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The Russians love to gush about the wealth of our language – its magnificence is drummed into us from early childhood. However, the number of one-word descriptors in Russian pales in comparison ...
Many of these international words are especially convenient for travellers. Words like airport, taxi, and bank, for example, are virtually the same in Russian as in English: `airport' becomes ...
There are many simple words in the English language that are hard for foreign speakers to master. That's because English words often have several different meanings and can be difficult to pronounce.
Key Points and Summary: Russia’s latest nuclear submarine, Arkhangelsk, is the fourth vessel in the advanced Yasen-M class. Though smaller than the original Yasen-class, the Yasen-M is no less ...
Meet the MiG 1.44 Fighter That Failed for Russia: In the 1982 techno-thriller “Firefox,” the main character, played by Clint Eastwood, is secretly inserted into the USSR with a false identity ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin hates swearing like he hates Pussy Riot.
A Russian soldier supposedly called for an airstrike on himself in Syria to kill ISIS operatives while imparting touching and inspirational last words about love for country and family.
A group of Ukrainian soldiers stationed on an island military outpost who were presumed dead after a terse and profane interaction with a Russian warship last week may still be alive, Ukrainian ...
Russian Mat is that much dirtier, that much nastier. A lot of the roots come from prison language, but everybody knows these words. And Mat is built around four basic words, the verb of copulation, ...