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The St. Petersburg Metro: Blue Line

St. Petersburg’s Metro was opened in 1955 and currently consists of 65 stations over five routes. The first line to…

5 Useful Russian Expressions for Fluency

After years and years of courses, hours spent reading books about grammar and vocabulary and afternoons passed trying to understand…

Names of St. Petersburg: A City of Thousand Names

In Norwegian and other Scandinavian languages, there's a saying that 'a dear child has many names'. In that regard, St.…

Top 10 Most Difficult Russian Words

Each of us has at least a word that just did not want to get into his/her head. Don’t lie.…

Russian-Speaking Celebrities: Get Inspired

Having a tough time with Russian? Keep your head up! These Russian-speaking celebrities have been through the same, or at…