Russian Language and Culture

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia created the October Manifesto in 1905 in response to the Russian Revolution of 1905. The manifesto promised to grant civil liberties and create a legislative assembly called the Duma, marking the beginning of Russia's transition into a constitutional monarchy.

The word for ghost in Russian is "призрак" (pronounced "prizrak").

Manuel in Russian is Мануэль (pronounced as mah-nu-ehl).

The modern Cyrillic alphabet used for Russian contains 33 letters. One of them is considered optional (Ё is often substituted by E in writing), so some people would answer there are 32.

Паук

Pauk

It is pronounced Homiak - which has the literal translation of prairie dog.

The translation for "good boy" in Russian is "хороший мальчик" pronounced as "khoroshy malchik".

In Russian, you can say goodbye by saying "до свидания" (pronounced as "do svidaniya") which is a formal way of saying goodbye. You can also say "пока" (pronounced as "poka") which is a more casual way to say goodbye.

Keytay, spelled in cyrillic like Китай

"Malina" means raspberry in Russian. It can also be used as a term of endearment.

it means "Raspberry" in Russian :) it is also my nickname

Dave in Russian is pronounced as "Дейв" (Deiv).

adeen i think.

Mother = мать (maht')

Mom = мама (MAh-muh)

Be careful, because мат/мать sound very similar to the English ear, but they are very different. Мат is like "curse words."

In Russian, the name Marcus is translated as Марк (Mark).

Every Russian name consists of three names: a first (given) name, a patronymic name and a surname.

First name

The first name is given by parents shortly afer the child's birth. Accordingly to Russian laws child can change the name after majority. The first name is the main name of Russian people. Most of Russian names have a variety of forms. For example, name Mikhail (the first name of the First President of Russian Federation). The full form Mikhail is used in formal relationships, in official documents (passport, birth certificate, contracts). The short name Misha is used by friends and family members. Affectionate form Mishenka, Mishunya is used by parents, grandparents. And rude form Mishka is impolite.

Patronymic name

Russian patronymic name is derived from father's name according to rule:

Russian male patronymic name forms by adding ending -evich, -ovich. (Nikolaevich, Mikhailovich). For example, Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy. Tha name of Lev Tolstoy's father was Nikolay, so the Lev Tolstoy's patronymic name is Nikolaevich.

Russian female patronymic name forms by adding ending -ovna, -evna. (Nikolaevna, Mikhailovna). For example, Raisa Maximovna Gorbacheva. Tha name of Raisa Gorbavheva's father was Maxim, so the Raisa's patronymic name is Maximovna.

Russians used First and Patronymic Name in formal relationships, with unfamiliar people, with doctors, teachers, lecturers, older members of family, directors, leaders and other respected people (ex. Vladimir Vladimirovich, Lev Nikolaevich, Fedor Mikhailovich).

Matthew in Russian is Матфей (Matfey) or Матвей (Matvei).

Russian for sapphire is сапфир, pronounces sup-FEER.

Vy govorIte po rOUsky

Любовник моего сердца

Lyubovnik moego serdtsa

Удачи (udáchi).

Glasnost is a word that means to speak openly and honestly.

To say "excuse me" in Russian, you can say "извините" (izvinite) or "простите" (prostite).

"Sans sujet" is a French term that translates to "without subject" in English. It can refer to a style of art or composition where there is no specific subject or focal point.

Russian for 'very little' (as in: - Do you speak Russian? - Very little.) is немного (pronounced nemNOga).