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23.07.2018

Russian Film: “Край” – The Edge

The Edge is a 2010 Russian drama directed by Alexei Uchitel

22.07.2018

To Do Something On the Off Chance

To do something on the off chance, (faith in luck) it means to rely on chance, on luck.

21.07.2018

Russian Words Evolution

Russian language is very rich. Knowing the origin and the meaning of the stem of a word, and the associated words that have been created from […]

20.07.2018

Poem Cheerful tourist was written by Sergey Mikhalkov

Travel has a long tradition in Russia. During the Soviet times, excursions were a way to educate Soviet citizens.

19.07.2018

Ilya Repin and The Volga Boatmen

Ilya Yefimovich Repin (1844-1930) was a leading Russian painter and sculptor of the Peredvizhniki artistic school.

18.07.2018

A. P. Chekhov description of people are always concise and precise

As a doctor, and one of the greatest Russian writers of short stories, A. P. Chekhov description of people are always concise and precise.

17.07.2018

The Imperial Faberge Easter Eggs

As Easter is approaching, this is the perfect time to talk about the most famous Easter eggs in the world: Faberge Eggs.

16.07.2018

“The Heart of a Dog” – Mikhail Bulgakov

M. Bulgakov is novel Heart of a dog was only available in self published book. It was officially published only in 1987 (during the perestroika).

15.07.2018

Russian Idioms: Hard nut to crack

Hard nut to crack, this is how we call people which are slow to understand or which are difficult to persuade to agree on anything

14.07.2018

Russian Idiom: The Orphan of Kazan

The orphan of Kazan such is the name given to people who can not help complaining about everything, especially about how hard their life is, often […]