Glory to the Family! The Etymology of Russian Life

The creativity of Mikhail Zadornov has long surpassed the boundaries of satire and humor. His interests are multifaceted: 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, as a budding journalist, he went to Siberia to write a feature about the old believers and met a witch in the taiga. . . Much time has passed since then. The author traveled the world, listening to the speech of our nation and others. He conducted research, sat in archives. Calling for the glorification of his lineage, Mikhail Nikolaevich shares amazing facts about the origins of simple words: papa, mama, grandmother, aunt — and words that puzzle the current young generation: daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law.