09/27/19

Wanting to learn Russian..

As a teacher how many hours a week would you recommend to start learning how to speak Russian, with the goal of being "mostly" fluent in 3 months? In terms of conversation? Thank You,Mark
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09/12/19

Was Pyotr Stepanovich in "Demons" really connected to the international?
In the book _Demons_ (by Dostoyevsky), there was a character, named Pyotr Stepanovich Verkhovensky, who claimed that he was connected to the international.Did Dostoyevsky mention anywhere in the... more
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04/20/19

Why do we need У in "Ножка у сту́ла сломалась"?
In the sentence "Ножка у сту́ла сломалась" (the chair leg broke), why do we need the у? The genitive case on "стул" already lets you know that it's the *chair's* leg that's broken. More generally,... more
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04/17/19

Does Russian have the concept of "sentence fragments" (as English does)?
Question: Does Russian have the concept of "sentence fragments" (as English does), and is it also clearly considered a grammatical mistake? For an optional bonus part of this question, not required... more
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04/08/19

Are there some typical mistakes made by native Georgian speakers when speaking Russian?
I've been living in Georgia for half a year and most of my friends are fluent in Russian. I've been focused on learning Georgian rather than Russian so far. But when I want to learn some Russian... more
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04/03/19

Why does Russia hold hard on keeping Chechnya?
Since the dissolution of the USSR in 1991, lot of its republics chose to be independent states and most succeeded without any significant pressure from the then newly established Russia. But one... more
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04/03/19

Understanding order in "Дайте мне , пожалуйста , хлеб ."?
I am using duolingo as a resource for learning Russian. One of the exercises was to translate the following into English:> Дайте мне, пожалуйста, хлеб.I translated it roughly as **Give me please... more
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04/03/19

What role does "что" play in— почти что/ только что/ пока что и т.д?
I'm pretty good with grammar, but I've never been able to see the point of the что in constructions like these. Why is it there? E.g.,—почти что/ только что/ пока что/ разве что/ и т.д.
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04/02/19

What part of speech is 'на!' when used for 'take!'?
Not sure what part of speech 'на!' is when used in the meaning of 'take!'
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03/29/19

What is the significance of the Grand Inquisitor in The Brothers Karamazov?
In the *The Brothers Karamazov*, Ivan tells a long story to Alyosha about the *Grand Inquisitor*. I have been trying to grasp its meaning for sometime, but what is the significance of that story?
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03/27/19

Why do Russians say "Чего?" and not "Что?" when they didn't understand something?
> Иди, дело есть. ― Чего? ― спросил Карусельщик с подозрением, но из тумана все же показался. // *[Елена Хаецкая. Синие стрекозы Вавилона/ Семеро праведных в раю господина (2004)]*Could anybody... more
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03/20/19

Why is домой used as opposed to дом in the scentance "Я пойду домой"?
I have decided to begin to learn Russian and came across a sentence that translates as *I'm going home *. However the literal translation in Russian is *I'm going homeward*. This raises the... more
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03/20/19

По??? How many meanings does this word have?
So, this word has caused many problems for me. I just can't find any good explanation of this very vague word. Some same that it means moving across the surface of an objects, others say it's like... more
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03/20/19

Construction—Как бы не...—Why is "не" used?
In Constructions of the type КАК БЫ НЕ..., what exactly does the "не" add to the phrase. I'm looking for a literal interpretation from those of you that know both English and Russian at a very high... more
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03/19/19

Difference between "нет" and "не"?
What is the difference between «нет» and «не»? They both seem to mean "no". When should each one be used? Are they interchangeable?
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03/19/19

есть eat or have?
I'm very new to learning Russian and I was wondering if the word есть has different meanings? I thought it meant eat, but then noticed it was being used in different contexts. Forgive the... more
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03/19/19

Difference between на and в in clothing?
Rosetta Stone is trying to teach me there any difference between `Мужчина в туфлях` when it previously taught that на should be used for wearing clothing with words such as туфли, шляпа.Is there... more
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03/19/19

Ужинать дома - why in genitive?
In the sentence: > Моя подруга будет ужинать дома what means *дом* to be in genitive? I actually expect it to be in prepositional case with some preposition like *в*, is that wrong?
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03/19/19

Help me understand why "молоко готово" and not "молоко готовое"?
If I am бел**ый** человек and my wife is бел**ая** and наше молоко бел**ое**... This much I think I understand quite well! But with готов I am mystified. Я готов and my wife, готова and the milk,... more
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03/18/19

What is the function of "это" in "Его зовут X, это он впустил ..."?
>Его зовут Борис, **это он** впустил нас в дом.I'm assuming that "это он ..." is an equivalent expression of "it's him who ...". If this English construction is anything to go by, I'm puzzled... more
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03/14/19

which form of the verb should be used in this particular case: 'работает' or 'рабо́тают'?
> в нашей компании работает 25 сотрудников I have come accross this sentence and I have two question about this sentence.first, I think the subject of the sentence is: > 25 сотрудников since,... more
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03/14/19

И самым безумным моим поступком - why instrumental case?
So, I like to watch the Easy Languages videos whenever they get uploaded, and a new one came out yesturday. I can understand almost all the video, except the very beginning. This guy is explaining... more
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03/14/19

Ужинать дома - why in genitive?
In the sentence: > Моя подруга будет ужинать дома what means *дом* to be in genitive? I actually expect it to be in prepositional case with some preposition like *в*, is that wrong?
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03/13/19

In Russian, can "мы" be used to refer to "you" in conversation?
>А чего это **мы** такие ворчливые? I just received an IM from my girlfriend, in which she used the pronoun "мы" (jokingly, I suppose) although it was I alone who was grumbling about something... more
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11/15/16

How and why did the Russian Civil War break out
I need help answering the question 
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