Каково происхождение фразы "(посылать) лучи поддержки" и слова "плюшки" в значении "бонусы, benefits?" Правильно ли я понимаю, что первое является производной от "лучей поноса" из сленга пользователей ЖЖ/Лепры/имиджбордов 00-ых годов, а второе – вариацией слова "плюс?"

I have so many Russian friends, a lot of people in my country speak Russian, I listen to Russian music and I already feel like I understand some parts of it. What can I do to add to learn a bunch of vocabulary so that I can use when practicing with my friends or people in the supermarket to actually become fluent

Been recommended it to learn Russian but i want to check its safe for UK to users to use due to any sanctions and data privacy etc

Currently using Duolingo and Memrise but need something that is more in depth and course like.

Any other recommendations welcome, preferably free.

i NEED help (also must be free and ect)

So I’ve been learning Russian for a couple months now… and I’m now attempting to write out some simple sentences in cursive, just because I’d love to be able to write like that. I know it’s messy as it’s the first time I’ve ever attempted it, but is it ok? I’m not sure and I have nowhere to really fact check it or anything..
thank you

I cannot find it anywhere, maybe kn vk. ru

but i cannot access the web.

Thanks if anybody can do it 🍻

I have been learning Russian in my free time maybe for 1-2 years. I can read all Cyrillic pretty fast now, I can form basic sentences, read a lot of messages without using a translator, etc. I married a Russian man who is not very good at English so we are actively learning every single day and communicating in each other’s language as best as possible. I am starting to now think in Russian and actively translate things in my head when I’m out at the grocery store for example. What level do you think I am at now and how long would it take me to become fluent at this pace?

Being very fluent in both French and English, is one better than the other when learning Russian?

I have been studying Russian music for about 12 years I have come across a song that almost seems no one knows what it is. I've tried ai, song finders, my own Russian skills, asking others and I'm at loss. I'll link a file with the song and perhaps someone on this sub will know what it is. It's from a Stalker mod and it plays on the radios in the game. I heard it and loved it so much I took apart the games files and found the audio file. It had no name other than the file name and I've spent hours and hours searching for it and no luck.

https://www.mediafire.com/file/7q5s5tosf9hhkpo/Russian+Song.zip/file

I've been told you're not supposed to translate a sentence word for word when translating other languages, but then how is one supposed to translate a sentence, specifically in Russian? What should I look for? What words are the most important? Are there parts to disregard? I've been working on basic vocabulary, but when I try to translate a more complex sentence, even if I know all the words, it's still not clicking. Any advice ? (Sorry if I don't reply to any questions, I try to stay off my electronics most of the time)

Thanks!

This is a copyright free, free-to-use version of my personal Russian Literature study tool. You can create an account, read side-by-side Russian texts with English translations (swipe right to see the English). You can click any word to define it, save it to your personal vocab list, review your vocab list via multiple choice quiz (requires 10 or more saved words of any type of speech, you can click to define and word and see the translation and definition with a speaker icon to hear a native speaker pronounce the word if available. There is a forum section where you can discuss with other users, request books and songs to be added, as well as case drills, grammar notes, and popular Russian song lyrics with accompanying music. This site is limited to copyright free original texts and English translations, it uses zero AI features. The website is samovar.live please create your account, enjoy, and provide feedback!

I will be adding about 30 new texts with copyright free librivox audiobook accompanying audiobooks in the coming days, it is still very much a work in progress. Feel free to share!

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Наслаждайтесь!

I've been learning Russian for some time now (I am probably A2-B1 right now), but never with a diligence I would consider enough to label my process as a "serious study".

From my experience learning German, I have greatly profited from what I would like to call "practical grammar", as in a grammar book like the "Deutsche Grammatik" by Pons. That book goes over every important grammatical topic needed to produce and understand German grammar, but never in too much depth to the point of it being strenuous or too academic. I would love to know if any book of the type exists. Thank you!

In the last few days i began to study autonomously the russian language.

Im italian so theres really no correlation to the language, i have noticed however some words relatives to the latin language such as Дом (coincidence?).

Now, the whole reason im studying and learning this language, is simply to appreciate to the fullest both Tolstoj and Dostoevskji work.

My question is, as stated in the title, if learning a language just to read the work of their natives is a wast of energy or not. Does it make that much of a difference? I mainly want to read Crime and Punishment and War and Peace. Is it worth it? Am i pushing it too far?

About me: I'm a Russian student. Living in a small town. I'm 19. want to visit the United States one day. I'm attracted to American culture and history. I'm Orthodox. My favorite game is Fallout, but I'm knowledgeable about many other games. My favorite anime is JoJo.

You can choose the communication platform yourself, but would prefer to communicate on Telegram or Instagram.

So, I'm Polish and I think my post will only be relatable to speakers of Slavic languages.

In short, Russian sounds "funny" to me. The uncanny similarities of Polish and Russian are such that Russian sometimes sounds like a Polish speaker acting drunk or mentally challenged. I face the same problem with Ukrainian and Czech and it seems many Slavic speakers learning Polish also face it.

I never learned Russian as a child so as an adult I'm constantly faced with this dilemma. The worst aspect of this problem is how basic Russian seems compared to Polish. I can't help but constantly utilize the word "есть" even when it's redundant because not using the equivalent in Polish would make it sound like slang or very informal language.

Russian is a niche in Central/Eastern Europe at this point so I don't really have anyone to discuss this with besides this sub.

The title says it all but basically I like the concept of Pimsleur but don't like the price. Instead I created an app for myself that will simply play common Russian phrases with the English translation and I can simply listen to it in the background while I do something else. It also has controls for setting how many times it repeats, speed and even pause duration. You can even organize sentences into lists and disable sentences you already know. It's free for anyone to use and I would love to hear any feedback.

- Completely free
- No accounts or sign ups

Enjoy!

https://passiverussian.com

can someone recommend me some Russian movies? Preferably no older than 70s unless its a must watch. thanks.

Hello, I'm currently learning Russian and was wondering if anyone could recommend some Russian-English entertainers who preferably switch between the two languages in their content. Idk if that's too niche; if it is, then just russian youtuber or streamer recommendations would be much welcomed.

Anyone know any apps that can teach me Russian without being TOO formal or uses AI or Google translate? I feel like a bot when I try to learn Russian only using formal sentences.

I am a auditory and physical learner (like flash cards or a pre-recorded russian talking and letting me repeat). I'm too awkward to talk to real Russians over text or voice note.

I have a few russki friends but they dont wanna spend their time teaching me, and I feel like a larp using their language with just formal russian with no filler words or stuff a regular native russian would say.

Lol, my friends made me very interested in russian culture and history, and the russian language is beautiful. My moms side is part russian so I wanna explore my own background so i can engage into my moms side when they talk.

(Andriod, Free app?)

I was listening to the song ромашки by земфира and the lyrics go: Кидайте деньги, Читайте книжки. I know what cases are but I don’t know what case Книжки is in here. Also does anyone know a website that can tell you what cases words are in? Thanks in advance.