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Why Russians Are Not Smiling

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

Why do people anticipate Winter holidays? Because this is the time to switch off an alarm clock and sleep longer.

When an English-speaking person wants to report his or her likes and dislikes, (s)he normally says, “I like it”. The

Up until recent times, personal automobiles have been rare in the Soviet Union. The principal mode of suburban transport has

Using public transportation is one of the most important things that a visitor must learn upon arriving at a new

1. The Russian alphabet is weird itself. Some characters are exactly like in the Latin alphabet, while others look the

Have you noticed that people from different countries manage time differently? Germans are known for their accuracy with time and