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In her final Uchites column for Russian Life, Natalia Gogolitsyna takes a look at one of Russia's most beloved filmmakers and the winged phrases that are one of his legacies.

A rather adequate look at the rise of "adekvatny" and "neadekvatny" in colloquial speech.

In this issue’s Uchites, we look at New Year’s by reading a very old text and learning a popular children’s song.

Every year, a group of Russian word-lovers vote on the word – or rather words – of the year. Here are the results.

A look at the evolving language of real estate in Russia.

In this issue’s Uchites, we look at verbs of motion, a bane of the Russian language student’s existence.

In which we review three books and a DVD we like. See the book reviews section for detailed reviews.

Verbs of Motion 

Galina Sergeyevna Usova is a poet and translator of English prose and poetry. For the last few years, she has been standing outside St. Petersburg’s Polytechnic Institute metro station selling her books.

Konstantin Ushinsky: "Four Wishes" 

On how much more difficult it is becoming to have a civil conversation in Russia.