March 01, 2021 Dealing with Stress By Michele A. Berdy How a little bit of stress in the wrong place and turn writing into urination. Language
March 01, 2021 Стой там, иди сюда! By Yuliya Ballou Stand there, come over here! Our language page looks at where things stand. Language
January 01, 2021 2020 in Words By Michele A. Berdy 2020 will surely go down in Russian history as one of the most word-productive years since the changes of 1917 and 1992. Health Language
December 28, 2020 Cussing Stats By Griffin Edwards New research uncovers Russians' attitudes towards swearing. Culture Customs Language Russia File
November 27, 2020 Good English By Griffin Edwards Russia came in 41st in an annual ranking of countries by English proficiency. Education Language Statistics Russia File
November 01, 2020 Leap Year Language By Michele A. Berdy Superstitious Russians — 99 percent of my acquaintances — believe that any високосный год (leap year) is an unlucky year. I scoffed until 2020. Culture Language
November 01, 2020 Russian Tongue Twisters By Yuliya Ballou Improve your language by learning some tongue twisters. Language
September 14, 2020 The Hunt for Movie Russian By Griffin Edwards "Kakov nipudt pakaru!" The classic 1990 movie Hunt for Red October had a $30 million budget. Apparently none of that went towards Russian language coaches. Film & TV Humor Language Media Pop Culture
September 01, 2020 Setting the Table By Michele A. Berdy Some linguistic tips on how to be a good dinner guest. Customs Language
September 01, 2020 Words are not Sparrows By Yuliya Ballou A look at avian idioms and phrases you will find useful in helping your Russian take flight. (Meanwhile, brush up on your bird names here.) Language
July 06, 2020 Russian Grammar Strikes Again By Griffin Edwards Russian grammar is tough, even for the Russians that make official constitutional-referendum ballots. Government Language Politics Russia File
July 01, 2020 The Year of the Crown By Michele A. Berdy As the коронавирусная пандемия (the coronavirus pandemic) still affects just about every aspect of our lives, it has, of course, been changing the way we speak. Health Language CVSG