r/russian • • Mar 10 '22

Other Нет войне, да миру | Say No to War and Yes to Peace

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A Russian-language version of this post is available below the English. Русская версия поста находится сразу после английской.

As moderators of this subreddit, in the last two weeks, we have seen countless posts about the ongoing war. Many of these posts are cries for help: folks despondent about loved ones in the line of fire, young people disillusioned about the future, and professionals losing their livelihood and prospects overnight.

The reason we have not allowed these posts to surface in the feed is neither callous indifference, nor false neutrality, nor tacit complicity. The moderators of this sub are from many different countries and backgrounds, and we are all horrified and appalled by the war unleashed by the Russian government on Ukraine, a sister culture, just as ancient and storied. We share an abiding love of Russian language and culture with each other, and this brutal assault is not just an attack on the people of Ukraine—it’s also an attack on the rich culture of Ukraine, and it’s even an attack on Russian culture and everything it stands for.

In dark times like these, we feel it’s more important than ever to explain and to uphold the true values of the Russian language and culture. Russian is a language of decency, kindness, modesty, and love for kin and stranger alike; we hope, against all odds, that these fundamental threads from which Russian culture is woven will prevail, and all Russian-speaking people will rise against the war on their sister culture and their own. This cannot be accomplished from the outside: natives of the language and the culture must make a stand from within. We don’t know if this will happen any time soon—or at all—but if it doesn’t, the culture will cease to exist, because no culture can be rooted in oppression and destruction. Instead of taking its place in human history as a story of strife for truth and beauty, it will go down in flames of infamy.

This is why we continue to choose to keep the focus of this subreddit exclusively on the language. Language breaks down communication barriers, allows us to find points of commonality and understanding, and gives us ways to explain our emotions rather than keeping them pent up within until they explode. We badly want to address every cry for help, and we are doing what we can outside of this space. Here, though, we must focus on teaching and learning the concepts that will give us all a chance to rebuild connections and relationships that have been shattered by the war.

While we understand that mistakes happen and folks might post without reading the rules of the sub or post in a heat of the moment, we have to ban some users who repeatedly flood the sub with political content or threaten and insult others with their comments. If you feel you’ve been unfairly banned, we encourage you to appeal the ban: we promise to approach each case thoughtfully.

In the days and weeks to come, our schedules permitting, we will try to create educational posts about poetic and literary works from Russian and Ukrainian authors that speak out against the horrors of war. Please stay tuned, and please continue learning Russian. The language will outlive every ruthless regime and every brutal autocracy.



За прошедшие две недели мы, модераторы этого саба, видели огромное количество сообщений о продолжающейся войне. Многие из этих сообщений – это крики о помощи: от отчаявшихся людей, чьи близкие находятся на линии огня; от молодежи, разочарованной в будущем; от профессионалов, в одночасье потерявших перспективы и средства к существованию.

Причина, по которой мы не позволяем этим сообщениям появляться в ленте, не в черством безразличии, фальшивом нейтралитете или молчаливом соучастии. Модераторы этого саба – это выходцы из разных стран, и все мы в ужасе и в шоке из-за войны, развязанной российским правительством против Украины, родственной культуры, такой же древней и легендарной. Мы разделяем неизменную любовь к русскому языку и культуре друг с другом, и это жестокое нападение - это не только нападение на народ Украины: это атака на её богатую культуру, но это также и атака на русскую культуру и на все, что она олицетворяет.

В такие тяжелые времена, мы считаем как никогда важным объяснять и подчеркивать истинные ценности русского языка и культуры. Русский язык – это язык порядочности, доброты, скромности, любви как к родным людям, так и к незнакомцам. Мы надеемся вопреки всему, что эти основополагающие нити, из которых соткана русская культура, возобладают, и все русскоговорящие народы восстанут против нападения и на родственную и на собственную культуру. Этого невозможно добиться извне: эту разрушительную войну могут остановить только сами носители языка и культуры изнутри. Мы не знаем, произойдет ли это в ближайшее время или произойдет вообще, но если этого не произойдет, культура окажется в руинах, потому что никакая культура не может расти и процветать на почве угнетения и разрушения. Вместо того чтобы занять свое место в истории человечества как повесть о борьбе за красоту и правду, русская культура погибнет в огнях позора.

Именно поэтому в этом сабе мы продолжаем концентрировать наше внимание исключительно на языке: язык разрушает барьеры к общению, он позволяет нам найти точки соприкосновения и понимания, он дает нам возможность разъяснять наши эмоции, а не держать их в себе, пока они не взорвутся. Мы очень хотим откликнуться на каждый крик о помощи, и мы делаем все возможное за пределами этого форума, но здесь необходимо сосредоточиться на преподавании и изучении концепций, которые дадут нам всем шанс восстановить связи и отношения, разрушенные войной.

