The Heap: Assorted articles about the Russian language

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It's been a long time since I last updated the site. The lists of nouns with irregular stress has been updated and beautified. It is now easier to navigate, unlike the previous list. Definitions and notes are still in Spanish, though. I'll be working on that.

WordLog last entries: относительный, лопата, опохмеляться | опохмелиться.
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The Russian language

Stress on Russian words.: Download lists of irregularly stressed words.
WordLog.: Interesting and useful Russian words.
Adjectives derived from nouns.: A fine grammar point.
Generator of words which only use a subset of the Cyrillic alphabet.: Useful for anyone who is learning some form of Cyrillic (learning for the first time, handwriting, typing, etc.)
Similarities between Russian and Spanish.: More than anybody would think.
Learn to type on a Russian keyboard - for masochists.: Silly stuff.
Encoding - how to deal with the Cyrillic alphabet on the computer.: Sometimes, Cyrillic looks like anything but Cyrillic.
Russian songs with lyrics.: Lyrics are highlighted as the song is sung. Particularly useful if you still have trouble reading Cyrillic.
Read Russian - non traditional reading material.: Real stuff.
Radio and TV in Russian.: A word heard is worth a thousand read.

Which is your favourite letter of the Russian alphabet?: Vote Results and discussion

How long does it take to learn vocabulary?: It has a calculator!
Why knowing Spanish is so advantageous when learning English.: At least that's what I think.

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