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Let’s Unite and Learn Russian Grammar! Posted by on Oct 21, 2011

I am back, «дорогие читатели» [dear readers], ready to explain obscure points of Russian grammar to you. What have I been doing in the past weeks? Many things, all of which relate to school. I am writing «тезис» [a thesis] on a famous Soviet leader and just generally studying for exams (I just took…

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How to Say “Default” in Russian Posted by on Jul 30, 2011

Have you ever wished for a time machine? What would you use «машина времени» for if you did have it? The protagonists of Soviet «научная фантастика» [science fiction] were always using time machines for various noble deeds, such as dinosaur research or, say, trying to save «одно из семи чудес света» [one of the seven…

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Prefixed Verbs of Motion: Some Example Sentences Posted by on Jul 27, 2011

This is the third post in a series about «глаголы движения с приставками» [prefixed verbs of motion]. If you have not read the previous two posts, you can do so here and here.  A commenter asked for example sentences with prefixed verbs of motion. I am happy to say that I have found sentences…

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Prefixed Verbs of Motion: Part 2 Posted by on Jul 20, 2011

I was going to make this post about something fun, but that will have to wait until Friday. This is Part 2 of this post. Today, I will be writing about «глаголы движения с приставками» [prefixed verbs of motion]. Last time, we talked about the actual prefixes. Today, I will discuss how some verbs…

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Russian Verbs – Perfective and Imperfective Aspects – Part 2 Posted by on Mar 30, 2011

What can be better than a grammar posts on such a complicated and confusing subject as Russian verbal aspects! Two posts on Russian verbal aspects, back-to-back! Today Maria is talking about exceptions to the rules. Russian grammar rules wouldn’t be rules if they were to have no exceptions. This is also true for perfective…

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Russian Verbs – Perfective and Imperfective Aspects Posted by on Mar 29, 2011

I firmly believe that the Russian blog has the most awesome readers ever! One of the many reasons you are the best is because of all the fantastic comments – thoughtful, well-researched, in-depth, and immensely helpful you leave on this blog.  33 (!) comments on my previous post about short forms of Russian adjectives are…

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Word of the Week: «Съездить» Posted by on Aug 14, 2009

The week might almost be over (it is after all «пятница» [Friday] already as I’m posting this) but it is not too late to learn a new Russian word before «воскресенье» [Sunday] is upon us, inevitably followed by yet another «понедельник» [Monday]. The word of the week this time is a verb and a rather…

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