The celebration of World Poetry Day was initiated by UNESCO in 1999. In its declaration, the organization states that poetry can provide answers on the most significant issues in the modern world.

Solomon Mikhoels is a prominent Soviet theatre actor, teacher, director and public figure, laureate of numerous national awards and prizes.

International Women’s Day (March 8) is one of the most popular festivals in Russia. It is widely celebrated everywhere regardless religion or nationality. What makes it so popular? Let’s try to find it out.

Visual propaganda was an integral part of every Soviet citizen’s life. Soviet people come across the visual propaganda in the street, at work, or while visiting leisure areas or going shopping. The Soviet poster genre can definitely be identified as a separate trend within social realism. Professional artists (sometimes even world-known artists) created posters

French is considered to be the language of love, however, you can find the phrases to express your feelings in almost any language. Today we present to you a small phrasebook “Romantic Phrases in Russian”, so when you happen to be in a romantic and exciting situation, you know what to say.

New Year is definitely one of the most significant festivals for millions of Russians all around the world. If you happen to be in Russian on December 31, you can face some specific traditions that make the celebration of the New Year in Russia different from the same festival in other countries. Read out article […]

Banya is an extremely popular Russian tradition. It has already  been popular since pre-Christian times and it is still popular today.  So we are going to tell you about what a real Russian bath house is and what traditions are associated with it.

Almost everybody likes juicy, fresh fruit. We have made a list of the most popular fruit, so that you know the names of the fruit in Russian and how to pronounce these words.

Dishes similar to pelmeni can be found in lots of cultures around the world. However, only in Russia this dish is extremely popular. If you have ever been interested in Russian cuisine you definitely know about Russian pelmeni. Today we are going to tell you how to cook real Russian pelmeni.

Christmas and New Year are among the most popular holidays for a lot of people. Traditions related to these holidays may vary in different countries. Today we are going to tell you how to wish Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in Russian and how to celebrate these holidays.

What do the majority of students expect of a study programme? To learn the language, to experience the culture and to make new friends. Staying with a Russian-speaking host family will help to achieve these three purposes. Why? Let’s discuss it!

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 – […]