Evidently, sick burns can get you into trouble in Russian legal court— even if they are delivered in a dead language.

How a little bit of stress in the wrong place and turn writing into urination.

Stand there, come over here! Our language page looks at where things stand.

2020 will surely go down in Russian history as one of the most word-productive years since the changes of 1917 and 1992.

New research uncovers Russians' attitudes towards swearing.

Russia came in 41st in an annual ranking of countries by English proficiency.

Superstitious Russians — 99 percent of my acquaintances — believe that any високосный год (leap year) is an unlucky year. I scoffed until 2020.

Improve your language by learning some tongue twisters.

"Kakov nipudt pakaru!" The classic 1990 movie Hunt for Red October had a $30 million budget. Apparently none of that went towards Russian language coaches.

Some linguistic tips on how to be a good dinner guest.

A look at avian idioms and phrases you will find useful in helping your Russian take flight. (Meanwhile, brush up on your bird names here.)

Russian grammar is tough, even for the Russians that make official constitutional-referendum ballots.