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Let´s read Marshak

May 23, 2012 Yulia Amlinskaya
Today we will be speaking about S. Y. Marshak, a famous Russian poet and translator (1887-1974). His poems are useful for foreigners who study the Russian language in terms of phonetics, grammar and vocabulary.

A night at The Human Library

May 22, 2012 Patrick Sewell
In the wake of a legislative attack on the LGBT community in a number of Russian cities, “The Human Library,” an innovative project designed to promote dialogue, reduce prejudices and encourage understanding, opened its doors in Moscow

Cultural exchange builds relationships

May 15, 2012 Kim Palchikoff
In April, I interviewed former Las Vegas Mayor Jan Jones, who is now senior vice president of communications and government relations for Harrahs Hotels & Casinos, which has its own circus show on the Strip. Absinthe, a tent circus show

Michael McFaul: The first 100 days in Moscow as an ambassador

May 11, 2012 Michael McFaul
Several days ago, one of my Twitter followers pointed out that 100 days have passed since my family and I arrived in Moscow. I was quite surprised by that figure - glad someone is keeping track!

Is Russia’s capital flight problem all that bad?

May 11, 2012 Ben Aris
Over the last year, money has been flowing out of Russia for the first time since the chaos of the 1990s. In 2011, a total of $80 billion left the country with another $35.1 billion departing in the first quarter of 2012

The Buranovo Grannies: Life after 70

May 1, 2012 Svetlana Smetanina
Why is Russia’s Eurovision group so popular? Could it be because they show an aging world that all is not lost with time?

The good, and bad, of being a student in Russia

April 27, 2012 Cody White
Cody compares student life in the U.S. with what he learned about the Russian system from his experience as a foreign exchange student in Moscow

Beginning a top-down attack on corruption

April 13, 2012 Ben Aris
With the presidential elections over and Vladimir Putin due to return to his old job in May, the Kremlin has turned back to the task at hand: fixing Russia, Inc. At the top of the agenda is taking on corruption

Line. Home delivery. Photo.

April 12, 2012 Yulia Amlinskaya
Today we are going to speak about 3 new communicative situations: how we stand in line, buy things with home delivery and make official photos for documents.

What is Russian for ‘McDonald’s’?

April 9, 2012 Cody White
In Moscow the world of fast food takes on an entirely different meaning

Live long and prosper

April 3, 2012 Svetlana Smetanina
A Russian gerontologist is certain that the normal human life span is 110-120 years

Defined by global culture

March 16, 2012 Kim Palchikoff
The longstanding tradition of citizen diplomacy, once a popular means of improving relations between Moscow and Washington, has come back again

Once again, the question: “Who is Mr. Putin?”

March 16, 2012 Ben Aris
Although the political Putin has been demonized in the Western press, Russians welcomed him

Russian comedy at its best: “KVN”

March 7, 2012 Cody White
Why does it take some time to adjust to Russia humor?

Remembering a Master Comic

March 6, 2012 Kim Palchikoff
Yury Nikulin had the power to bring together some disparate figures – in the Soviet Union and the United States

In the bookshop

March 1, 2012 Yulia Amlinskaya
Hello! Today we´re going to speak about a new communicative situation, in the bookshop

Humanity at crossroads: technology explosion or a return to the Middle Ages

February 29, 2012 Svetlana Smetanina
The Global Future 2045 Congress, a recent gathering in Moscow, brought together experts who started discussing the future direction of the human civilization

The power of time zones

February 29, 2012 Jennifer Eremeeva
Jennifer Eremeeva talks about the consequences of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's decision to cancel the winter time and reduce the number of time zones

Russian clowns

January 11, 2012 Kim Palchikoff
What was once known as the classical Russian circus has now become something more akin to characters you’ll find in a theater – odd, creative, esoteric even.

Spending New Year's Day in Moscow

December 30, 2011 Lara McCoy Roslof
I grew up in the American south. It never snowed. Therefore it must be absolutely fabulous to spend New Year’s Eve in Russia!
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