Glory to the Family! The Etymology of Russian Life

Mikhail Zadornov's creativity has long transcended the boundaries of satire and humor. His interests are diverse: numerology, history, the etymology of Russian life, and endless investigations into the origins of words... How to learn to understand the original meaning of familiar words, to hear the natural tremor of one's native language? Perhaps for some, it will be enough to read Mikhail Zadornov's autobiographical story about how he, as a budding journalist, went to Siberia to write an essay about the Old Believers and met a witch in the taiga... A lot of time has passed since then. The author traveled the world, listening to the speech of our people and others. He conducted research, sat in archives. Calling on us to glorify our family, Mikhail Nikolayevich tells amazing things about the origins of simple words: papa, mama, grandmother, aunt — and riddle words for the current young generation: daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law... In this book, you will find an exciting interpretation of the plots of Russian fairy tales and familiar calendar holidays. You will hear what the letters of our alphabet will whisper and feel pride for your native speech, discovering that the English language is a corrupted Russian.