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  • Speak Like a Russian: On Kvetching And How Things Go Wrong

    Since early December, I’ve been looking forward to see some real winter: sparkling white snow, chilling winds, lucid sunsets. Yet, all we get now are drizzling rain and cold mud. I don’t know about you, but I find this all very frustrating, which made me choose quite a specific topic for this article. Simply put, our today’s words will have to do with kvetching and bad things in general.

    20.01.2020

  • Speak like a Russian: New Year’s Words

    The New Year is almost here, and tomorrow evening will be celebration time. There will be congratulations, speeches and toasts – so let's learn a few basic expressions that’ll help you join in on the fun! 

    30.12.2019

  • Speak Like a Russian: 5 Ways to Describe Winter Cold

    Winter is finally here, and since the previous Monday’s article was dedicated to braving the cold, today we’ll focus on the Russian words that you can use to describe it!

    02.12.2019

  • Total Dictation and ITMO’s Center of Science Communication Launch a Contest of PopSci Works

    The team of the Total Dictation initiative is launching a new contest for authors of popular-science works on Russian language and literature. Journalists and bloggers who explore topics close to those of Total Dictation, are invited to participate, as well as specialists in the field of science and science communication who are interested in the popularization of the Russian language. ITMO.NEWS spoke to Ilya Stakheev, deputy director of the Science Communication Center at ITMO University and one of the founders of Total Dictation, to find out about the contest’s rules and why participating in it may be interesting not only to journalists and philologists.

    12.11.2019

  • Speak Like a Russian: Getting Around, Part 2

    In one of our previous articles, we already touched upon the key Russian words that will help you get around: things like the types of public transport and a few associated expressions. This time, we’ll focus on the words that can help you find a specific place, and the few challenges you might face in the process.

    11.11.2019

  • Read News Like a Russian

    In any country, news is more than just what’s happening. It’s an insight into what’s important to the people and how they see the world. Curious about what's happening with buckwheat prices or what’s hot in sneakers? Here's where to put your newly-acquired Russians skills to use (or let Google Translate do the heavy lifting).

    21.10.2019

  • Speak like a Russian: Autumncalypse

    We’re halfway through autumn, and it seems that we won’t be getting any late warmth or “sun-lit, golden leaves under a clear blue sky” type of scenery (though I really hope that I’m wrong). Well, don’t you worry! Fall in St. Petersburg is not just about the endless rains, but also sludge, sulk, and an occasional runny nose – the things that will be the topic of today’s Speak Like a Russian article.

    14.10.2019

  • Speak Like a Russian: Student Slang

    Thus far, we’ve been learning various words and expressions that can help you adapt to living in Russia, but didn’t touch upon quite an obvious topic: student life. So, in order to catch up and since it’s the beginning of the academic year, we’ve decided to focus our today’s article on Russian student slang!

    09.09.2019

  • Speak Like a Russian: of Time and Deadlines

    One thing that Russians are surely not famous for is punctuality: it is a quality that we respect in others but rarely possess. This kind of a laid-back attitude has a great effect on the Russian mentality, culture, and language. For one, everything associated with time and deadlines can be rather obscure – so when you ask a time-related question, be prepared to hear very misleading responses.

    26.08.2019

  • Russian Language Summer School: Behind the Curtain

    After asking students about their experience of learning the Russian language we decided to take a peek behind the scenes and ask the teachers about their experiences teaching the Russian language to foreign students. 

    22.08.2019