What do you know about Russia?.. Hello. There are so many people from all over the world on italki. I want to ask what do you know about Russia and what would you like to know? Do you know anything about Russian cities? Russian media? Russian outstanding people and stars?

Spanish online Hi, does anybody know some good Spanish online course? Maybe some channel on youtube or some website, where it's free?

Merry Christmas to all my Catholic friends I remember my Christmas classes in school and University. Even though I'm not Catholic, I like the holiday very much. Maybe it's due to American movies, which are full of love and wonders, but whenever there is Christmas I wait for some wonders to happen. I wish you all to live happily, to love and to be loved and to continue learning every day. Merry Christmas, my friends. Let wonders full every moment of your life...

Solar system According to modern scientific believes, in few billion years, when the most part of the hydrogen “fuel” will burn out in the Sun, it will turn into a red giant, inside which may be even the orbit of the Earth. Then the giant will turn into a white dwarf, which will gradually cool down. Is everything right?

For those who want to earn some money Hello, dear friends. I am a starting translator and journalist. I write and translate articles in Russian and English. I'm not sure about the proficiency of my works, written in English. So I'm looking for an English-speaking editor. Unfortunately, I cannot suggest you a lot of money, cause my own salary is not high. $1 for 1000 symbols. (I get $4 for translating of 1000s) However, editing is not really difficult if you know the language. So this work is for those who - knows Englih well (maybe has some Philological education) - has some free time - wants to edit the articles not only for free, but also get some money for this - is interested in politics (reads a lot of political articles)

Billion or milliard? what is right? Russia writes off $20 billion Africa’s debts Russia forgave debts of African countries and transferred them $50 millions more. Russian government wrote off the debts of African countries, the amount of which is more than $20 milliards, reports RIA Novosti. As reports Vladimir Sergeev, the Director of the Department of International Organizations by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, on the session of the UN General Assembly on October, 17, Moscow has also provided $50 million to the fund of the Universal Bank for the poorest countries. These money will also be used for the development of the sub-Saharan region in Africa. “Now more than 8 thousand African students study in Russian universities and approximately half of them study on budget (free of charge) program”, noted Sergeev.

Windows on Russia The main character of the present story in the project “Windows on Russia” is from the hottest spot on the planet. From Syria… This interview made by the participant of the project “Windows on Russia” is not the usual one. Our today’s hero is from the hottest spot on the planet. From Syria. Hasan Hater, the citizen of Damascus, was born in Moscow then he moved out, and recently he has come back. At the beginning of the interview Hasan made excuses for his Russian which might be not so good because of little sleep, and when he caught my questioning look about the causes of insomnia, he told that he has lost the habit to sleep “when there is no shooting”.