These quotes and excerpts from Russian classical literature are now an indispensable part of our daily speech. But they are not proverbs and apparently have an author. Behold our short guide to ...

One of the more popular Russian sayings is "Rabota ne volk, v les ne ubezhit," which translates literally as, "The work is not a wolf; it's not going to run off to the forest." ...

Writer Julia Ivanova is sure, that Russian proverbs and sayings keep the secret of all the challenges of man’s life; having coped with them, one can find the Truth and to confirm the fundamental truth ...

When President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev got together Sunday for the first time in Moscow, they traded Russian proverbs to underscore points as they have in the past.In speaking ...

Russian Popular Proverbs. Share full article. Dec. 10, 1894. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from December 10, 1894, Page 2 Buy Reprints.

From a small book of Russian proverbs, we selected eight thoughts that deserve commentary from a theosophical point of view.[1] Some of them are popular in many places around the world. ONE ...

The Russian language is awash with hundreds of proverbs. Many originated centuries ago, but the bite-sized moral messages still endure in popular culture today.

Although his pronunciation of Russian was stilted, the President dipped into his bag of Russian sayings no fewer than six times in his public […] Skip to content. All Sections.