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Nowadays, toasting at the festive table has become a tradition and a good habit. Therefore, in this article we will continue to talk about Russian toasts as a tradition of drinking alcohol at any celebration. 

Foreigners who have visited Russia are most surprised by a large number of everyday habits of Russians. It never occurs to people from other countries to do things which Russian people find absolutely normal to do. Therefore, this article writes about Russian habits which are typical of people in Russia but which can astonish a […]

Today we are going to tell you about Russian toasts that are said when people come together to celebrate a holiday. If you are invited to a Russian party but you don’t know what to say when you sit at a table with Russians, this article will help you a lot!

We will continue to tell you about the most popular Russian idioms. The previous parts you can find if you look at our blog.

In order to better understand Russian people, we publish 10 interesting facts about Russia, its history and modern time, nature, people and their interrelations with surrounding world.

Here is an interview with Jill Roese, philologist and Russian language teacher. We asked her a few questions about her life and how she studied Russian.

Philology is a humanitarian subject which emerged in the period of the Renaissance establishment, and it studies the history of languages and literature. The word “philology” is originated from the Greek word “φίλος (phílos) that means “love”, andλόγος (lógos) that means “language”.

In the previous article we looked at a few most popular Russian proverbs. In the second part of the article we are going to talk about some other Russian proverbs.

In this article we are going to tell you about sport in Daugavpils, and about the places where you can spend your free time and keep fit.

Today we are going to tell you about the names of the days of the week in the Russian language and to analyze their origin. Let’s have a closer look at the days of the week