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400 Days

Thu, 30 Mar 2023 06:00:00 GMT

On this, the 400th Day of Russia's War on Ukraine, we gather and share some telling data.

Support Ukrainian Charities

Sat, 24 Dec 2022 06:00:00 GMT

Some useful resources where you can easily, and safely, help those suffering from Russia's War on Ukraine.

Russian America

Fri, 18 Dec 2020 06:00:00 GMT

There are countless interesting, Russian-related places across North America. We have used the Google Map Engine to show where some of them are.

Russian/Soviet War Movies You Can Stream

Sat, 09 May 2020 05:00:00 GMT

Some of the best Russian and Soviet films about World War II that you can stream online.

Famous People Who Studied Russian

Sun, 01 Jul 2018 05:00:00 GMT

Studying Russian and finding it a bit challenging? You are not alone. Check out our list of famous people who have studied Russian, and find some fellow-sufferers...

US-Russia Sister Cities

Sun, 25 Mar 2018 06:00:00 GMT

We mapped all the US cities paired with a Russian city, and to our surprise, the map looks like Putin's profile.

Where to Study Russian

Mon, 01 Jan 2018 06:00:00 GMT

What we like to think is a fairly comprehensive listing of high schools and universities in the US that teach Russian. With links to the programs if we have them.

Famous Americans with Russian Roots

Fri, 18 Nov 2016 06:00:00 GMT

America is a land built by immigrants. We researched famous Americans with Russian roots and offer this compilation.

The Most Useful Russian Inventions

Thu, 07 May 2015 13:00:00 GMT

What do radio, television, the periodic table, and helicopters have in common? Russians were involved in developing all of them – and more!

Russian Genealogy

Thu, 20 Feb 2014 06:00:00 GMT

A comprehensive listing of resources, online and off, for researching your Russian roots, courtesy of Ginny Audet.

A Baker's Dozen of Translation and Language Resources

Thu, 06 Feb 2014 06:00:00 GMT

Whether you are a budding translator of Russian-English texts, are reading Russian literature in the original, or just want to improve your Russian, there are countless resources waiting for you on the internet. Here's our list of the best...

301 Things Everyone Should Know About Russia

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT

How do you begin to get a handle on the world's largest country? This colorful, illustrated guide will get you started...

Survival Russian

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Survival Russian is an intensely practical guide to conversational, colloquial and culture-rich Russian. It uses humor, current events and thematically-driven essays to deepen readers’ understanding of Russian language and culture. This enlarged Second Edition of Survival Russian includes over 90 essays and illuminates over 2000 invaluable Russian phrases and words.

93 Untranslatable Russian Words

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Every language has concepts, ideas, words and idioms that are nearly impossible to translate into another language. This book looks at nearly 100 such Russian words and offers paths to their understanding and translation by way of examples from literature and everyday life. Difficult to translate words and concepts are introduced with dictionary definitions, then elucidated with citations from literature, speech and prose, helping the student of Russian comprehend the word/concept in context.

93 Untranslatable Russian Words

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Where the Russians Are

Tue, 01 Mar 2005 06:00:00 GMT

A color-coded map of the US, showing which states have the highest percentage of Russian immigrants.

Our Transcription and Dating System

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 16:37:35 GMT

Where we explain how Russian Life deals with the knotty issues of transcription and dates, and what our standards are.