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Voiced and Voiceless Consonants in Russian language

Consonants in Russian language and the pronunciation ruled that get affected.

Vowel Reduction in Russian language

This is some useful phonetical instructions in Russian language.

Palatalization in Russian language. What it is and why is so important?

A short description about soft and hard consonants in Russian phonetics.

“I look at the Earth and it is so beautiful” 🌎

“I look at the Earth and it is so beautiful” 🌎 60 years ago, Yuri Gagarin became the first man to travel in space and orbit the Earth....

Bolshoi Theatre – The beginnings

It was a day like today, March 28, 1776, when the Moscow provincial prosecutor, Prince Pyotr Urusov, received a government privilege,...

Matryoshka - Russian Doll

Matryoshka, also known as nesting dolls, Russian dolls, are a set of wooden dolls. The first Russian nested doll set was made in 1890 by...

World's first North Pole ice station.

The world's first Soviet polar research drifting scientific station, “North Pole-1” began work on May 21, 1937. Five planes of the polar...

How to be polite in Russian

Useful words that you definitely need to know! How do we say “thank you”, “please”/ “you're welcome” in Russian? Are those words...

Ded Moroz and Snegurochka

С новым годом! Happy New Year! Ded Moroz and Snegurochka is a legendary figure similar to Santa Claus. The tradition of Ded Moroz is...

How do we pronounce the letter Оо?

So, how do you pronounce the letter -o in Russian? A simplified way to explain it, it's that when -o is under stress, it is pronounced as...