| Even if it seems like Russian is already a dying | | | | two. Russian just like English is linked to the |
| language because the interest in this once great | | | | Indo-European languages and both have root words |
| country has waned, there are still people who would | | | | and words that are quite common. Once you are able |
| like to learn the language. This tiny spark of interest | | | | to recognize these common root words, learning the |
| that remains could be attributed to the fact that Russia | | | | Russian vocabulary would be so much easier. |
| still plays a crucial role in politics worldwide. This makes | | | | Russian Words Borrowed from the English |
| the demand for people who speak the language as a | | | | It also has to be noted that the Russian language has |
| constant everywhere. Aside from this, the world of | | | | recently started to borrow quite a number of words |
| economy still needs people who speak Russian. There | | | | from the English dictionary. If you get to look at these |
| are also people who just wish to learn the Russian | | | | Russian words such as stereo and video it is not that |
| language because it represents a great nation that | | | | difficult to gather what they are. |
| once had great power all over the world. | | | | Russian Sentences |
| An Important Language | | | | The word order of Russian sentences is more free |
| One of the Slavic languages, Russian is spoken as the | | | | compared to that in English. This is because the |
| first language of an estimated 170 million people and as | | | | "subject" in a Russian sentence could be put in the |
| a second language to more than a hundred million | | | | start, the end or in the middle of the sentence. This |
| others. Considered as one of the major languages | | | | type of flexibility is offered in Russian sentences |
| being used all over the world, Russian is a language | | | | because of the case system of the Russian language. |
| that is used officially by the United Nations. It is also | | | | The case endings of the Russian language will signal |
| important when it comes to understanding many | | | | which among the words in the sentence is the subject |
| works of literature and scientific writings. There are 30 | | | | and which is the object. The pronunciation of a letter in |
| other countries aside from Russia that use the Russian | | | | Russian is also dependent on its position within a word, |
| language because of the great number of Russian | | | | on where the stress is located and on the letters that |
| immigrants there. These countries include Bulgaria, | | | | surrounds it. |
| Armenia, China, Finland, Germany, Israel and Estonia, | | | | Learn Russian on the Net |
| among others. | | | | There are now many sites on the Internet that offer |
| The Link between English and Russian | | | | courses on foreign languages including Russian. These |
| Although Russian has been reputed as a language that | | | | courses are usually offered for free in beginner, |
| is quite difficult to learn, you would make great | | | | intermediate and advanced levels. These sites have |
| progress if you have the determination to do it. The | | | | multimedia files where you could learn the languages |
| Russian language may not sound as closely related to | | | | from. You would only need to register at the site for |
| other European languages like Spanish, German or | | | | free and you are ready to learn a language of your |
| French, but there is actually a relation between the | | | | choice. |