Top 5 Most Popular Typical Russian/Soviet Souvenirs and Gifts
The proverb «Give a piece of iron to a Tula resident and he will make a new samovar from it for you» isn’t known by everyone. A unique piece …
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Russian Happy Birthday Song Crocodile Gena and Cheburashka in Russian/English
The song of the Crocodile Gena is a well-known work by V. Shainsky on the text of A. Timofeevsky, written for the children’s cartoon Cheburashka. From the date of …
Slavic Russian Mythological Creatures. Fairytale Mysteries, Old Ancient Deities
Slavic paganism is the deification of the environment. Endeavoring to explain natural phenomena or the lives of their ancestry and tribes, Slavic people created many fabled beings, gods who …
Most Popular, Stereotypical, Unique Russian Male Names and Meanings
Male names originated from Slavic, Greek, Jewish names are popular in Russia today. Top 10 popular male names 2018 in Russia consists of the names such as Alexander, Dmitriy, …
Top 10 Famous, Interesting Places in Moscow, Russia (Photos)
Is Moscow a good place to visit, good tourist/holiday destination? The city of Moscow is located in the Central Federal District of Russia and is an inland city. As …
Russian Slang Words, Sayings Translation to English
Slang words are unusual expressions and words which only a small group of people knows. Slang isn’t an injurious trend in a language. It’s believed to be an important …
Russian Banya: History, Traditions, Health Benefits. Russian Bath House
In Russian fairytales Ivanushka asks Baba-Yaga for steaming in a banya first and then to ask him questions. These concepts about hospitality have been kept to our time. You …
Top 5 Russian universities list 2021 (engineering, law, history, technical, language)
Moscow State University is considered to be the oldest Russian university by right by far. It was founded in 1755. The founding of the university in Moscow became …
Russian Language Word for Happy Birthday, Wishes. How to Write/Say Happy Birthday
Birthday is favorite holiday for the most people. The whole year we are waiting for it with impatience, we count the days before it occurs. There are many ways …
Top 5 Most Beautiful, Cute Russian Actresses
Yelena Korikova is a Russian theatre and film actress, and TV host. Anna Platonova in the Bednaya Nastya television series is her most famous role. Korikova is considered to …
Most Difficult, Complicated, Hardest Russian Names
Hard Russian names to pronounce There are such names in Russian which don’t exist in English. When you translate Russian names into English you use the technique called transliteration. …
Russian Wooden Doll Name – Matreshka: History, Meaning, Photo
A Matreshka is a small wooden painted doll in which there are some smaller copies of it. The first matreshka who was a round-faced average peasant girl wearing a …