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
If you love all things space, there are two places in Moscow that you’ve got to see: the Museum of Cosmonautics and the Cosmonautics and Aviation Center. The Museum of Cosmonautics is just outside the VDNKh metro stop. It’s easy … Read More