The Revival of Minority Languages in Russia: Preserving Cultural Heritage Amidst Linguistic Diversity

20 Sep 2023

Russia is home to a rich tapestry of languages and cultures. While the predominant language spoken throughout the country is Russian, numerous minority languages exist. Each ...
17 Sep 2023

To speak like a native, it is important to keep some idioms up your sleeve to bring out during conversation. However, some of these idioms have literal translations which are ...
10 Sep 2023

As part of your Russian learning journey, it is almost certain you will make friends or have colleagues which you will speak to via WhatsApp or Facebook. Although it might be ...
08 Sep 2023

Having studied Russian for several years now, I know first hand how difficult it can be to find resources that are as equally stimulating and concise as the Liden and Denz ...
14 Aug 2023

The coexistence of various languages in Latvia has shaped the nation's history. One language that has experienced a surge in popularity is Russian, widely spoken by a large ...
07 Aug 2023

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Picture the scene: I had been trawling through the basement of the university languages library, and had finally got my hands on a translation of Pushkin’s Eugene Onegin. At ...
26 Jul 2023

Hello everyone! My name is Lola and I have just arrived in Riga from Spain, Barcelona.  I am a third-year global communication student at the University of Ramon Llull ...
25 Jul 2023

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  Every language has its loan-words, but they pilfer their vocabularies from various victims. We may be familiar with French’s le weekend (weekend), or Germany’s das ...
23 Feb 2022

About the site Want to boost your Russian vocabulary?  Need to boost your listening and vocabulary skills?  Want to immersive yourself into Russian culture?  Or do you just ...
06 Dec 2021

Many people have heard the classic advice, that the best way to learn a foreign language is to go to a foreign country where it is spoken by the population. While immersion ...
25 Aug 2021

Авось is a widely used Russian saying which expresses a very specific concept. Although you may find that it is often translated as ‘perhaps’ or ‘with hope’, these English ...
10 Jun 2020

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Everything is upside down and nothing is the same. Such is the fact of life at this time. But we can try to make the best of it. For me, this means to keep improving my ...