Russia … the vast country that extends in the continents of Asia and Europe … the country of rich Soviet history and buildings with a remarkable engineering character … In addition, it is one of the most visited countries for Arab students to study at its world-famous universities … Therefore, we will introduce you to more about the Russian language or the great language as it is called, This mysterious and fun language at the same time, one of the most widespread languages in the world, in addition to the fact that it is interesting to learn because of its strange pronunciation and the distinctive alphabet that it possesses.
Fun facts about the Russian language
- Russian is a member of the Slavic language family (such as Ukrainian and Belarusian).
- If you are a space lover, learn the Russian language from the requirements of working at the International Space Station (NASA) because of the large Russian contribution to space technology.
- You cannot find in the Russian language original Russian words that start with the letter A, and if any, they are words derived from another language.
- As you learn Russian, you may notice the following endings are repeated in proper nouns ovich- (meaning son) /ovona- (meaning daughter)
- One of the most difficult challenges in learning the Russian language is learning the conjugations of verbs, nouns, and adjectives, due to the large number of their ramifications.
Russian language identification card
Let’s start with the most important information about the Russian language:
- Number of native speakers: about 144 million speakers.
- Number of speakers as a second language: more than 110 million speakers.
- Percentage of global speakers: 2.5%
- Online content percentage: 8.1%
- Word count: about 200,000 official words.
- Writing method: surreal.
- Universities with a Russian Curriculum:
Tomsk – Saint Petersburg – Novosibirsk – Lomonosov Moscow
Russian speaking countries
- Russia
- Belarus
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan.
Resources for learning Russian
At the outset, we offer you practical steps to learn the Russian language
At the outset, we offer you practical steps to learn the Russian language
- The first step in learning the Russian language is to learn the letters and the way they are pronounced Russian letters and the way they are pronounced
- The next step is how to introduce yourself in Russian and practice speaking skill Russian conversation / short sentences to introduce yourself
- An important step in the language is to learn how to conjugate verbs and tenses of verbs in the Russian language
- Another very important step is listening skill training to master the correct pronunciation 25 minutes of listening and comprehension for beginners
Distinguished educational platforms and sites
Russian Step by Step – Babbel – Duolingo – Lingvist
Loecsen – Live Lingua – Russian Lessons – Russian For Everyone – Learn Russian – Master Russian
Youtube channels
Online Russian language courses
Russian translators
The most important books to learn the Russian language
How do you practice the Russian language?
It is necessary to have multiple sources in studying the language, and here we offer you a variety of sources to delve into the Russian language
Russian TV stations
Russian newspapers and magazines
Lisa – Health – Murzilka – Cosmopolitan
Russian movies
Loveless – The Return – Leviathan – Russian Ark – The Island – The Horde
Russian singers
Vladimir Vysotsky (Влади́мир Высо́цкий)
Alla Pugacheva (А́лла Пугачёва)
Viktor Tsoi (Виктор Цой)
Zemfira (Земфира)
Nyusha (Ню́ша)
Sergey Lazarev (Сергей Лазарев).
Writers in Russian
Vasily Aksyonov – Leo Tolstoy – Fyodor Dostoevsky – Alexander Pushkin – Ivan Turgenev
Russian books and novels recommended to read
Fathers and Sons – The Brothers Karamazov – Eugene Onegin – Doctor Zhivago – And Quiet Flows the Don
Our advice to you to master this language is to master the four language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking alike without neglecting one of them.
