Every country has three main symbols which are the State Emblem, the National Flag, and the National Anthem. An anthem is an ancient Greek word which comes from the verb “sing” and “glorify”. “Glorify” means “to make public” and “to honour the memory”. An anthem differs from other songs by that it’s written in a […]
Like every flag, Russian flag represents its nation and Russian people love their flag very much. They always try to keep this flag upward by means of their acts and achievements. Following are some interesting facts about Russian Flag 1. The present day Russian flag comprises three colors: white, blue and red. It was adopted […]
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. You should take into account specific features of translation of letters of the Cyrillic alphabet into Latin. Mstislav is an ancient Russian name. It consists of […]
Renowned Ballet Companies in Russia A Ballet is a form of dancing which was given birth during the Italian Renaissance and once it gained some attention, was later introduced in France and Russia. Once, ballet got introduced in Russia, it became popular and was promoted by many rulers which actually gave form to Russian Ballet. […]
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 can find records of “myl’nya” (which is a derivative of a “mylo” (a soap)) in the ancient chronicles of XI-XII centuries in which there is a […]
Such names as Sofia, Anastasiya, Darya, Polina, Elizaveta, Ksenya, and Alyona are the first ones in the ranking of the most popular Russian female names. You can see these names among all the registered new-born girls according to the statistics. Modern Russian female names origin for the most part from Slavic, Greek, Jewish, Latin and […]
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 to say Happy Birthday in Russian! Most common phrase is “С днем рождения!”, what literally means “With the birthday, to you”. [S dnyem roshdeniya] Happy birthday […]
Great people and politicians go down in history not only due to their actions but also due to troublesome statements. Politicians say funny phrases. Incautious statements can become metaphors. Brilliant ones can become memes. It’s that case when we couldn’t say better. Russian Prime-Minister Dmitriy Medvedev’s statement takes the first place in the unofficial rating […]
Funny Soviet movies The main character of the film Dzhentimeny udachi, the famous gangster nicknamed Dozent, stole Alexander III of Macedonia’s helmet. The law-enforcement agencies came up with a plan to put harmless kindergarten principal Troshkin, who looks like the malefactor to Dozent’s companions, in jail in order to wrangle valuable information about the location […]
Throughout history, Russia has produced its share of world-class architects. From the multiple century-old St Basil’s Cathedral to contemporary House on Mosfilmovskaya, the world has been mesmerized with stunning Russian architecture. In this article, we are going to look at the top five 18th and 19th century architects from Russia. #1 Vladimir Grigoryevich Shukhov Vladimir was […]
Top Considerations for Russian Romantic Movies When it comes to the idea of getting hands on the best movies to watch people usually prefer going for the romantic movies since these movies provide emotional as well as touchy feeling. Everyone have that point in their heart where they keep their special feelings and the road […]
What are some common Russian last names There was no such thing as a surname on the ancient Russian land. That seemed in old chronicles like Russian surnames had a different meaning. For instance, Ivan Petrov meant that Ivan was Petr’s son. All Russian last names have a root and an additional particle. The root […]