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Russian Words Derived From Geographical Names

The Russian language, like many other languages, has many words that derived from the names of geographical places. The French […]

If there is a grain of truth in the folkloric tales, then we should believe that dragons lived everywhere on

Let’s face it: Russia is not the right country for white collars. And white jeans. And white t-shirts. And any

Each country has its own tradition of writing phone numbers. Some countries prefer dots and some use dashes, in Europe,

My English teacher always suggested that students read the whole paragraph first and only then open a dictionary and look

Outside Russia, Russian literature is associated with names of Tolstoy and Dostoevsky. No doubt, these writers deserve to represent Russia

A German friend once asked me,”Why are Russian people so gloomy? Nobody smiles here”. I looked around and noticed that

So two out of the three richest people in UK are actually from Russia. Does it mean that all Russians

Like in many other languages, Russian names have two forms — a full name for official communication and a diminutive

Once I received a group email from my American colleague. She invited me and many other people from all around

Often enough, my students get frightened by long Russian words. A student, who normally reads fluently, stops in terror upon

Why is history so important? Because it helps us to understand better our present, realize the deep reasons of recent