When it comes to the usage of “Mr” and “Ms” in Russian, it should be noted that the Russian language has no direct equivalent of these terms. However, Russians do have their own set of conventions for addressing people formally based on their name, title, or occupation. These conventi...
Questions what the people of segments of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics are now being referred to. The internal empire has now become the Commonwealth of Independent States, C.I.S., in English words and Sodruzhestvo Nezavisimykh Gosudarstv, S.N.G., in Russian words. ...
Well, there really isn’t one. There is a word for pleasant and a word for interesting, but there really isn’t a Russian word for fun. Now Russians do know how to have fun; for example, Russian parties are generally a lot more fun than the typical American party, but since they do...
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"Well of course. I'd call them to knock it off, but this is not a school yard. I call on Moscow to knock it off, are they actually going to do it?" Vance said. "I condemn the Russians for funding fake social media views, but I don't think that my job as a statesman, ...
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even under the combined pressure of the U.S. and the Russians, Israeli troops remained four months in the Gaza Strip and at the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba before withdrawing. Publicly, however, we have given no indication that we wish to see the Israelis withdraw except on their own orig...
Why do Amish people call their language “Dutch? It’s not what they speak in Holland. True. Pennsylvania Dutch is not the Dutch spoken in the Netherlands, though you may have heard Amish people describing what they speak as “Dutch”. ...
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In what cases do Russians say this proverb and how did it appear in the Russian language? The old expression “Типунтебенаязык” ("Tipun tebe na yazyk" or literally "I wish you had a pimple on your tongue!") can be heard quite often, even today. The ‘Phraseolo...