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Russian Name Diminutives

Hello back. When I was talking with my Russian friends, I noticed that they often added some suffixes in their words of objects, names and even A person’s names. After I took a look at some readings and observations, it seems that what the Russians are doing is called “diminutives”.

The History Behind The Russian Word Bear

Hello my friends, my name is Kerrin. I just found out recently that bears are symbols of Russia. The bears symbolized Russia’s power, resilience and strength. In political cartoons, sports and international events, bears are also used for personifying Russia.

Russian Reflective Words

Reflexive words are a specific form of verbs and pronouns that demonstrate an action returning to the subject. The way they are expressed in English and Russian differ in a couple of ways. I will show how the Russian language complicates reflexive sentences in this article for English speakers.

The Russian Alphabet Writing Reforms

Hello back. My name is Kerrin and I’m going to talk about the Russian alphabet reform. As we all know, the Russian alphabet has 33 letters, with 10 vowels, 21 consonants and 2 letter symbols that affect the pronunciation. But, actually there used to be some older letters that fall out of use.

Anki Plugin For Creating Russian Flashcards

Hello! I would like to show off my Anki plugin. It is designed to make learning Russian vocabulary faster and easier without wasting so much time copying and pasting words by hand. The article provides instructions on how to use the plugin. I hope the plugin will be helpful to you.