Russian Tip of the Day

April 12 is Cosmonautics Day in Russia. On this day in 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, aboard the Vostok-1 spacecraft,... Learn more

In Russian, the names of the planets in our solar system are as follows: Меркурий (Mercury) Венера (Venus) Земля (Earth) ... Learn more

As a student, you may find phonetic stress in the Russian language one of the most puzzling topics. Let's explore... Learn more

In the previous post, we looked at examples of substantivized adjectives in Russian. In this post, we will get acquainted... Learn more

Substantivation: the process by which words from other parts of speech transition into the noun class, taking on the role... Learn more

The imperfective verb "успевать" and perfective verb "успеть" both revolve around the concept of "to manage" or "to be in... Learn more

In Russian, the terms for "am" and "pm" are a bit different than in English. Instead of using abbreviations, Russians... Learn more

February 29 is a good day to talk about leap years. In Russian, a year with 366 days is referred to... Learn more

Signs of a reflexive verb are the postfixes -ся or -сь. If there is such a postfix at the end... Learn more

The expressions "дома" and "в доме" may seem synonymous, but they are not. See for yourself. Дома: This expression signifies the general... Learn more