Russian Christmas Thirteen days after Western Christmas, on January 7th, the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates its Christmas, in accordance with the old Julian calendar. It’s a day of both solemn ritual and joyous celebration After the 1917 Revolution, Christmas was banned throughout Russia, along with other religious celebrations. It wasn’t until 75 years later, in 1992, that the holiday...

C рождеством! [srah-zhdee-STVOHM] Merry Christmas! (lit: With Christmas) Весёлого рождества! [vee-SYOH-lah-vah rah-zhdee-STVAH] Merry Christmas! С Новым годом! [SNO-vim GO-dahm] Happy New Year! (lit: With New Year) Счастливого Нового года! [shchis-LEE-vah-vah NO-vah-vah GO-dah] Happy New Year! От всей души поздравляю с … [aht...

Happy New Year!

http://www.memrise.com/topic/russian/ This website has a lot of interesting resources to learn Russian

We have added our students’ reviews to the “About Us” page. We hope, this will help you get more impression of what our cenre is like.

Our students Gustav from Sweden, Jelle from Belgium and Uve from Estonia with their wonderful teacher Ann went to a really unique and interesting tour around the Odessa port. They did not only saw the post from the inside and learned a lot about its history, but also came close to the oldest lighthouse in Odessa.

We are happy to inform that there are new accommodation options available such as staying in a separate room with a local host family. This is cheaper than renting a flat and it is also a good way to practise your Russian ;-)

Full names and their short forms Александра  (Саша, Шура) Алла Анастасия  (Настя) Анна  (Аня) Антонина (Тоня) Валентина  (Валя) Варвара  (Варя) Вера Виктория  (Вика) Галина  (Галя) Дарья  (Даша) Евгения  (Женя) Екатерина  (Катя) Елена  (Лена,...

Full names and their short forms Александр  (Саша) Алексей  (Алёша) Анатолий  (Толя) Андрей Антон Аркадий  (Аркаша) Борис  (Боря) Вадим  (Вадик) Валентин  (Валя) Валерий  (Валера) Василий  (Вася) Виктор  (Витя) Виталий  (Виталик) Владимир  (Вова,...

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