U.S. awards were awarded to not only major Soviet military leaders and famous ace pilots, but also to ordinary privates, sergeants and lieutenants, who demonstrated their bravery on the battlefield. Here are ten of them.
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Wed, 08 Jan 2025 05:12:00 +0300 Russia Beyond There are about 800 bridges in St. Petersburg! But, did you know that the founder of the city, Peter the Great, forbade building them, at first?
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Sun, 05 Jan 2025 10:06:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Most Western movies about the participation of the USSR in the war against Nazi Germany contain many cliches and distortions of history. But, there are exceptions.
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Sun, 05 Jan 2025 05:03:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Did you know that, at the beginning of the 20th century, foreigners filmed alternative movie endings for Russian audiences? It's true: movie fans in the Russian Empire appreciated dramatic intensity and were not afraid of sad endings.
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Sat, 04 Jan 2025 09:52:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Russian literary classics are not only dramatic plots with tragic endings, but also funny, ironic stories. We’ve picked out the most interesting ones.
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Fri, 03 Jan 2025 09:41:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Before 1918, distances in Russia were measured not in kilometers, but in versts. Incidentally, they differ slightly from each other: one verst is 500 sazhens or 1066.8 meters. Verst posts were installed along roads, so that travelers would know how much further they had to go to their destination. For brevity, they were called ‘versts’.
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Thu, 02 Jan 2025 10:31:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Founded in the 12th century, Veliky Ustyug is the same age as Moscow. Today, it is home to 28,000 people and even a real Father Frost. Here are three of its main symbols.
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Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Fri, 13 Dec 2024 10:12:00 +0300 Russia Beyond This was a tradition at big feasts and the most succulent parts of swans were served to any honored guests.
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Wed, 11 Dec 2024 12:51:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Echoes of the Act on the Succession (1722) issued by the first Russian emperor resounded throughout the 18th century, when Russia experienced five violent changes of rulers.
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Tue, 26 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Today I’ve gathered some compound words starting with ‘само-’. All these words refer to something that acts upon itself, since the word ‘сам’ means 'oneself'.
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Wed, 31 Jul 2024 13:27:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Learn the Russian alphabet by discovering these unique Russian landmarks!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Wed, 31 Jul 2024 11:09:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Learning a language is always easier when you can visualize the words. Here’s a picture that will help you memorize words devoted to the topic of ‘train travel’!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Tue, 30 Jul 2024 11:38:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Russia is the biggest country in the world. It streches from the Baltic Sea in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. Today let’s find out what the extreme points of Russia are, and learn cardinal directions.
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Mon, 29 Jul 2024 13:20:00 +0300 Russia Beyond This fun and loving song is very widely known in Russia. And having traditionally been sung in quite a high voice, it nostalgically resembles a pioneer childhood and Soviet past.
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Mon, 29 Jul 2024 11:20:08 +0300 Russia Beyond Let’s see if you know how to tell the time in Russian!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Fri, 26 Jul 2024 17:52:00 +0300 Russia Beyond "I walk the shore, I watch the weather," - the narrator in Pushkin's ‘Eugene Onegin’ is not checking the forecast for tomorrow. What is he doing then?
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Thu, 25 Jul 2024 10:58:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Another pair of verbs to compare and learn the difference!
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Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Tue, 23 Jul 2024 05:33:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Today we continue comparing popular Western and Russian names - and find pairs!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Mon, 22 Jul 2024 18:10:00 +0300 Russia Beyond This romantic song is very widely known in Russia. People often sing it accompanied by guitar at fire camps and social gatherings.
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Sun, 21 Jul 2024 09:22:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Explore the most iconic architectural symbols of Russia!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Fri, 19 Jul 2024 17:49:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Learning a language is always easier when you can visualize the words. Here’s a picture that will help you memorize words devoted to the ‘cafe’ topic!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Fri, 19 Jul 2024 10:06:00 +0300 Russia Beyond In Alexander Kuprin's story ‘The Duel’, the regimental commander reprimands the drunken Captain Svetovidov and gives him one more chance, ordering him to prepare the company for the review in a week. "For the last time. But, remember, this is the last time. Do you hear me? Nail it on your red, drunken nose." What should the captain have done?
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:54:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Let's talk about expressing our gratitude correctly, using the following expressions.
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Fri, 12 Jul 2024 09:24:00 +0300 Russia Beyond According to one version, this expression came from the proverb: "Grind water in a mortar and there will be water.” This was said when one wanted to emphasize the pointlessness of some actions.
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Thu, 11 Jul 2024 13:58:19 +0300 Russia Beyond "I'm having a brain freeze moment" and other Russian expressions.
