20 frivolous rules of the Russian language that should be taken very seriously

Why the "great and mighty" Russian language did not become the state language in the USSR

The largest country in area in the entire history of human civilization was the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. However, if you look into all the intricacies of such a designation as "state", the USSR did not have one very important component of it. This is a single state language. After all, the Russian language officially, from the point of view of legislation, never became the state language in the Soviet Union

The most ridiculous and very common mistakes in the Russian language that even educated people make

From the very first classes of study, we are told that Russian is the most difficult language. It would seem, what could be simpler than speaking your native dialect correctly? But not everything is as easy as we would like! Day after day, we are faced with mistakes in speech and writing, which at least force us to correct the interlocutor and, at the most, arouse in us a feeling of disgust for the speaker. At the same time, the mistakes are the most elementary and terribly ridiculous! And it is about them that will be discussed further

Humorous classification of doctors by specialization: Very funny and very honest

Every year on the first Monday in October, doctors are honored all over the world. Who, if not people in white coats, rush to help us when we get sick. Who, if not they, almost daily perform a feat at work. And it doesn't matter whether they are surgeons or orthopedists, dentists or therapists, ophthalmologists or psychotherapists - they all heal our bodily and mental wounds, restore our vision, movement, health and life! The importance of doctors cannot be overemphasized. And on their professional holiday, I would like to wish a doctor

What rules were followed by Japanese samurai, and what should their wives do if they were widowed

This is just one of many Japanese "-do" which means "way." Bushido is a warrior's path that invariably led to death, and the shortest path. This emphasis on the idea of the sudden end of a life's journey permeates the entire philosophy of bushido. At first glance, the idea is creepy and gloomy, but upon closer inspection, even a European will see in it a respect for life and beauty

Strange Fruits - very, very strange fruits from Sarah Illenberger

Still life artists depict artificial vegetables and fruits to make them look like they are real. But the German designer Sarah Illenberger does not even try to make her own such images realistic and appetizing. But she makes them very interesting and extraordinary