Language

The Talking Serbian Phrasebook

The Talking Phrasebook Series presents useful phrases and words in side-by-side translation and with audio files specifically geared to help students work on listening skills and pronunciation. Below, you will find several useful phrases and words. To the left is the English and to the far right is the Serbian translation in both Latin and […]

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Off to Petersburg, Russia’s Cultural Capital: Моя Россия Blog

Resources for Students of Russian

Recipes

Pierogi, Pīrāgi, Varenyky: A Tour of Pastries and Dumplings

The dumplings and pastries of Europe’s northeastern flank have a story to tell. Their recipes, etymologies, and related traditions are intertwined in a complex historical knot. There are so many ancient connections that it is almost impossible to say which influenced the next. And yet, each dish is held up as a unique and integral […]

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Olivier and Rasols Salads: Holiday Traditions With Fascinating Histories

Tklapi, Pastegh, Lavashak: One Ingredient Fruit Leather from the Caucasus 

Holidays

Maslenitsa, Masliana, Meteņi: Spring Holidays of the Slavs and Balts

Rites of welcoming spring and saying goodbye to winter are some of the oldest holidays preserved across Slavic cultures. In the Baltics, the celebrations were nearly lost after being suppressed by Catholic and imperial dominance. Today, Russia’s Maslenitsa is by the far the best-known, but multiple versions exist across the diverse Slavic landscape. In the […]

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Holidays in Russian Culture: Моя Россия Blog

Halloween as a Case Study for Cultural Understanding

Talking Phrasebooks

The Talking Georgian Phrasebook

The Talking Phrasebook Series presents useful phrases and words in side-by-side translation and with audio files specifically geared to help students work on listening skills and pronunciation. Each entry below, divided by category, features an English word or phrase in the left column and its Georgian translation in the right. The Georgian is presented in […]

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The Talking Azerbaijani Phrasebook

The Talking Kazakh (Qazaq) Phrasebook