🔗 Choose your language Sometimes a single song can tell us more about culture, language, and human nature than dozens of textbooks.The song by Belyy Oryol (White Eagle), “Bitter Honey”, is one such case. Behind its simple melody and concise lyrics lies a whole layer of cultural codes, linguistic nuances, and psychological meanings. This article opens a series […]

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect © Tymur Levitin — Founder, Director and Lead Educator of Levitin Language School & Start Language School by Tymur Levitin “The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.” — Ludwig Wittgenstein Introduction If you’ve ever tried translating from Ukrainian or Russian into English, […]

Author’s Column by Tymur LevitinPart of the series: “Instinct. When language is not enough.” 🔗 Choose your language:➡️ Russian version➡️ Ukrainian version 🐺 Introduction She doesn’t scream her pain. She doesn’t flaunt her strength. She simply leaves—if no one listens. And if you’ve ever met one like her, you’ll never mistake her for anyone else. They call her many […]

Author’s Column by Tymur LevitinSeries: “Language. Identity. Choice. Meaning.” 🌐 Choose your language: 🔗 Read in Ukrainian / Читати українською🔗 Read in Russian / Читать по-русски 📍 Introduction This is not just a story about words.It’s a story told by a grown man.A teacher. A translator. A son. And it started with a simple question from a […]

Why One Word in Salinger’s Novel Says More Than We Think Language, identity, translation – and the loneliness no one sees 🔗 Choose your language: https://levitintymur.com/#languages ❝ Sometimes, a word we almost miss reveals everything. ❞ There’s a scene in The Catcher in the Rye that barely takes up a paragraph.Holden is sitting alone in a hotel room. He […]

Untranslatable Feelings and the Unspoken Language of Love in Two Cultures Choose your language: 🔗 https://levitintymur.com/#languages ❝Today’s story isn’t about “I love you.” Not the words, at least.❞ It’s about the moments when the words are missing—on purpose.When they would be too much, or not enough.When silence, music, or a single image says it better. […]