The Red Web
The Red Web: The Struggle Between Russia’s Digital Dictators and the New Online Revolutionaries is a nonfiction book written by […]
Drama and Comedy in Office Affair
Office Affair, a classic Soviet film, has been truly popular for over four decades. It became a hit right away, and has remained one of the most beloved movies for generations. It truthfully displayed the real life and actual problems of people in Brezhnev’s Era of Stagnation, and this is one of the reasons it became so popular. For the very same reason, viewers from other countries and even younger Russians may miss the hints and hidden jokes that make this movie not just a romantic drama, but also a brilliant, sparkling comedy. In this article, I’ll try to explain the secret language of the Office Affair to you so that you could understand the film better and enjoy it in full.
Studying in Russia: Part III Everyday Life
This is the third part of the series of articles about international students in Russia. Twelve people who went to
Studying in Russia: Part II Culture Shock
This is the second part of the article about international students who chose to study in Russia. In the first
Studying in Russia: Part I Learning Russian in Russia
According to the official Russian statistics, in the academic year 2019-2020, the number of international students in Russia was slightly
How People in Siberia Survive Extreme Cold
When people learn that I am originally from Siberia, they often ask me, “How is it even possible to survive
Herbs in Traditional Russian Medicine
It was a hot Siberian summer, about +30C/ 86F. My friend and I visited my grandmother in a rural locality
Russians During the COVID Times
Throughout 2020, when I talked with my family in Russia over the phone, I couldn’t understand what was going on
Suddenly Dumb
Embarrassing Story When I moved to Canada, my fluency in English was confirmed twice by IELTS. I had been studying
Synonyms: How to Tell the Difference
Synonyms are a blessing and a curse for language learners. How can a language learner know the difference between two words that mean the same thing? How do you know when to choose one word, and when to choose the other? Can they be used interchangeably, or does each word have a specific niche and belong to a certain context? I will try to answer those questions in this article, and I will share a few practical tips on how to make synonyms your friends.
How to Decline друг друга
You probably know that “each other” in Russian would be друг друга. What you might have missed is that друг
What Makes Russian So Hard: Perfective and Imperfective Verbs
In the previous two articles, I talked about Russian cases and how words agree in a sentence according to their