The Word's Worth

The earth-shaking discovery of a new Russian conjunction got me thinking about sense in every sense of the word.

On this day celebrating Russia, I decided to look into the origins of the name. Big mistake.

If someone is сказочный, is he magical, unbelievable, outrageous or all three? Read on.

Mastering a little word with a serious punch.

If братство is a group of united men, what do you call a group of united women?

My greatest aspiration is to master Oblomov's ability to laze about guilt-free. Here are some linguistic pointers.

The May holidays are beginning, so you ought to be able to talk about taking a break, right?

Sometimes the simplest verbs in Russian can give you a headache.

A cranky cab driver led me to write a cranky column about what not to call your fare — me.

Russian language learners complain about prepositions. I heard you.