Getting Out the Vote the Russian Way
In The Russian Word’s Worth, Michele Berdy deciphers and translates великий могучий — the great and powerful — Russian language.
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In The Russian Word’s Worth, Michele Berdy deciphers and translates великий могучий — the great and powerful — Russian language.
Being tired is just so exhausting I feel like a squeezed out lemon. Really.
Тут is such a simple, sweet-sounding word... and if you believe that, I've got a bridge to sell you.
Russian paronyms - летучий, летящий, летательный, летающий and лётный - are horrible.
Answering a question in my mailbag sent me down the rabbit hole of Russian abbreviations - great fun!
When the command нельзя means don't, and when it means something else entirely.
A very silly update on the language of our new normal in Russia.
We start today with a pop quiz about a curious word. Tune in.
You can take the Bible out of society, but you can't take it out of the Russian language.
All you need to know about celebrating Easter and how to talk - and not talk - about eggs.
A column in which I explain the difference between ворон and ворона once and for all. I think.