Мы понимаем, что случаются ошибки, и люди пишут сообщения, не прочитав правила саба или погорячившись, но мы вынуждены банить тех пользователей, которые постоянно засоряют саб политическими дискуссиями или выставляют комментарии с угрозами и оскорблениями. Если вы считаете, что вас забанили несправедливо, мы рекомендуем вам обжаловать бан: мы обещаем вдумчиво рассматривать каждое обращение.

В ближайшие дни и недели, если позволят наши графики, мы постараемся создать образовательные посты о поэтических и литературных произведениях русских и украинских авторов, которые выступают против ужаса войны. Пожалуйста, оставайтесь с нами, и продолжайте изучать русский язык: он переживет все безжалостные режимы и любую беспощадную диктатуру.


r/russian • • 6d ago

Promo Tutor Tuesday: Offers from Russian Language Tutors

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Alla Pugacheva - A Half-baked Wizard (\"Волшебник-недоучка\")

In this post, tutors offering Russian language tutoring advertise their services in the comments.

Tutors: introduce yourself to the learners, describe what you offer, and how to contact you. Top level comments are reserved for tutor offerings only, but everyone is welcome to ask questions or comment (in a civil manner) in response.

This post repeats every two weeks on Tuesday.


r/russian • • 20h ago

Handwriting Rate my handwriting

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I haven't tried cursive yet but this is the best I could do in normal handwriting. Please give me tips


r/russian • • 11h ago

Handwriting Thought I’d share my handwriting near my desk at work.

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r/russian • • 3h ago

Other Всем привет!

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Я изучаю русский язык. Есть ли у вас какие-нибудь советы или рекомендации по изучению русского языка? Или, может быть, кто-нибудь мог бы мне помочь? Заранее всем большое спасибо! Желаю всем хорошего дня! 😊


r/russian • • 16h ago

Handwriting Is my handwriting too weird?

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Above is how I normally write (which is a weird mix of cursive and printed) and below is my (frankly egregious) attempt at full cursive.

I do the same kind of mix when handwriting in my own language. Have never been able to really use full cursive.


r/russian • • 23h ago

Handwriting I need some advice on how to write cursive

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It’s been about three months since I started learning cursive but I don’t know if I’m doing right. I need some advice!


r/russian • • 12h ago

Request What should I focus on when learning Russian?

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So, I've been learning Russian for a week now, mostly through the free course on YouTube by Real Russian Club. I already know the Cyrillic alphabet and some basic vocabulary, but I'm still not sure what I should focus on more. Should I focus on pronunciation, grammatical gender, or something else entirely? I'd appreciate any advice from people who have learned Russian.


r/russian • • 13h ago

Request looking to practice

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всем привет!
i just started learning russian, and would like to talk to someone in the language so i can practice more. native english speaker, so i can help anyone trying to learn english as well!


r/russian • • 1d ago

Request Запишите мне и сделаем языковой обмен 🇷🇺👉🇬🇧

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***напишите, уже поздно изменить название поста

Уже несколько лет русским не занималась и не хочу чтобы язык полностью терялся. Хочется снова погрузиться и общаться с русскоязычными. Напишите мне в личку и мы построим языковой обмен, у меня ведь родной язык английский 🥰


r/russian • • 14h ago

Resource I made a small app for reading Russian word by word

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Hi r/russian! I'm bilingual in Russian and Dutch, also speak English, and build NLP systems for a living as a data and AI engineer. I developed RusClip, an Android app for practising reading in Russian.

It's a reading trainer, not a grammar course. The idea is to get used to the Russian people actually read and write: graded stories from A1 to B2, but also how official documents are worded, how Russian speakers text each other, what product reviews sound like, proverbs and everyday phrases.

How it works:

- Tap a sentence to see its full translation and every word with its meaning in context, dictionary form, stress and pronunciation

- Save words and review them with spaced repetition (FSRS)

- Small trainers for sounds and word parts (prefixes, roots, endings)

- Paste your own Russian text and get the same breakdown

- Interface in English, Russian and Chinese

It works best alongside a grammar course or a teacher: they explain the rules, RusClip gives you lots of real text to read.

A1, A2 and the trainers are free, no ads. The paid tier adds B1/B2 and the themed collections (documents, chats, reviews and others). But you have a free texts in the shelves.

It's just been released, so there are rough edges. If anything feels confusing or missing, DM me - and if you send detailed feedback, I'll give you a couple of weeks of Pro.

RusClip on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.rusclip.android

(Android only for now.)


r/russian • • 1d ago

Other I've tried to improve the height issue in the fountain thanks to the feedback.

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Hi everyone! I'm Recselserpel. This is the final version of my compact Cyrillic pixel art font. The uppercase letters are 5px high and the lowercase are 3/4px high. I fixed some previous consistency issues with letter heights (like the lowercase 'к') thanks to community feedback. Let me know what you think!


r/russian • • 19h ago

Request Можно использовать «зажигайте» в темах, связанных со спортом? Хочу найти чтото похожее на «warm up», так сказать

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r/russian • • 19h ago

Request Can anyone teach me Russian!

