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10 Hollywood stars are descendants of immigrants from the Russian Empire
"I want my children to speak Russian so they don't forget who their grandparents are," parents of our students share. That's what we're talking about


Russian Polyglots. 15 writers who knew several languages
Who are polyglots and how do they differ from bilinguals? Is it true that you can learn several languages just by starting in early childhood? We have also collected 15 famous


Groundhog Day: history and traditions of the unusual holiday
How soon will spring arrive this year? Groundhog Phil will tell you! February 2 is Groundhog Day in the United States and Canada. And while in the Old World.


5 apps for learning Russian
How can you familiarize a foreign child with the Russian language and not scare him with a hundred rules and exceptions? There are applications and lessons for the phone, with which you can learn


10 questions about Chinese New Year - history, symbols and traditions
A holiday that even ten years ago we only knew about from horoscopes - the Chinese New Year. Today, it has gone beyond the borders of its own country and with


"My brother's brother" and "a man without a spleen" Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
"I will be read for seven, seven and a half years," - Anton Pavlovich Chekhov said to himself. And for more than a hundred years we have been reading his works. Why


Top 17 children's books on financial literacy. Teaching the value of money from a young age
How to explain to a teenager why to save money and how the dream of becoming a blogger differs from a real job? How to tell your child about labor and where the house comes from?


How to apply artificial intelligence to learning in 2025
Neural networks are growing by leaps and bounds. Despite scandals in the recent past, they can make life much easier for students and educators. Artificial intelligence-based applications can make learning easier.


"Ours" in Hollywood or Leonardo DiCaprio is the grandson of a Russian grandmother
While the whole country is rejoicing at Yuri Borisov's nomination for an Oscar, let's remember another actor - Leo DiCaprio, who has come a long way to the coveted statuette. В


15 Soviet movies about students and school
On Student's Day we have collected 15 Soviet movies about students and school years for you. By the way, the list includes movies that were in theaters for a limited period of time.


Why is Student's Day celebrated on Tatiana's Day in Russia? How is it celebrated in the world?
January in Russia traditionally ends with the last major holiday that literally everyone knows about. On January 25, university students all over the country celebrate Student's Day, acquaintances of Tatiana congratulate


The linguistic picture of the world in bilinguals. Why do Russians and Americans see the world differently?
Why can't many expressions be translated verbatim from Russian into English? In foreign language classes, such a literal translation is called a "calaca", and teachers say that "this is the English language


NEWL Russian exam or why to learn Russian in the USA
Почему русскоговорящие родители заставляют детей учить русский? Среди очевидных причин — связь с Родиной, поддержание своих корней и культуры, общение с родственниками. Есть еще одна


Benefits of a six-month Russian language program at Palme School
The main mission of Palme School online school is to create comfortable conditions for Russian language learning for children 4-14 years old living outside the language environment. Our Russian language programs are aimed at


Reading to children. Why is it important to read to children from an early age?
Let's talk about why you should read books to children and how to instill in them a love of reading. Nowadays, children learn to read early, and some as early as 4-5


Best American TV shows: top 15 with high ratings
How to quickly learn the language and adapt to the USA in emigration? One way is to watch TV shows. This will help immerse yourself in local and world news,


Epiphany: the history of the holiday, traditions and bathing in the ice-hole
Where did the tradition of bathing on Epiphany come from, what is celebrated on this day and in what countries bathe in winter. Today we will tell you about the customs of this winter holiday. About


Unusual drawing techniques for children
All kids love to draw! And if they don't? After all, there are children who cannot be persuaded to pick up felt-tip pens or paintbrushes. To leave it as it is or


How we develop speech at Talking School.
Умение говорить — важный навык, которому нужно учиться с детства. От этого зависит, насколько хорошо человек будет формулировать мысли, уметь аргументировать. Поэтому мы создали отдельный


Bilingualism in children. Benefits of bilingualism
Most of the students in our school are bilinguals - children who speak two or more languages from an early age. As a rule, parents ask their bilinguals to be taught


The erudite child - how to develop his or her horizons
First, let's understand how erudition differs from broadmindedness. Is a polymath a child with a broad outlook? Or is it? On the one hand, both concepts are often used