Blogs

The following blogs offer annotated Russian-language texts intended for intermediate to advanced students. Olga’s Blog covers student life and youth culture. Moya Rossiya covers issues of demography, economics, and modern life. Quarantine Diaries was produced while Moscow was under Covid lockdowns and focuses specifically on issues related to that.

December 16, 2024

Holidays in Russian Culture: Моя Россия Blog

In this text, Tajik blogger Roxana Burkhanova describes, in Russian, the place of holidays in Russian culture. She focuses on the two major holiday seasons: the New Year’s holidays and the May Holidays. The text was originally writen in 2015 and thus references times before the current war. However, the vocabularly and the general cultural […]

Blogs

Holidays in Russian Culture: Моя Россия Blog

Christianity and Paganism in Russia: Моя Россия Blog

The Surprising Story of Russian Buddhism: Моя Россия Blog

Religion in the USSR: Моя Россия Blog

Islam in Russia: Моя Россия Blog

Active Leisure and Extreme Sport: Моя Россия Blog

Judaism in Russia: Моя Россия Blog

The Language and History of Caviar: Olga’s Blog

Mushrooms in Cultures and Cuisines: Olga’s Blog