Russian language, culture, history, traditions

If you ask foreigners what causes the most difficulties when studying Russian, a lot of them will answer that it is the Cyrillic alphabet.  In fact, it is really very different from the Latin alphabet which is much more familiar. Why it is like that, what history the Cyrillic and modern Russian alphabet have – […]

What kind of accent do people in Daugavpils have? To put it in a nutshell, people in Daugavpils speak Russian without any accent. Why have we come to this conclusion? Let’s look into it together.

There are a few ways to say “Good night” in Russian. Some of them are stylistically neutral and can be used while talking to any person, but others can be used only when talking to your family and close friends. We are going to tell you how to say “Goodbye” to a person before you […]

Pancakes are one of the oldest dishes in the history of humanity. They are loved in many countries but they are cooked in different ways. Today we are going to tell you about 3 ways of cooking real Russian Blini ( Russian pancakes ) .

The word « пожалуйста » (please) is used in everyday conversations and it has a few more applications in Russian than in English. So, we will now discuss how to say “please” in Russian and when to use this word.

The Russian language is one of the most widely spoken Slavic languages and the 6th most spoken language in the world by the number of native speakers.  Therefore, a lot of people would like to learn Russian for their work or career prospects, other people need to learn Russian for their study, but some people […]