Learning Cyrillic

Learning Cyrillic

the alphabet that looks like broken latin but is actually not!
Learning Cyrillic - the alphabet that looks like broken latin but is actually not!

Location: 

Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia

Duration: 

Sunday, August 30, 2015

Journey: 

The Baltic Sea

personal highlights

  1. Cyrillic: a variation of our Latin alphabet (looks like broken) 
  2. Origin: it was created in Bulgariainfo-icon one millennium ago
  3. Russian: reading Cyrillic, doesn't mean you understand Russians!
  4. Advertisements: brands are the best words to start reading Cyrillic

image sources

  1. Subways in St. Petersburg
  2. Movenpick advertisement
  3. Starbucks in St. Petersburg
  4. MC Donalds advertisement

You might also like

Half the Sky: Ideas for Female Empowerment

Ideas for Female Empowerment
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Abhijeet Kumar

Tunapanda Institute

Tunapanda Institute - visiting one of the most impressive and impactful tech schools in the world
visiting one of the most impressive and impactful tech schools in the world

Kibera Girls Soccer Academy

Kibera Girls Soccer Academy - getting an unique tour through the slums of Kibera to the free school for girls
getting an unique tour through the slums of Kibera to the free school for girls

moringa school

moringa school - getting inspired by an aspiring school for high class software developers
getting inspired by an aspiring school for high class software developers

ROCK: Reaching Out with Compassion in Kibera

ROCK: Reaching Out with Compassion in Kibera - helping a bunch of witty teenager to focus and learn on a Sunday afternoon
helping a bunch of witty teenager to focus and learn on a Sunday afternoon

St. Isaac's Cathedral

St. Isaac's Cathedral - amazing building (museum) in the heart of St. Petersburg
amazing building (museum) in the heart of St. Petersburg

Fellow Barber

Fellow Barber - getting a brand new haircut before leaving America and heading to Africa
getting a brand new haircut before leaving America and heading to Africa

Habesha

Habesha - having my very first Ethiopian dinner with a bunch of friends in Nairobi
having my very first Ethiopian dinner with a bunch of friends in Nairobi

Bangladeshi Jute

Bangladeshi Jute - an important industry and natural fibre for Bangladesh
an important industry and natural fibre for Bangladesh

Components of Emotional Intelligence

Components of Emotional Intelligence
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Abhijeet Kumar