http://languages.oberlin.edu/russianhouse Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:34:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On Sunday, September 6th, we had great time celebrating the beginning of the new school year. There were a lot of great home-cooked food! http://languages.oberlin.edu/russianhouse/?p=155 this is a new post without pumpkins. http://languages.oberlin.edu/russianhouse/?p=150 Здравствуйте дорогие студенты Оберлин Колледж. Меня зовут Ксения. Я приехала к вам из России, города Екатеринбурга. [caption id="attachment_105" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Ksenia Troshina"][/caption] Ekaterinburg is sometimes called the third capital of Russia. It's also sadly famous as the site where the last tsar's family was killed. Ekaterinburg is also well known as one ... http://languages.oberlin.edu/russianhouse/?p=102 Many students get confused about telling time in Russian, and telling at what time something happened is no exception. Today I want to discuss the use of prepositions and the expression of time. Consider how you might answer the following questions: В котором часу? Во сколько? Когда? The easiest situation is right on the ... http://languages.oberlin.edu/russianhouse/?p=76 Many students struggle with how to say "different" in Russian, so in this first of a series of tips on studying Russian we'll visit the myriad of ways Russian approaches this deceptively simple concept. The first word that usually comes to the English speaker's mind for different is "другой", though this ... http://languages.oberlin.edu/russianhouse/?p=65