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The Fun of Russian

Jul 6, 2019
2 min

The story of Russian name-days

In pre-Communist Russia by tradition parents named their newborn baby after a saint whose feast day it was. And you could only christen your

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Yelena McCafferty

Jun 7, 2019
1 min

Where brands connect

Why translate Russian brands when you can make a clever use of Cyrillic and Latin alphabets? Some brands will use Russian characters to writ

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Yelena McCafferty

May 3, 2019
3 min

Another type of alcohol problem

It’s no secret that alcohol and crime can sometimes go together. During police interviews questions can come up about how much a suspect had

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Yelena McCafferty

Jan 11, 2019
2 min

Slips of the Tongue

In Russian the direct calque of “nationality” is “национальность”, but it means something different. It denotes a person’s ethnic origin, fo

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Yelena McCafferty

Jul 13, 2015
2 min

Are you Russian?

To most people nationality is equal to citizenship, but not for Russians. The fact that you are Russian can indicate that you a citizen of R

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Yelena McCafferty

Feb 11, 2014
1 min

Public signs, language and fun

Public signs in countries around the world can tell a fascinating story of their own, and a lot of funny articles have been written to highl

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Observations on modern Russian language: cause for concern or natural progression?

Yelena McCafferty

Jun 10, 2013
2 min

Observations on modern Russian language: cause for concern or natural progression?

Language is an evolving phenomenon and my recent trip to Moscow has proved just that. Over the past few years I have read a few articles on

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Yelena McCafferty

Apr 22, 2013
2 min

Professional Days in Russia

Visitors to Russia who have happened to live there for a period of time longer than you would expect from a tourist, will have noticed the c

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Yelena McCafferty

Mar 20, 2010
2 min

Why a Washing Machine Turns into a Car or on Linguistic Interference

Russian speaking migrants living in the UK are beginning to confuse things too. Local councils are referred to by them as Consulates. So a c

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