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Michele A. Berdy

When a Russian Bum Is Not a Bum
Answering a question in my mailbag sent me down the rabbit hole of Russian abbreviations - great fun!
The Russian Dos of Don'ts
When the command нельзя means don't, and when it means something else entirely.
Shall We Zoom? I Zoom, Do You?
A very silly update on the language of our new normal in Russia.
Russian Patience is a Virtue
We start today with a pop quiz about a curious word. Tune in.
Say, Where's That Quote From?
You can take the Bible out of society, but you can't take it out of the Russian language.
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