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Wed, 10 Jul 2024 09:45:00 +0300 Russia Beyond A little reminder "not to be afraid" of cursive ;)
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Mon, 08 Jul 2024 18:07:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Let's learn how Russians express laughter in writing!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Fri, 05 Jul 2024 18:23:00 +0300 Russia Beyond This song is so widely known in Russia that it is considered to be ancient folk. People often sing it at gatherings and get-togethers. It’s a very Russian thing to “ask Frost” not to freeze you! And that's exactly what the song is about.
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Wed, 03 Jul 2024 10:13:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Russians have numerous words for referring to cats. Learn them all here!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Wed, 03 Jul 2024 10:12:44 +0300 Russia Beyond Test your knowledge!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Mon, 01 Jul 2024 18:04:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Let’s take a look at phrases you might use in situations at work - when you don’t understand a given task, or when you just don’t understand what the other person wants from you in general.
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Fri, 28 Jun 2024 18:15:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Get acquainted with Russian composers and learn some facts about them!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Wed, 26 Jun 2024 18:11:46 +0300 Russia Beyond I have some office vocabulary for you today!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Mon, 24 Jun 2024 13:22:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Do you want to blend into Russian society? Then, let's learn some short abbreviations for cities that we use in messages when chatting with someone!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Fri, 21 Jun 2024 13:52:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Let's eat some chocolate together!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2024 16:52:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Learn to understand what Russians write by hand!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2024 19:03:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Learning Russian means not only learning grammar rules and words like ‘babushka’. It also means knowing (and understanding) famous novels, as they are inextricably linked to how the language is used!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2024 19:01:00 +0300 Russia Beyond I’d like to show you some of Ivan Ayvazovsky's paintings and teach you some words related to the sea! 
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Thu, 13 Jun 2024 18:55:44 +0300 Russia Beyond Learn 4 common abbriviations we use daily!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Mon, 10 Jun 2024 17:13:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Today we'll travel around Russia and learn prepositions of direction and location, used with the Genitive case.
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Fri, 07 Jun 2024 18:35:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Let’s see (or, should I say - hear?) how the names of other currencies sound in Russian!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Thu, 06 Jun 2024 18:32:49 +0300 Russia Beyond Check if you know them all!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:05:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Instrumental case can be tasty (sometimes!)
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Fri, 31 May 2024 18:54:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Instead of eating sweet things, let's just look at them!  And learn some Russian grammar in the process, of course!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Wed, 29 May 2024 18:52:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Another test!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Mon, 27 May 2024 15:43:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Get acquainted with expressions from the most popular Soviet cartoons we may use in everyday life!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Fri, 24 May 2024 19:03:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Let's talk about word pairs that are easy to mix up!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Wed, 22 May 2024 18:48:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Learn how to properly cut words and adopt a more conversational tone!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Mon, 20 May 2024 18:15:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Let's read some love letters together...
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Fri, 17 May 2024 18:39:00 +0300 Russia Beyond When the phrase “Babushka nadvoe skazala” ("Grandma said in two") is heard in a conversation, it immediately becomes clear that there is no certainty. No matter what the conversation is about, it will not be possible to accurately predict anything.
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Fri, 17 May 2024 11:20:00 +0300 Russia Beyond A hundred years ago, Russian poet Vladimir Mayakovsky wrote the poem ‘American Russians’ about two Russians in the U.S. who talked to each other in a mix of Russian and English.
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Thu, 16 May 2024 13:56:01 +0300 Russia Beyond Don't confuse words!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Wed, 15 May 2024 18:33:12 +0300 Russia Beyond Learn some really important phrases!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Mon, 13 May 2024 15:12:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Learn some clothing prints!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Fri, 10 May 2024 16:33:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Get familiar with the Romanov family and learn Russian!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Wed, 08 May 2024 16:27:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Test your Russian spelling skills!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Mon, 06 May 2024 16:27:00 +0300 Russia Beyond When reading Russian-language texts, it's not unusual to come across various abbreviations, which can be difficult to understand at first glance. To help you improve your Russian, below is a selection of the most frequently used!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Fri, 03 May 2024 10:48:00 +0300 Russia Beyond The 'Ы' sound is waiting for you!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Wed, 01 May 2024 15:51:00 +0300 Russia Beyond This famous phraseology in modern language is already considered a little outdated. However, you can often meet it in literature, when someone disapprovingly speaks about those who idle. But, where did the expression come from?
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Wed, 01 May 2024 12:13:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Let's comapre some Western and Russian names!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Mon, 29 Apr 2024 15:41:00 +0300 Russia Beyond In English, when speaking about something that will never likely happen, it is emphasized: “When the pigs fly!” There is also an expression for such case in Russian: “Kogda rak na gore svistnet!” (“When the crayfish on the mountain will whistle!”)
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Mon, 29 Apr 2024 11:19:00 +0300 Russia Beyond What does it mean to be Russian?
