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Five Factor Personality Test English / Russian

Here is a link (вот ссылка) to a fast and free (на быстрый и бесплатный) Five Factor Personality Test (Личностный тест Большая Пятерка). This link will open in a new tab (эта ссылка откроется в новом окне). Here is a link to a fast and free Five Factor Personality Test. . . . 
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How to Tell if Someone is Russian – So You Can Practice Russian

When you are starting to learn Russian, it’s a lot of fun to meet Russians and try to talk to them in Russian. This is usually a very pleasant way to make new friends. However, when you are just starting out, it’s really hard to tell the difference between a . . . 
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The Most Overlooked Tool for Beginners Learning Russian

When you speak Italian, you need to open your mouth wide. When you speak American English, you need to open your mouth about halfway. But when you speak Russian, you need to keep your mouth mostly closed. One of the most important pieces of advice I can give you when . . . 
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The Russian Alphabet Makes Learning Russian Easier

If you are just starting to study Russian, you should know that the Russian alphabet will make learning Russian easier, not harder. It’s fun, and it’s not hard to learn. However, I don’t recommend that you start learning Russian by learning the alphabet. That’s not a good place to start. . . . 
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Why Russians Don’t Have What We Call “Fun”

Before you start studying foreign languages, you tend to think that every language has a way of saying the things that you currently say in your language. However, this really isn’t the case. What you will find when you learn another language, like Russian, is that it has ways of . . . 
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Roll Your Russian R’s Like a Ruski

If you are a native speaker of English who is just starting to learn Russian, you may not know how to roll your Rs. Russian has two different rolled-R sounds. One is a trilled rolled R, but the more common rolled-R sound is a lightly rolled R that you might . . . 
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Warning: Common Russian Learning Tip That Will Waste Your Time

If you go to the bookstore and buy to help you learn Russian, it will probably make a big deal over the common words in Russian and English. Don’t waste your time. Yes, I could sit at my computer and make up a long list of Russian words that sound . . . 
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