November 01, 2012 Baikonur This issue's Uchites insert launches off from our feature article on Baikonur. Language
September 01, 2012 Survival Greek A recent trip to Greece got columnist Mikhail Ivanov thinking about that country's language and its incursions into Russia's mother tongue. Language
May 01, 2012 Just Between Us A consideration of less than politesse descriptions of the other sex - what men say about women and what women say about men, when they are each speaking to those of their own gender... Language
September 01, 2011 Sergei Dovlatov This issue's Uchites language learning section focuses on writer Sergei Dovlatov, who would have been 70 this month. Language
May 01, 2011 Uchites 12 The 12th installment of our Uchites insert uses the 60th anniversary of Nazi Germany's invasion of Russia as its theme. Language
March 01, 2011 Uchites 11: Biking and Travel The 11th installment of Uchites takes off from the article in this issue on Cycling Across Russia, to examine things such as verbs of motion. Language
November 01, 2010 Uchites 09 The ninth edition of our Uchites language insert, sponsored by Russkiy Mir Foundation, uses the Itinerants art movement to explore the language of art. A recording is also available online. Language
September 01, 2010 Uchites 08 The eighth edition of our Uchites language insert, sponsored by Russkiy Mir Foundation, uses the life and poetry of poet Sergei Yesenin to explore word roots, verb aspects, word endings, the prefix/preposition "po", and more. Two recordings are also available online. Language
March 01, 2010 Online Language Study Resources A survey of various online language learning tools which mesh vocabulary and grammar study with social networking. Language
January 01, 2010 Uchites 07 The seventh edition of our Uchites language insert, sponsored by Russkiy Mir Foundation, uses the works of writer Lev Tolstoy to explore fruit, verb and adjective declensions, animals, and more. Three recordings are also available online. Language
November 01, 2009 Uchites 06 The sixth edition of our Uchites language insert, sponsored by Russkiy Mir Foundation, takes off on our story about a White Sea lighthouse keeper to explore antonyms, verb and adjective declensions, and offers a murder mystery puzzle. Language
September 01, 2009 Uchites 05 The fifth edition of our Uchites language insert, sponsored by Russkiy Mir Foundation, uses the life and work of Andrei Platonov to develop vocabulary, explore verb aspect and several issues of grammar. Language
