Farewell to Riga

30 Oct 2023

As we approach the end of October, it is time for me to say goodbye to Riga. After two months full of Russian language, exploration of Riga, meeting new people, and enjoying ...
23 Oct 2023

While you came to Riga to improve your Russian and are comfortable using it daily in the city, have you ever wondered how Riga became a bilingual city? If yes, continue ...
25 Sep 2023

Russian is generally considered a complicated language to learn, so be proud of your progress. But you might notice that your Slavic classmates do not struggle as much as you ...
17 Sep 2023

To speak like a native, it is important to keep some idioms up your sleeve to bring out during conversation. However, some of these idioms have literal translations which are ...
14 Jun 2023

One of the primary reasons why frustration is so common during the process of learning a foreign language is because we often fixate on the ultimate goal of fully ...
29 May 2023

Hey again, пацаны, and welcome to the captivating world of Fenya, the secret language of Russian criminals. Prepare to unleash the vibrant phrases and expressions of Fenya, ...
30 Dec 2022

Snow is falling in the streets, the Christmas decorations start lighting up as the sun disappears behind a row of pretty buildings. I am standing at the bus stop in the cold, ...
29 Dec 2022

For most of us it is one of the first things to tackle when learning Russian: The Cyrillic alphabet. Despite looking very cool it can be a bit confusing when starting out the ...
30 Nov 2022

Music has been a life long passion for me. Even as a child I would annoy my parents at the dinner table with my singing, leading to them declaring the kitchen a ...
27 Dec 2021

After 15 weeks in Saint Petersburg, the time has finally come to say goodbye and fly home to the UK! Although this was not my first time in Russia (I spent two weeks here in ...
03 Sep 2021

Привет! I'm Alice, and I have just started studying at Liden & Denz, which I will be continuing for the next 3 months, alongside the blogging internship they offer, and ...
21 Jul 2021

Hello everyone! I am Fabio, and this is my first post as a blogger at Liden & Denz. I study applied Linguistics in Switzerland with Russian as a foreign language and ...