January 01, 2019 Are You Old-School or New-Format? By Michele A. Berdy Some thoughts on backwardness, falling behind, and the challenges of change. Language
November 01, 2018 How Can I Thank You Enough? By Michele A. Berdy To thank (blagodarit) is one of the Russian language's most beautiful words. We go in for a deep dive. Humor Language
September 01, 2018 What's So Funny? By Michele A. Berdy After declensions, cases, aspect, verbs of motion, pronunciation, and all the other trials of the Russian language, there is one more thing to learn: quotes, jokes and allusions. Let's do this. Film & TV Humor Language
July 01, 2018 Those Lyin' Eyes By Michele A. Berdy These days, if you are reading Russian periodicals in order to improve your Russian language skills, you are getting lots of practice in ways to lie. Journalism Language
May 01, 2018 The Gentle Art of Borrowing By Michele A. Berdy On how recent foreign borrowings is shaping the Russian language. Language
March 01, 2018 Are You Out of Your Mind? By Michele A. Berdy A rather adequate look at the rise of "adekvatny" and "neadekvatny" in colloquial speech. Humor Language
January 01, 2018 Words of the Year By Michele A. Berdy Every year, a group of Russian word-lovers vote on the word – or rather words – of the year. Here are the results. Language
November 01, 2017 Home is Where Your Residence Permit Is By Michele A. Berdy A look at the evolving language of real estate in Russia. Language
September 01, 2017 Rebooting Conversations By Michele A. Berdy On how much more difficult it is becoming to have a civil conversation in Russia. Language
July 01, 2017 I Spit On You By Michele A. Berdy The many ways that spitting has worked its way into the language. Language
May 01, 2017 You Deserve a Break By Michele A. Berdy A look at the many ways of taking a break, linguistically speaking. Language
March 01, 2017 What Did He Say? By Michele A. Berdy Donald Trump sounds very different in English and in Russian. We investigate the why, and it's huge! Language