19 августа - Яблочный Спас. Это оди́н из пра́здников в наро́дном календаре́ славя́н. Он символизи́рует нача́ло я́блочного сезо́на. В э́тот день едя́т я́блоки...

Do you know what ФОРТОЧКА (fortochka) means? It’s a small window within a window - one of the characteristic features of many Russian houses. You can open “f...

Let's learn some spring vocabulary with this wonderful picture by Anna Silivonchik. #picturedictionary #весна #первыйвесеннийдень

Совсем случайно открыла для себя живопись молодой талантливой белорусской художницы Анны Силивончик. Её зимние картины бесподобны. На них можно смотреть час...

This Russian verb is very important to know when talking about sport activities.

What vocabulary could be more appropriate on a winter day than winter vocabulary? Learn a few winter words and see if you can answer the questions. Снежный з...

Living in Russia, I never appreciated the month of November. In the north-west, where I grew up, it was a month balancing between fall and winter, with the s...

Every time my Russian family see my pictures of the Thanksgiving dinner, or we talk about my holiday cooking, I always get ‘What is it?’. Even though there i...

The Russian word ‘натюрмо́рт’ came from the French ‘nature morte’ that means ‘dead nature’. In English, this genre of painting is known as ‘still life’. It t...

How difficult could it be to translate one short phrase into Russian? However, when you attempt to translate a completely foreign concept like trick-or-treat...

I recently ran into a very cute Russian cartoon that is one of many famous “Masha and the Bear” Маша и Медведь series. It is called Первый раз в первый класс...

August is the time to buy the freshest local fruit (фру́кты) at the farmers’ market (на ры́нке). Review the names of the basic fruits through the picture dic...

You can buy produce at almost any supermarket or a local store. However, in August, the best place to go to get the freshest local vegetables (о́вощи) is a f...