by Aleksandra Cherkasova | Apr 23, 2023 | Culture
In many countries, there is a respective form of addressing men and women: in English it is Miss / Mrs. and Mr., in Spanish senorita / senora and senor, in French Mademoiselle / Madame and Monsieur. And it is not only beautiful, but also very convenient! You can...
by Aleksandra Cherkasova | Apr 23, 2023 | Culture
These are the funny Russian people. If you break a plate or a mug, it means that happiness will soon happen. This morning I broke a beautiful butter can. I explained to my foreign husband that it was for luck. He smiled and said: “You still need to...
by Aleksandra Cherkasova | Apr 9, 2023 | Culture
Today you will read about a very interesting fact about car drivers in Russia. Imagine that you are a passenger in a car, and your Russian friend is driving. For example, you need to turn right or left, but your car is in a different lane. Your friend turns on the...
by Aleksandra Cherkasova | Oct 25, 2022 | Culture
Застолье [zastolie] – feast, tablefull In Russia, the main symbol of hospitality is a delicious treat. Hosts are always trying to feed the guests with tasty food. The treat that the owners prepare is called “стол” [stol] (table). Guests are invited “to...
by Aleksandra Cherkasova | Mar 22, 2022 | Culture
Matryoshka is one of the most common attributes that are always associated with Russia. The main Russian souvenir appeared in Russia in 1890, it was created by the artist Sergey Malyutin. The prototype of Matryoshka is a traditional Japanese doll. In 1900, Matryoshka...
by Aleksandra Cherkasova | Jan 7, 2022 | Culture
Over the past two years several foreigners, who found my blog and knew that I was teaching Russian, wrote to me on social networks asking if I could give them advice on what this or that word meant in Russian, because they really wanted to get tattooed with that word....
