Alesya Nekrasova, Author at The Pimsleur Language Blog https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/author/alesya-nekrasova/ Learning another language doesn't have to be hard. Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:04:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Russian Winter Holiday Traditions https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/russian-winter-holiday-traditions/ https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/russian-winter-holiday-traditions/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2018 15:30:07 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=1853 Russian Winter Holiday traditions and celebrations are the longest and most anticipated of the year, running from the end of December until mid-January.  The Russian New Year’s and Russian Orthodox Christmas season is marked with what a Westerner would call a Christmas tree, but in Russia is called a “New Year Tree,” Novogodnyaya Yolka. For Read More >>

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]]> https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/russian-winter-holiday-traditions/feed/ 5 Russian Herring Under a Fur Coat Salad Recipe https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/russian-herring-under-a-fur-coat-salad-recipe/ https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/russian-herring-under-a-fur-coat-salad-recipe/#respond Mon, 31 Dec 2018 15:15:15 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=1860 Selyodka pod Shuboj salad (literally, Herring Under a Fur Coat) is a beloved and traditional Russian recipe, consisting of 5 layers of salted herring and boiled vegetables (along with a lot of mayonnaise) traditionally served on New Year’s Eve. It requires some time and agility to pull together, as well as 12 hours for its layers Read More >>

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