Where we explore the language of drink and drinking in Russia.

A veritable salad of linguistic phrases based on vegetables to spice up your Russian.

Where we look at twisted proverbs and aphorisms.

Moscow vs. St. Petersburg, linguistically.

P.C. has an entirely different meaning in Russian and in English.

A look at some of the oxymorons that litter the Russian language.

A look at how the mushroom has invaded the Russian tongue.

The language of cheating, lies and deceit. What could be richer in Russian?

The influence of lapti in Russian speech, and a bit about lyko too.

What does a rooster say in Russian? How about a pig or a horse? It's all here in this issue's Survival Russian.

Words of promise, deception, lies and happiness.

German invasions of the Russian language.