Yelena McCaffertyJun 10, 20132 minObservations 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
Yelena McCaffertyJun 18, 20122 minStreets, Lanes, Squares… What a Tangled Web we WeaveOne of the things which have amazed me since my move from Russia to the UK more than 10 years ago is the English way of naming their streets
Yelena McCaffertyFeb 4, 20102 minFrom Tsars to OligarchsVery often words of Russian origin end up in English due to political changes or phenomena. Perestroika in the mid eighties, Bolsheviks earl