During an exam or a chat with a friend, you might be asked questions about your family. So, let’s look at basic vocabulary related to family members. Learn R...

You already know how to start a conversation in Russian. (If not, take a look at our post about common greetings!) Now let’s move on and learn how to introdu...

While asking “How old are you?” may not be appropriate in some cultures, it’s important to know how to do it (and when it’s allowed). Let’s talk about how to...

Let’s be honest: Russian is a hard language to learn. A native English speaker needs to spend approximately 1,100 hours, practicing and working with a tutor,...

Dialects, or spoken variants of a language, exist in all languages, and people from one part of a country often speak differently to those who live in other ...

Many tourists who travel to Russia for the first time are afraid of getting lost in the vast country and not being able to ask for directions, but there’s no...

What are the first three things you think of when it comes to Russian food? Vodka, pickled cucumber, and borscht? When is the right time to eat certain types...

You probably think the Russian language is spoken only in Russia. Yes, the majority of Russian language speakers live in the Russian Federation. At the same ...