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  1. Useful Russian Essay Phrases to Help Improve Your Writing

    Russian Speech Cliches. Good structure is one of the significant pillars of essay writing, and speech cliches are tools to layout your thoughts in the most compelling way. Thus, for your convenience, the expressions are listed according to essay parts: introduction, main body, and conclusion. Beginning with helpful Russian expressions for when ...

  2. Speak Like a Native: The Top Advanced Russian Phrases

    To write a really good essay or academic paper, you'll need to have sufficient vocabulary. Developing the language skills for writing a persuasive argument is crucial. Here, we have listed several advanced Russian phrases and expressions for writing a great essay. This is absolutely not an exhaustive list, but it should be enough to help you ...

  3. Essay in Russian

    The Essay in Russian module is an elective module of the Russian degree programme and aims to develop general transferable writing skills as well as essay writing in Russian. The content of the course is developed using both Process and Result oriented approaches to teaching writing. The module sets out to allow students to become independent ...

  4. National Post-Secondary Russian Essay Contest (NPSREC)

    This contest, established in 1999 by ACTR, has become a signature Russian language contest for post-secondary students around the country. Students taking Russian in accredited colleges and universities are invited to participate in the annual National Post-Secondary Russian Essay Contest sponsored by the American Council of Teachers of Russian ...

  5. How to introduce yourself in Russian

    Exercise: An Essay about Myself in Russian. Conclusion. 1. How to Start. Start the introduction by saying "Hello" in Russian. In an informal situation, use Привет ( Privet) meaning "Hi.". In a more formal situation, use Здравствуйте ( Zdravstvuyte) meaning "Hello.". You can learn other Russian greetings from this ...

  6. The Ultimate Resource Guide for Learning Russian

    Ideal for high school or university students, this book is designed to help readers improve their essay writing skills in Russian. Contains grammar reference, key thematic vocabulary, and practical writing advice, as well as plenty of written exercises. Themes include climate, economics, politics, and organised crime.

  7. So, um… Are you ready to learn Russian filler words?

    Okay, so, like, you really need to know about filler words in Russian. Learn the most common Russian filler words and how to use them with RussianPod101. Lessons ... If you wrote essays in school, ... Dzhuliia Shipina is a Russian linguist and a language teacher. For the past few years, she's been traveling around the world and sharing her ...

  8. Russian language, alphabet and pronunciation

    The main languages written on them in an early version of the Cyrillic alphabet were Old Russian and Old Church Slavonic. There are also some texts in Finnish, Latin and Greek. Russian started appearing in writing regularly during the reign of Peter the Great (a.k.a. Peter I) (1672-1725) who introduced a revised alphabet and encouraged authors ...

  9. About the Major

    The problem is that learning the Russian language has merely textured the problems of understanding, allowing me to approach its literature from more complicated, refined angles than ever before. When I read only in translation, ... Russian Formalist Criticism: Four Essays. Trans. Lemon, Lee T., and Reis, Marion J. Lincoln: University of ...

  10. A Guide to Essay Writing in Russian

    A Guide to Essay Writing in Russian. Stephen Le Fleming, Svetlana Le Fleming. Bloomsbury Academic, Jan 1, 1998 - Foreign Language Study - 228 pages. Designed for student of Russians at A Level and beyond, this book first provides guidance on the basics of writing Russian and then goes on to give practical assistance in writing essays and ...

  11. The Russian Language: Current Status and Academic Studies

    Abstract The author reflects upon the place of the Russian language in modern Russia, its distribution in the world, the importance of basic Russian studies for the development of science and Russian society, and the activity of the Russian Academy of Sciences in maintaining the stability of linguistic norms and the culture of Russian speech. On the one hand, scientific research in the field ...

  12. The Russian language: history, grammar, and facts

    The Russian language alphabet is a variation of Cyrillic script. It has 33 letters, including 20 consonants, 10 vowels, one semivowel («й», which is similar to the letter "y" in English), and two unvoiced modifiers, or "signs". The latter alters the pronunciation of a preceding consonant and/or following vowel within a word.

