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How to make Soviet-style okroshka soup: Video recipe



No other soup pits people in Russia against each other in the same way okroshka does. We talk about what works best - kvass or kefir - and guide you through the whole process!

How to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in Russian



New Year and Christmas - its time to be hopeful, have new dreams and make some new resolutions for the new year in your life. Its time to connect with each other and make new year wishes. Its time to move on and embrace what’s new. 

New year means a lot of new dreams and new achievements. 

How to say Happy New Year and Merry Christmas in Russian

‘The northernmost African' blogs from Russia’s Far East

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He raises three children, teaches Chinese, and blogs – all in record-breaking low temperatures.
Mark Babatunde from Nigeria never thought he would one day be living in a Russian town of fewer than 10,000 people. He dreaded how the locals eat raw meat, and temperatures falling to -50C. Yet, he settled there, found a teaching job, and launched his YouTube channel about life in Yakutia.

How to say Happy Valentine's Day in Russian?

How to say Happy Valentine Day in Russian?
Day of St. Valentine or in Russian День святого Валентина, или День всех влюблённых — праздник, который 14 февраля отмечают многие люди по всему миру. 

How to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in Russian?

Christmas and Happy New Year in Russian
Christmas and New Year Holidays are coming soon and with holiday season around  I believe it is time to dedicate this post to special wishes on  these beautiful occasions.

Below you will find the most common ways to wish someone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in Russian, plus many more useful common Russian phrases to use around the Christmas period.

How to understand the difference between «теперь» и «сейчас»?

how to say now in russian

What is the difference between «теперь» и  «сейчас»?

If you want to translate the English word «now»  to Russian language you’ll find that  there are two different «now» in the dictionaries:  «теперь» и  «сейчас».

How to  understand and how to use two Russian words  «теперь» и  «сейчас»?

How to determine gender of the Russian noun?


Russian words are divided randomly into three groups. We call these groups “genders” because there masculine, feminine and neuter group.

You will need to know the gender because it affects how words are formed. ( you’ll need to use cases, plurals etc)

 How to determine gender of the Russian noun? That’s not so difficult!

How to say Happy New Year and Merry Christmas in Russian?



  • how to say Happy New Year in Russian? 
  • how to say Merry Christmas in Russian? 
  • how to congratulate your friends and relatives? 
  • how to write a Christmas postcard or sms? 
  • how to wish  happiness and success?  


All information about Christmas greeting in Russian you'll find here.

How to count from 1 to 10 in Russian? Video lesson

Russian numbers
Russian numbers 1-10
Today you will learn how to count from 1 to 10 in Russian

Learn numbers by heart! 

Once you learn the Russian numbers you will find it much easier doing things like shopping, or catching a train or tram. 

You will be able to understand when people give you the price of something. 

How to describe people in Russian?

Russian vocabulary: describing people
Russian vocabulary: describing people
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New useful words for your Russian vocabulary. The blue color of letter means that this letter is stressed.

Translation of words and synonyms:

How to learn Russian?

How to learn  Russian language?
How to learn  Russian language?
How to learn succesfully Russian language (and any other language)?

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How to say "I'm sorry" in Russian?

How to say "I'm sorry" in Rusian?
How to say "I'm sorry" in Russian?

Извините! Простите! 

These mean:  "I'm sorry"  “Excuse me” or “Pardon me” 


How can you use  it?

How to say "Good bye" in Russian?

Russian way to say bye -bye
Russian way to say bye -bye

You know, that there is very popular way to say “Good bye” in Russian: Пока!

How to say "Good bye" in Russian?

How to say "Thank you" in Russian?

How to say "Thank you" in Russian?
How to say "Thank you" in Russian? 

Saying thank you to someone is probably the easiest and nicest gesture of gratitude and sympathy, so here you can learn how to say thank you in Russian.
Appropriate for any situation is the universal word ‘spasibo’. If you want to emphasize how grateful you are, say ‘bolshoe spasibo’ or even ‘ogromnoe spasibo’ — a big and giant thank you correspondingly.

How to say geometric shapes in Russian?

geometric  shapes in Russian
geometric  shapes in Russian

Learn simple Russian words – geometric shapes.

 Translation of these words:

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