Slavic Creation Myth: Translated from “Songs of the Bird Gamayun”
Finally, after weeks of searching, reading all different documents in English and in Russian, I’ve managed to come up with another article on Slavic Mythology. This has been difficult because 1) there...
View ArticleHoliday Carols in Russian and Ukrainian
Please also check out my more recent posts on this: More on “Carol of the Bells” “Sleep, Jesus, Sleep” Including my own English version of this Ukrainian song. More Carols and information about...
View ArticleUkraine Got the Good Looks in the Family and Russia Got the Muscles
So many of the struggles and fights happening in the international community remind me of my family. The disputes over gas between Russia and Ukraine resemble a relationship that any of us with...
View ArticleRussian Tidbit of the Day: Дед Мороз-Карачун
So, I’ve decided that I’m just going to share interesting tidbits about Christmas and New Years traditions. I’ve been gathering lots of interesting information and been asking friends about their...
View ArticleRussian Word of the Day: Мороз-frost
So this week we have been talking about an article I read which you can find here about the origins of Дед Мороз, Dyed Moroz, literally “Grandfather Frost” the Russian version of Santa Claus. Yesterday...
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