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In The End of Ends
Amongst many Russian sayings, one -- in the end of ends -- is one that Mama and Papa, Babushka, aunts and uncles often used during the course of a conversation. What does it mean?

Russian Fonts [offsite link]

Russian Surnames [offsite link]
Surname list and Russian alphabet with pronunciation examples

The Cyrillic Alphabet [offsite link]
The Cyrillic alphabet has its roots in Greek(unlike the language itself). Here you will find the alphabet with transliteration into the latin characters used by English

The Russian Language
Russian is classified as a Slavic language, defined as belonging to a branch of the Indo-European language family. Read a brief history of its origins.

Useful information about Russian [offsite link]
encyclopedia style intro, with roots, facts, and links for the would-be student

Where Do Crayfish Winter?
From the time when I began to understand Russian, I became acquainted with charming Russian sayings that made me laugh more often than not. Read and ruminate about a few of my favorites.

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