Culture and Society resources
Russian, grade 12. Notes, worksheets, videos, interactive tools and revision materials for this chapter.
Notes
Study notes
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01Russian HolidaysFrom Новый год (Nóvyy god — New Year) to Масленица (Máslenitsa — pancake week), learn how Russia celebrates.Read lesson →02Food and HospitalityExplore bread-and-salt welcomes, the groaning festive table and endless tea culture.Read lesson →03Geography and CitiesTravel from Moscow to Vladivostok across eleven time zones.Read lesson →04Traditions and EtiquetteMaster the unwritten rules, from flowers to slippers to the баня (bánya — steam bath).Read lesson →
Worksheets
Practice worksheet
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Videos
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Revision
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Can you explain each of these out loud, without looking? If not, re-read that lesson.
- Russian Holidays: From Новый год (Nóvyy god — New Year) to Масленица (Máslenitsa — pancake week), learn how Russia celebrates.
- Food and Hospitality: Explore bread-and-salt welcomes, the groaning festive table and endless tea culture.
- Geography and Cities: Travel from Moscow to Vladivostok across eleven time zones.
- Traditions and Etiquette: Master the unwritten rules, from flowers to slippers to the баня (bánya — steam bath).
- Read each lesson's summary and re-do its practice questions from memory.