Russian has many ways of expressing your affection for someone. What words and names do you use to address to someone you love?

170 years ago the famous novel Dead Souls was first published in Russia. The novel had great impact on the Russian literature.

Interesting infographic in bilingualism in the U.S. No doubts, you benefit a lot from learning a new language. It’s like fitness for your brain.

What I found very interesting there is that the number of Russian speaking people in the U.S. nearly quadrupled during the last 30 years. I believe, by 2012, the number of Russian speaking people in the U.S. is about to reach 1 million.

Language wires our mind and determines the way we see the world. Does it mean that you develop a new personality when learning a new language? Please share your opinion with me in your comments.

April 3d - July 3d, Moscow: - The Commissar Vanishesis on display for the first time in Moscow at the State Museum of GULAG History. The exhibition features more than 150 photographs from the early 20th century to the mid-1950s from David King’s personal collection. See more information here

If you can not visit Moscow now, enjoy the book The Commissar Vanishes by David King

How many sounds can one letter represent in your language?

Nice and pretty accurate comparison of Russian and Ukrainian languages.