Olga JarrellMay 31, 2016Words of the day: ИМЕЙЛThe word ИМЕЙЛ is officially in the Russian dictionaries. 😃 Even though we can use the Russian analog ЭЛЕКТРО́ННАЯ ПО́ЧТА or ЭЛЕКТРОННОЕ...
Olga JarrellMay 22, 2016A little bit of grammar: INSTRUMENTAL CASE. ТВОРИТЕЛЬНЫЙ ПАДЕЖThe instrumental case is commonly used with the preposition “C” (with). Take a look at some good examples in the poster. VOCABULARY...
Olga JarrellMay 16, 2016TIME EXPRESSIONS in tablesTime expressions in Russian are very useful. Hardly any communication either orally or in writing could go without them. This graphic...
Olga JarrellMay 6, 2016WORD OF THE DAY: душа́Everyone who is somehow related to the Russian language or/and culture heard of so-called “the mysterious Russian soul” (зага́дочная...
Olga JarrellApr 29, 2016Pussy Willow Sunday - Вербное воскресеньеPalm Sunday is always celebrated a week before Easter. In the Russian Orthodox Church, the Sunday before Easter is known as Pussy Willow...
Olga JarrellApr 28, 2016Easter - ПасхаEaster, also known as Paskha (Па́сха), is one of the most important Russian holidays. The Russian Orthodox Church celebrates Easter...
Olga JarrellApr 27, 2016Easter of My ChildhoodGrowing up in Russia of the 60s-70s in the atheistic society, I didn’t know much about Easter as a religious holiday. Even though in...
Olga JarrellApr 17, 2016WORD OF THE DAY: заби́тьThe inspiration for writing about this word came from one of my student’s questions: "What will it be in Russian if I need to say ‘save a...
Olga JarrellApr 15, 2016Word of the day: БУДЁНОВКАYou might have seen this distinctive hat among numerous Russian souvenirs, but do you know what it is called? It is the budyonovka...