Georgia: A GeoHistory Study Guide
What Georgia might lack in size it makes up for in personality. Over the millennia, the nation we now call Georgia has been part of…
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Russian MiniLessons: Summer Camps for Kids and Related Russian Vocabulary
The following bilingual Russian MiniLesson is meant to build your vocabulary by providing Russian phrases within English text. Hover over the bold Russian to reveal…
The Logistics of Social Change and Times of Crisis
With quarantine foremost on everyone’s minds, many are asking how current events will change society. Many articles have been published. Yet, very few bother to…
New Diameter Lines of Moscow Metro Open
Moscow’s public transportation system continues to grow and develop at an incredible pace. New “above ground” metro lines are now being developed, which include a…
Major Forum Held on Implementation of National Projects
This resource looks at Russian news broadcasts and presents each with rhetorical and contextual analysis as well as a brief vocabulary list aimed at intermediate-level…
International Summit On Municipal Infrastructure
This resource looks at Russian news broadcasts and presents each with rhetorical and contextual analysis as well as a brief vocabulary list aimed at intermediate-level…
Apartments in Russia: 1917 – Present
When the Soviets took over Russia, it was a mostly rural, agricultural country. Most Russians lived in smaller villages and towns in traditional housing units….
Russian Roads and Rails
Transportation infrastructure is crucial to the economy of any country. At its most elemental level, an economy is a network of goods and services moving…
Anton Siluanov: Russia’s Conservative Minister of Finance
Anton Siluanov is the First Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance for the Russian Federation. A career Ministry of Finance employee, Siluanov has…
Grocery Shopping in Russia: 1917 – Present
In the past century, Russia has experienced different economic systems and many societal changes. One industry that reflects this, perhaps more than any other, is…
Russian MiniLessons: Π‘Π°Π½ΠΊΡΠΈΠΈ Π² ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΈ – Sanctions on Russia
The following bilingual Russian MiniLesson is meant to build your vocabulary by providing Russian phrases within English text. Hover over the bold Russian to reveal…
Maxim Oreshkin: Young Technocrat and Minister of Economic Development
Maxim Stanislavovich Oreshkin is a Russian economist and former investment banker now serving as Minister of Economic Development for the Russian Federation. At just 36…