30 Slang Words in Russian language

Every language has slang words. We can use these words when we are talking with someone at informal situation. Actually, you don’t need to know slang words to speak very well in the new language. But, if you want to speak naturally like a native speaker, learn slang words can be a good idea. So, […]

Fashion Trends of Russian Men

The fashion trends of Russian men, for most occasions, prefers simple and athletic attire that serves practical reasons over the more stylish clothes. However, this stereotype is gradually changing as the influence of globalization made its way into Russia, and creates diversity even within one city. For men, the attitude for fashion items varies, from […]

Fashion Trends of Russian Women

Fashion of Russian Women has several key differences compared to the rest of the world due to the external influences. It is a fact that culture is affected by the place people lives in, and different living space can mean wildly different cultures, assuming the two cultures never interact and assimilate parts of the other’s […]

5 Reasons why you must learn Russian Now

Can you imagine when all people can communicate each other easily and freely? Does it already happen? Yeah, but, there are still some barriers that prevent them to do that. One of them is the language. Yup! People have their own language. But, thanks to technology, we now can communicate to others in such different […]

Christmas Traditions in Russia (Celebration and Customs)

The amount of Russian Orthodox Christian believers and the sheer size of the country allow a lot of integration between local cultures and Christmas. As a result, Christmas became one of the most important holiday boasting a huge amount of symbolisms from other cultures, older cultures, and traditional local cultures. Russia celebrates Christmas on January […]

The History of Christmas in Russia

Christmas, also known as midwinter in some cultures, is an annual celebration most commonly celebrated in December 25th according to the Gregorian calendar, a day Christians remember Jesus’ sacrifice. As a public holiday in almost all states across the world, it is celebrated by many, by Christians as a sacred day and by non-Christians as […]

The Indefinite Pronouns in Russian Language

We’ve learned about negative pronouns in Russian Language, now let’s start learning about indefinite pronoun. Did you know the function of indefinite pronoun? Almost everyday we use this pronoun when we talk about something that is not specific. Indefinite pronouns in Russian Language are -то,-нибудь,-либо,-кое, некто, нечто, and некоторый, несколько, некий. Indefinite pronouns in Russian Language кто-то – somebody что-то – something […]

International Woman’s Day in Russia

One of the few holidays that can be celebrated during the reign of Soviet Russia is the International Woman’s Day, at that time known as the Russian St. Valentine’s Day. Russian celebration of International Woman’s Day sets itself apart from the rest of the world by combining the festive Valentine mood and the simple Mother’s […]

History and Creation of Matryoshka Nesting Dolls

Matryoshka doll, also known as babushka doll or more commonly, nesting doll, is a toy consisting of a set of wooden dolls placed one inside another. Over time, the toy became known as the symbol of Eastern European and a common souvenir, only helped with the beautiful craftsmanship and the interesting concepts surrounding the ancient […]

The Structure of Russian Names

If you have heard the Russian name for several times, whether from your Russian friends, the movies or books you have watched or read, you will be familiar with it. Maybe you already know that the full name of Russian is divided into three parts, these are the given name (имя), patronymic (фамилия), and surname […]