A poetic song about optimism is this issue's language study section.

This spring, a ruckus roiling US-Russian relations was one for the history books: It was the first spat that involved a children’s playground taunt.

This issue's Uchites language learning section focuses on the ever-mysterious Russian soul and where and how it shows up in phrases and usages.

The good news is that if you don't already speak Russian, you probably already know a few words in the language! The bad news is that you've also probably been using these words wrong.

Dr. Kimberly DiMattia, known to her Russian students as Kira, has a range of offerings for anyone who wants to "move the needle" on their pronunciation.

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.