The words отзыв and рецензия are often confused since both of them can be translated as "a review". Here are the definitions of the words...

21 декабря́ 2020 го́да – день зи́мнего солнцестоя́ния. В э́тот день со́лнце нахо́дится на минима́льной высоте́ над горизо́нтом. В...

"Shchedryk" (from Ukrainian «Щедрий вечiр», "Bountiful Evening") is a Ukrainian Christmas carol, which was arranged by composer and...

Шампа́нское и икра́ | Champagne and Caviar While these items were in shorter supply during the Soviet period, it was then that they...

Ded Moroz (Дед Моро́з) or Father Frost, the Slavic version of Santa Claus, is a symbol of the Russian winter and New Year’s holiday...

Unlike Americans who think of a decorated holiday tree as a Christmas tree (рожде́ственская ёлка), Russians always call it a New Year...

I made a trip to a Russian store in Salt Lake City a few weeks ago and was surprised by the number of different 'sweet' gifts for kids in...