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 13:49:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Check out some popular Russian & Soviet movies, and learn to talk about genres in the process!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Wed, 24 Apr 2024 17:57:00 +0300 Russia Beyond In what cases do Russians say this proverb and how did it appear in the Russian language?
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Wed, 24 Apr 2024 10:53:36 +0300 Russia Beyond "In order not to put it in a long box and not to repeat myself, I will give the reader a picture of the murder..." What did the character in Chekhov's ‘Drama on the Hunt’ mean? What is a long box and what should not be put there? Let's talk about everything in order!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Tue, 23 Apr 2024 11:05:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Part 2 of our lesson on creatively responding to this everyday question!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:30:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Think you know Russian well enough to be part of the gang?
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Fri, 19 Apr 2024 15:36:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Peter the Great's decree on celebrating New Year's Eve on January 1 says the following: "And whoever is not merry on New Year's Eve shall be beaten with ‘batogs’...!" What kind of punishment was threatened to be handed out to such “gloomy” subjects?
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Thu, 18 Apr 2024 11:15:00 +0300 Russia Beyond You'll never feel stumped when talking about ice cream in Russian again!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Wed, 17 Apr 2024 14:59:11 +0300 Russia Beyond This expression with a negative connotation means suddenly unfulfilled hopes and a bad turn of events. And the origin of the expression goes deep into history. Let's take a closer look.
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Tue, 16 Apr 2024 11:33:21 +0300 Russia Beyond Some words and phrases to use at the airport. In time, you'll be able to mix and match, and create your own sentences!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Mon, 15 Apr 2024 11:21:00 +0300 Russia Beyond “He has everything inside out!” is an emotional way to talk about someone who has everything going wrong, the other way around. If someone comes in wearing his clothes inside out, you can also say that he is wearing everything inside out. However, this expression was not always so harmless.
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Mon, 15 Apr 2024 10:13:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Get acquainted with Yuri Gagarin and learn some Russian!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Fri, 12 Apr 2024 11:11:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Our cosmic week continues with the Solar system!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:26:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Learn how to make creative compliments!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Mon, 08 Apr 2024 15:38:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Why on earth would Russian speakers use this metaphor? And what does the aphorism mean?
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Mon, 08 Apr 2024 11:16:18 +0300 Russia Beyond Stop saying ‘хорошо’ or ‘отлично’, and use these alternatives!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Fri, 05 Apr 2024 18:29:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Learn some phrases we use daily!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Wed, 03 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Did you know that the Russian alphabet's 'x' is actually pronounced as the 'h' sound? Similarly, our 'p' is analogous to the English 'r'. Let's examine more of these cases!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Fri, 29 Mar 2024 18:30:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Learn other words besides ‘хорошо’ to express your agreement and make the conversation flow smoothly!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Wed, 27 Mar 2024 13:46:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Stop saying ‘хорошо’ and learn these alternatives!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Fri, 22 Mar 2024 18:16:00 +0300 Russia Beyond The second lesson about the phrases that you’ll definitely hear in a Russian subway!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2024 11:45:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Your easy & fun way to learn Russian!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:56:16 +0300 Russia Beyond You'll definitely hear these phrases on the subway!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Thu, 14 Mar 2024 11:30:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Don't mix up these words!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Wed, 13 Mar 2024 11:24:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Learn some facts about the famous works of great authors!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Fri, 08 Mar 2024 18:42:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Meet the famous cartoon characters and learn how to tell about your hobby!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Thu, 07 Mar 2024 17:33:00 +0300 Russia Beyond There is a famous Russian folk tale called ‘Kolobok’ about a a little round bread-like being. And to find flour for baking it, it was necessary to "scrape through ‘suseks’".
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Sat, 02 Mar 2024 10:30:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Let’s learn some vocabulary for rainy weather!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Thu, 29 Feb 2024 10:37:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Today we look at some road signs, and how to prohibit something.
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Wed, 28 Feb 2024 17:51:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Learn more colorful expressions!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Thu, 22 Feb 2024 11:06:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Learn how to navigate the city in Russia!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Wed, 21 Feb 2024 16:25:00 +0300 Russia Beyond These street signs will help you not to starve to death!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Thu, 15 Feb 2024 18:41:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Learn how to order coffee - and also brush up on the general phrases you might hear in a similar situation!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Wed, 14 Feb 2024 11:15:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Don't get confused between 'squirrels' and 'proteins'!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Mon, 05 Feb 2024 11:16:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Time to learn some figurative meanings of the verb 'to go'!
Read Full Article at https://www.rbth.com]]> Mon, 05 Feb 2024 11:13:00 +0300 Russia Beyond Tired of learning Russian? Great news for you today then: we have thousands of words that are similar to English ones!
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