The Word's Worth

Vladimir Putin: your basic translation nightmare.

Vladimir Putin has turned into a boring speaker.

Let’s bounce off the walls. Let's hit the ceiling and blow a gasket.

In Russian, male cats are fairly positive creatures. The same cannot be said for their female feline friends.

First of all, there isn’t an animal called “cat” in Russian.

Among the many words used to describe the horror in Kemerovo, a couple words keep coming up.

In the Russian metaphorical and mythical universe, the bear is a contradictory creature.

Before he was just our president and could be replaced. But now he is our leader.

What Englishwoman? What did she mess up? Where did she poop?

How is it that I’ve never written about домогательство?