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Russia and the Russians
I am writing this a little because I feel guilty because sometimes I write posts that seem hard against Russia or the Russians. However, this is not the case. I am actually really into Russia and Russian history and culture. Rather what I disprove of is Russia’s lack of democracy and blind [...]

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Chat with Russians | vkontаkte
Do you want to know the fastest way and easiest way to make contact or chat with Russians if you want to learn Russian.  Use vkontakte.ru  its the Russian version of facebook and its the largest site in Russia. It even has an English version.  If you want to chat with [...]

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Foreign language videos
I think reading a book is a better way to learn a language then watching foreign language videos, because learning a language from a book is very focused and easy on the eyes. However, watching foreign language videos is still not bad.
There are many foreign language videos on the internet from almost any [...]

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Russian propaganda is a live and well. There are two of my personal favorite sources of Russian Propaganda.

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Language of Russian Politics
The Russian government always uses very strong words when it comes to international politics. Strong, than perhaps any other country.  It always talks tough. But in reality they are more rational and do not follow through with the full sound of their threats. It is just the way they talk.  If you [...]

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Russian free email
If you want to have a free Russian e-mail account, I use mail.ru  In fact I have mbiernat@mail.ru   Why do I have this? Well, first it is kind of cool. Second, I have a real interest in the Russian language and all things Russian as I consider myself a Slavophile.  That is someone [...]

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Learn Russian Online
I have created a learn Russian online site for free. I think there is a lot of work I could do but it has 1000, actually more than that, 1000 drills to learn Russian. It focuses on Russian Grammar. I also put some news headlines etc. I think I would like [...]

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Last Russian Czar
From Disney fairy-tales to impostors claiming to be a survivor of the Russian Czars family, stories have circulated about what happened to the Russian Czarist family. There was speculation that some had escaped the communist execution. However, DNA tests have confirmed that Prince Alexey and Princess Mary died with their family. [...]

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Russian Old believers
Russian Old believers are like the Amish of the Russian Orthodox church. The origin of the Old Believers goes back to the 17th century and Russian Orthodox reforms. I will not get into the details of Russian Orthodox theology and the genesis of their split. More interesting is today the [...]

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Chief or Chef in Polish and Russian
In Polish like in Russian, ‘Chef’ means ‘boss’. Many times Russian and Polish people will refer to their boss as their chief. Further it will be hard for them to distinguish the sound of ‘chef’ -someone who works as a cook and ‘chief’ – someone who is [...]

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