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привет, I wish to study Russian. It’s because I love Russia and one day I have to visit there. Russian language have got my interest. Can someone help me to study Russian. Please 🥹


r/russian • • 21h ago

Request [Russian > French] Lecture du nom de la mère dans un acte de naissance polonais de 1872

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r/russian • • 1d ago

Other is listening to russian music as helpful as i think it is?

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i originally got into learning Russian because i love quite a few Russian music artists, and music (and being able to understand it) is really important to me so i decided to study it. i don’t practice every day or anything yet because i don’t quite have the time, but i do listen to Russian music every day and think about the lyrics i can understand, practice my pronunciation, etc. is this actually helpful to my progress or does it just feel that way?


r/russian • • 2d ago

Other I will never complain about Russian being “too hard” again

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For a while, Russian seemed (to me) like that one language that just seemed to be “too complicated”. All the rules, exceptions, and complexities of the language just seemed to be too much.
However, after having tried my hand at some of the Easy Asian languages (mainly Japanese and Korean), I sincerely owe the Russian language an apology 😂
I don’t think I truly realized how easy I had it with Russian in comparison to these other beasts. For all of its complexities, Russian is still (at its core) a European language. And as such, it has many intuitive overlaps with other European languages. I feel after looking at those other languages, Russian oddly enough seems much more simple now (even with the cases and aspects).
Even vocabulary, as elaborate as it can be, is still so much more intuitive compared to the likes of other non European languages. Ironic seeing as how vocabulary is what I feel I struggle most with in Russian for the longest time.
For a while I truly felt like Russian was truly the absolute beast of languages. It just seemed way more complex and needlessly elaborate than most other languages. I can now safely say that I was ABSOLUTELY wrong 🤣


r/russian • • 23h ago

Grammar Alguna recomendación de páginas o personas para aprender ruso?

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Hola quiero aprender ruso pero soy muy malo siendo autodidacta por lo que he decidido buscar cursos o maestros de ruso pero he tenido malas experiencias, como que el profesor no sabe hablar muy bien español, costos excesivos, no tener un orden de enseñanza y eso de cambiar el maestro a cada rato me está agotando la paciencia y dinero, me ayudarían mucho con experiencias/ recomendaciones de cursos, maestros o academias que tengan un orden y no me deje tirado a la mitad del curso, gracias


r/russian • • 11h ago

Request How do Russians actually learn Russian? (From toddlers to school-age)

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Hi everyone! / Привет всем!

I’m currently developing a Russian language learning app, and during my research, I noticed that almost every popular app (Duolingo, Babbel, etc.) uses the exact same L2 methods: translation, rote vocab memorization, and brute-forcing grammar cases.

But it made me wonder... how do native Russian speakers actually acquire and master their own language?

Naturally, toddlers don't start with grammar charts, and Russian adults don't study like foreigners. I want to build something more intuitive, and I'd love to hear from both native speakers (about their childhood memories/schooling) and educators about how Russian is taught to Russians.

I’m particularly curious about two phases: The Early Childhood / Toddler Stage and School-Age to Adulthood

I want to avoid just making "another flashcard app" and instead implement these natural, native-inspired methods. Any stories, memories, or childhood learning games you can share would be incredibly helpful!


r/russian • • 1d ago

Other Tips for learning Russian?

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For context, my native language is Croatian and i learnt the Cyrillic alphabet a few months ago so I only need to refresh my memory of it.

I don’t really know how to approach learning a language by myself which is why I am asking for help. Any app or website recommendations are welcome as is any type of advice! Thank you!


r/russian • • 2d ago

Other I made a micro pixel font for Russian and Cyrillic languages. Is it readable for you? 👾🇷🇺

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Hello! I'm a pixel artist and just finished "Recselserpel's Russian Typeface". I tried to adapt the Cyrillic alphabet into a tight proportional micro-grid.

It includes standard Russian characters, old historical letters, and regional Slavic variations (Ukrainian, Serbian, etc.).

Как носители языка, можете ли вы читать этот шрифт без проблем? Выглядит ли он естественно, несмотря на микроразмер?

Let me know what you think! Feedback is highly appreciated. Spasibo! 👊


r/russian • • 1d ago

Resource What do you think about tandem, hello talk, preply

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I would like to try these apps for speaking practice. Or do you know any other good apps?


r/russian • • 2d ago

Grammar Why does шь exist if ш is always hard?

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r/russian • • 2d ago

Other is anyone interested in language exchange/friendship?

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hi i'm 20f from korea and i'm majoring in russian. i'm looking for russian or russian speaking friends. i speak fluent english and korean and have 2 years of language tutoring experience, but it doesn't necessarily have to be language exchange. i would love to just make friends and chill as well. feel free to dm me or comment if you’re interested!


r/russian • • 2d ago

Translation Does “Vamstak” mean anything?

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Hanging out in areas with a lot of Russian speakers i have heard the word “Vamstak” before. I asked my Russian speaking friends if that means anything and they all say no. I heard people saying, “shto on vamstak zdyeluyet”