Cheburashka is a famous character of a Soviet carton “Cheburashka and Gena the Crocodile”. Eduard Uspensky, Russian writer, made up Cheburashka in 1966. Later, thanks to the cartoon based on the book, this character became extremely famous in Russia and around the world.
The most important thing you need to know in Russian is how to say Hello in Russian, because any greeting immediately makes you sound polite and provides a good first impression of you. There are a lot of greeting words in Russian that are used in different ways depending on the time of the day […]
Nowadays, there are a few ways and options for using the word “well” in Russian. This word may be applied to various situations, therefore in this article we are going to tell you how to say “well” in Russian.
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 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.
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
An idiom is a set expression which refers only to one particular language. Idioms are similar to proverbs but unlike proverbs, they are not complete sentences. For example, Russian idioms cannot be translated into another language.
