An American living in Russia for three years is still struggling to learn the language and asked some Russians why it actually is so difficult! Trying to speak Russian feels like fumbling around a ...

A good Russian accent, such as the one Viggo Mortensen uses as Nikolai Luzhov in 2007’s “Eastern Promises,” brings an air of authenticity and drama to a performance. A bad one, however, like Arnold ...

An occasional guide to the words and names in the news from Martha Figueroa-Clark of the BBC Pronunciation Unit. After recording a landslide victory, Dmitry Medvedev, Vladimir Putin's chosen successor ...