors and industrial pollution… but have you seen the street art? More street art? I’m glad you asked! 😉 Chelyabinsk street art project More Chelyabinsk street art (the really colorful stuff)
Here’s a list of my newest Russian vocab (and a few words I’m still trying to figure out)… ☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐ Words my students taught me ☐ круг (shape) vs шар (has volume: the Earth, a bowling ball, etc). ☐ выбросы = … Read More
This pair of mourning women watch over the Lesnoye Cemetery, where more than 200 WWII soldiers are buried. The 44-year-old sculpture is hidden along the road that takes you out of Chelyabinsk and into a land of lakes and lazy summer … Read More
I had high hopes for this month. On July 1st, I told myself, “I’ll do a bunch of Russian word searches!” I did two. “I’ll finish my Russian song book!” I copied the lyrics for three songs and never opened … Read More
Several months ago I saw an interesting Instagram post written by a Russian teacher. Her main point was this: following Russian teachers on Instagram is not a good way to improve your Russian. Instead, you should follow people living out … Read More
Welcome back to another edition of the Street Russian Project! One part of the immersion method that works really well for me is reading everything around. I read the flyers people hand out on the streets, the back of kefir … Read More