russianrocket Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Privet! Now I guess this is not the most popular language to study, however I wonder how many are currently learning it?I was told it was harder to learn than Japanese, but way easier than Chinese for example. Wonder if this is true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgaz83 Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 I'm not sure why it'd be harder to learn than Japanese and I don't think I've ever heard that before. Japanese has some strange grammar and THREE separate writing systems. Russian grammar, as I understand it, tends to be complicated but not entirely different than (other) European languages. Granted, I have heard that it is difficult to learn, but I'm not sure that it's more difficult than Japanese. At least Russian has some familiar words for a westerner while Japanese is going to be almost entirely foreign except for loan/borrowed words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValerieAnne Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 I studied Russian for a very short period of time. I hope to get back too it one day. I haven't heard anything about it being more difficult than Japanese or easier than Chinese though. That's interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Curtin Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 I was born in Belarus. I lived there for 12 years, not I live in Ireland I don't have anyone to talk to so I lost my native language. I am hoping to pick it up again with a bit of help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russianrocket Posted November 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 I was born in Belarus. I lived there for 12 years, not I live in Ireland I don't have anyone to talk to so I lost my native language. I am hoping to pick it up again with a bit of help.Now I might be wrong but I have heard there are over 100000 Russian expats in Dublin alone, or perhaps in whole Ireland? Not sure where I heard that either, but even if half-true, maybe you can find someone to talk to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas pendrake Posted November 28, 2013 Report Share Posted November 28, 2013 I studied Russian language in college (1964-1968) for three years and Russian Literature for one year. I would like to revive my skills so that I can re-read some of my favorites such as "The Nose" and "A Hero of Our Tme" in the correct l would lke to re-read some of mu favorites such as "The Nose" and "The Station Master" and "A Hero of Our Tme" in the correct language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas pendrake Posted November 28, 2013 Report Share Posted November 28, 2013 By the way, Russian isn't really all that hard. The Cyrillic alphabet takes a little getting used to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas pendrake Posted November 28, 2013 Report Share Posted November 28, 2013 I just noticed a typo in my first post on this thread and can't seem to edit it. I was able to edit it earlier. I have managed to find free downloads in Russian of several books I used to own. I hope to get back into the swing of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russian_pianist Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 Hello Thomas Pendrake,I noticed that you mentioned having found some books in Russian and was wondering if you'd be able to find something interesting for you to read in this on-line Russian library:http://lib.rus.ecTry it, you'll see lots and lots of books there from classical masterpieces to modern creations.Reading is surely the best way to keep the language alive in one's head.Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas pendrake Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Hello Thomas Pendrake,I noticed that you mentioned having found some books in Russian and was wondering if you'd be able to find something interesting for you to read in this on-line Russian library:http://lib.rus.ecTry it, you'll see lots and lots of books there from classical masterpieces to modern creations.Reading is surely the best way to keep the language alive in one's head.Good luck! Russian Pianist? I guess there a few of those! Thank you for the link. I have been taught that there are three great literatures in known human history, and Russian is one of them. English and Greco-Roman are the other two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russian_pianist Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Hi Thomas Pendrake, Здравствуйте!It is very kind of you to say so and put Russian literature on the same level with Greeks and Romans and the English What about the French literature? Molier, Racine, Dumas? Were they not amazingly talented writers? By the way, Russian literature owes a lot to the French one. Alexander Poushkin applied his knowledge of the French language grammar and composition to his own creations written in prose. And his followers could not imagine a different way to write. They would not take a risk of sounding old-fashioned, I believe This cannot be said about poetry, though.Talk to you later!Счастливо! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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