War births poetry. We share five recently created and translated anti-war poems.

What could be more appropriate than to take a trip with Chekhov across the Ukrainian steppe?

In which we look at Finno-Ugric words that have made their way into the Russian Language. (Click title to download PDF.)

In this issue's language page, we look at the influence that Italian has had on the Russian language.

In which our language insert looks at Russian words with German roots.

A poetic song about optimism is this issue's language study section.

This issue's Uchites language learning section focuses on the ever-mysterious Russian soul and where and how it shows up in phrases and usages.

Stand there, come over here! Our language page looks at where things stand.

Тридцать лет назад, незадолго до своей смерти, Игорь Тальков (1956-1991) написал песню-крик души о своей многострадальной родине — СССР. Эта песня, к сожалению,  до сих пор очень актуальна в России и не только...

Improve your language by learning some tongue twisters.

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.)

In this issue's language learning section, we let a little sunshine in...