  13. Russian Language Program

    Language placement (general information) The Department offers the Russian placement test twice a year: in August and early December. The Placement test consists of two parts - written (grammar and essay—about two hours) and oral (a 20-minute individual interview).

  14. The Comprehensive Guide to IB Russian A Language and Literature

    Theme 1: Language and Identity. One of the central themes explored in the IB Russian A Language and Literature curriculum is the interplay between language and identity. Students engage with various forms of texts, including literary works, speeches, and non-fiction, to analyze how language shapes individual and collective identities.

  15. 75 Russian Phrases Every Language Learner Should Know

    Maia Nikitina is a writer and Russian language translator. She holds a Diploma in Translation (IoLet Level 7) from the Chartered Institute of Linguists. Learn about our Editorial Process. Published on April 30, 2020. Consider the following 75 Russian phrases a survival guide for your time in Russia. Our lists include everything you need to know ...

  16. 2023 National Post-Secondary Russian Essay Contest (NPSREC)

    Deadline: February 26, 2023. This contest, established in 1999 by ACTR, has become a signature Russian language contest for post-secondary students around the country. Students taking Russian in accredited colleges and universities are invited to participate in the annual National Post-Secondary Russian Essay Contest sponsored by the American ...

  17. My name is Masha

    A Comprehensive Russian Grammar - A great reference on Russian grammar. The Big Silver Book of Russian Verbs - A great reference book of conjugated Russian verbs. Russian Learners' Dictionary: 10,000 Russian Words in Frequency Order - A simple but powerful concept. Expand your vocabulary by learning the most used words first.

  18. Contemporary Russian-language Literature

    WHEN WE SAY "Russian literature" we think about the classics, but contemporary Russian-language writing is as vibrant as it is geographically and politically diverse.Within the Russian Federation alone, nearly 180 ethnic groups coexist, speaking over one hundred languages. In Dagestan, for instance, a republic slightly smaller in size than Costa Rica, there are thirteen official and six ...

  19. 18 Russian Textbooks for Self-studying Learners

    The Berlitz Self-Teacher: Russian. The New Penguin Russian Course: A Complete Course for Beginners. Russian Stage One: Live from Russia! Volume 1. Голоса: A Basic Course in Russian, Book One. Complete Russian Beginner to Intermediate Course. Russian in 10 Minutes a Day. The Everything Learning Russian Book.

  20. Russian language

    Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky (born Jan. 29 [Feb. 9, New Style], 1783, Tula province, Russia—died April 12 [April 24], 1852, Baden-Baden, Baden [Germany]) was a Russian poet and translator, one of Aleksandr Pushkin's most important precursors in forming Russian verse style and language. Zhukovsky, the illegitimate son of a landowner and a ...

  21. Russian Formalism: An Essay

    Russian Formalism: An Essay By NASRULLAH MAMBROL on March 17, 2016 • ( 10). Russian Formalism, which emerged around 1915 and flourished in the 1920s, was associated with the OPOJAZ (Society for the Study of Poetic Language) and with the Moscow Linguistic Society (one of the leading figures of which was Roman Jakobson) and Prague Linguistic Circle (established in 1926, with major figures as ...

  22. Russian Writing Examples

    Russian Writing Examples. The following shows writing examples at various proficiency levels. These were produced by real language learners and may contain errors. See Writing Section Tips at the bottom of this page. Russian Proficiency Tests and Resources.

  23. What We Lose When We 'Cancel' Russian Language

    In 1976, only 17% of 7th through 12th graders were studying a foreign language; Russian had suffered the most precipitous decline, dropping by 33% from 1968. It makes sense—Russian's alphabet is strange, its grammar intricate, and its vocabulary hard to memorize. The payoff is far slower than that of the Romance languages.