Uchites

Uchites is the Russian language learning supplement to Russian Life magazine. Begun with support from the Russkiy Mir Foundation, its intent is to tie language learning exercises and readings into material that is published in each issue of the magazine. As each issue is published, a PDF copy of the Uchites supplement will be posted here, so that teachers can easily print out extra copies for students. Or so students can mark up these copies of Uchites, rather than their copies of Russian Life.

If you have comments or feedback on the Uchites supplements (for example, how you are using them, corrections, etc.), please send us a comment and we will post them on this page, to share with other teachers.

Uchites 40: Russian Riddles ~ September/October 2016

Uchites 41: The Three Bears ~ November/December 2016

Uchites 42: Maslenitsa ~ January/February 2017

Uchites 43: Russian Names ~ March/April 2017

Uchites 44: Vladimir Vysotsky: "I do not Love" ~ May/June 2017

July 1, 2017
Uchites 45: Vladimir Mayakovsky, "Good and Bad"

September 1, 2017
Uchites 46: Konstantin Ushinsky: "Four Wishes"

November 1, 2017
Uchites 47: Verbs of Motion

Uchites 48: Celebrating the New Year ~ January/February 2018

Uchites 49: Leonid Gaidai ~ March/April 2018

Uchites 50: "A Song About Paintings" ~ May/June 2018

Uchites 51 (Jul/Aug 2018): Proverbs and Sayings

Uchites 52 (Sep/Oct 2018): The difficulty of translating common idioms.

Uchites 53 (Nov/Dec 2018): The incomparable Eduard Uspensky

Uchites 54 (Jan/Feb 2019): Jan/Feb 2019 - Love and Separation

Uchites 55 (Mar/Apr 2019)

Russia's Year of Horror

After a year of horrific war, why does a magazine like Russian Life continue? Why not simply wash our hands of it and walk away?

Culture History Journalism War Russia File

October 30, 2021

Happy 200th, Dostoyevsky!

On this, the occasion of the great writer's 200th birthday, we offer some links to stories we have published about him over the years, as well as some cool videos. Happy reading and viewing!

History Literature Russia File

December 19, 2016

10 Things (And 5 Jokes) You Didn't Know About Brezhnev

Soviet leader Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev would have been 110 on December 19. There are plenty of fun facts and surprising jokes behind the eyebrows.

History Humor Politics Russia File

March 20, 2020

Vodka vs. Coronavirus

Russia’s Ministry of Health discussed ways vodka can affect the coronavirus (spoiler alert: not much).

Food & Drink Health CVSG Russia File

January 28, 2020

Meet Russia's favorite sable

Siberian sable fur was once Russia's biggest luxury export, but now we can't get enough of Instagram star Umora, the sable inspiring Russians to never look at fur coats again.