Alphabet | Lesson 1 Have other Russian courses failed you? Are you looking for something new? Something fun?! Well, how about you learn Russian with Sasha! It’s fun, FREE, and you’ll only find it here — on the Russian Blog. Continue reading to learn about this new method of learning Russian!!! I’m not going to …
Swearing can be a lot of fun! It can also be dangerous…but still a little more fun than dangerous! The Russian language is perfect for swearing. All you have to do is get that deep Russian voice (the I’m a badass and I know it voice). This post has been updated just a tee bit …
In the real world, gas and food prices continue to rise. For most of us, this means that we don’t get to spend as much money on luxury items. This may mean that you can’t go out and buy those expensive Russian books and courses that you want to! But even as prices rise, the …
What happened in Roswell in 1947? Did aliens actually crash there? Was it simply a weather balloon? Or did Joseph Stalin have something to do with Roswell? A book called “Area 51″ by Annie Jacobsen suggests that Roswell was a Soviet hoax. She dismisses the alien conspiracy theory and instead points the finger at Joseph … Continue reading »
The Cat of Kazan is a lubok (Russian: лубо́к) from sometime during the 18th century. It is a possible satire of Peter the Great. The author of this lubok is unknown. The text reads “Cat of Kazan, mind of Astrakhan, reason of Siberia, he lived sweet, ate sweet, and farted sweet.” The original text is … Continue reading »
In this lesson you are going to learn all about the Russian alphabet! Russians write with an alphabet called the Cyrillic script. You will notice that many Cyrillic letters look similar to Latin letters (we use the Latin alphabet), because both alphabets descend from the Greek alphabet. This lesson will teach you how to read, … Continue reading »
Здравствуйте! In this lesson you are going to learn some of the basics with me — Sasha. You will learn how to greet someone and ask them how they are. You will also learn about basic grammar topics including personal pronouns, asking simple questions, and gender. This lesson’s culture section is about borsch! Make sure … Continue reading »
I’m sure you have heard of this software before: Rosetta Stone. When many people think of learning a new language, they automatically think of Rosetta Stone. But is it worth the money? Does it work? Read my review to find out! I don’t want to spoil the review for you, but my answers are No … Continue reading »
The Russian verb system is dominated by aspect. You must learn aspect to understand Russian verbs. Unfortunately, many English speakers have trouble understanding the concept of aspect because our language doesn’t have it. But don’t worry, because in this blog post we are going to unlock some of the mystery surrounding verbal aspect in Russian! … Continue reading »
In this post we are going to learn about how a few affixes can drastically alter the meaning of a word. Affixes are small words that are attached before a word (prefixes) or after a word (suffixes). In Russian, these affixes may be attached to nouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbs, you name it… *Note: when referring … Continue reading »
