The Secrets of the Russian Language

Vitaly Vladimirovich Sundakov is known not only as a professional traveler-researcher, president of the Russian Expeditions and Travels Fund, and founder of the Slavic Kremlin; he is also called a master of words – and not without reason. A professional... philologist with two higher education degrees, a poet, writer, journalist, and author of works such as Paper Staff, Tales from the Chest, The Sleeping Barbarian, and The Epidemic of Love. He knows about the Russian language what is not taught in ordinary schools and universities, what lies at the foundation of not only our language but also our native Russian culture. This book is a complete course of lectures based on the materials of the Russian School of the Russian Language, revealing the secrets of our speech, culture, and history. Thanks to the author, you will learn why Slavs are called Slavs, how a tsar differs from a king and an emperor, how a bear is related to a governor, what Yasna of the day is and how it is connected with the rules of constructing Russian words and sentences, as well as immerse yourself in the remarkable atmosphere of the rich past of our land.