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
Do you dream of speaking Russian at work someday? Here are 10 ideas to start your job search! 1. AATSEEL American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages Sample job: Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian, University of Pittsburgh … Read More
Can you read the Russian alphabet? Do you enjoy solving puzzles? (Or do I mean пазлы?) If the answer is yes, then you’ll enjoy this post! 😉 You know I’m fascinated by English loanwords in Russian, so I found this recent … Read More
Continuing our discussion on working as a Russian-to-English translator… You already know that learning Russian is fun, but it’s even better (I think!) when you’re getting paid, acquiring lots of new vocab, and facing actual deadlines to read texts in … Read More
There are lots of things I do in pursuit of better Russian: manage a farm, read the dictionary, watch presidents on YouTube, and memorize the lyrics to famous songs. They’re all fun to do but lately I’ve been doing a lot … Read More
You’ve probably bookmarked a bunch of websites to help you learn Russian, but these 6 sites take things to the next level. Like 6 cool blogs in Russian, these sites are written by native speakers for native speakers, which makes them … Read More
We didn’t take much to Russia, just two backpacks and a duffel bag, so there wasn’t space to bring much back. In fact, on the return trip, we flew with only carry-on items. When TSA x-rayed the duffel bag, I … Read More
Do you use Google Translate when learning Russian? I used to rely on Kenneth Katzner’s amazing red dictionary but now it’s usually faster to put the mysterious word or phrase into Google Translate. Although Google Translate is becoming more and … Read More
I’ve been translating A TON of documents lately, which means lots of fascinating words. Last month I had a huge assignment that had all kinds of interesting stuff, like “after taking this medicine, работа кишечника будет полностью восстановлена” (bowel function … Read More