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game of thrones russian edition

Listen how Game of Thrones characters names sound in Russian

Hello everyone! I wouldn’t say I’m a great TV buff, but I do like watching some nice series. It took me a while before I decided to try Game of Thrones. ‘A while’ means the whole 4 years, dammit! So, the good thing was that when I started watching it, there were already four cool seasons for me to enjoy. And what we are going to do today is to listen how Game of Throne heroes’ names sound in Russian. (далее…)

Russian insults monkey

9 most common Russian insults in which animal names are used

Hello everyone, today we will be talking about nine specific Russian insults. Unfortunately, they are very commonly used, but keep in mind that they are used only when people are abusing each other, when they really mean to insult. Technically, these words are animal names and when used out of insulting context they just mean animal names 🙂 (далее…)

Russian surnames

Russian surnames meanings: goats, smiths and priests. 20 most common Russian surnames

Hello guys, this time we are going to talk about Russian surnames meanings. I prepaid a list of 20 most common Russian surnames. They have existed for centuries, but still it’s easy to define what they mean. They rooted from personal names, occupation and trades, animal names, and so on. Ok, let’s have a look at the Russian surnames and Russian surnames meanings. (далее…)

Names for boys ang girls in Russian

Russian names that can be used both for boys and girls

Hi guys! To tell the truth, I decided to write this article after writing the two other ones – about most popular Russian girls’ and boys’ names. I felt it a bit unfair that my husband’s name wasn’t in the second list. His name is not a rare one, but it still has some peculiarity: it’s among those names which are used both for males and females. (далее…)

Russian male names

10 common Russian male names: full and short forms

Hi guys, you probably read the article about the 11 most popular Russian female names and their short forms. Well, the boys’ time has come! Here are the most common Russian male names – full and short in brackets. Remember, that usually when asked about their name, Russians will say their full name. (далее…)

Learn Russian languages: most popular Russian names for girls

List of 11 cool and most popular Russian girl names

Today I will tell you what the most popular Russian female names are. But first of all, I want to tell you that the majority of Russian names for girls and boys have two forms – an official one (a full one) and a colloquial one (a short one). The official form will go first in this list and the colloquial one will go in brackets. So enjoy the list of cool and most popular Russian names for girls. (далее…)