Etymology: nonsense-words03:40 Source: Flickr/Pedro Ribeiro Simões CC0 1.0SBS RussianView Podcast SeriesFollow and SubscribeApple PodcastsYouTubeSpotifyDownload (6.74MB)Download the SBS Audio appAvailable on iOS and Android The history of Russian words which mean nonsense (in Russian only).READ MOREEtymology: cocktail and other drinksEtymology: gulyat', tusovat'sya, slonyat'sya, valandat'syaEtymology: restaurant, bistro, teahouseEtymology: humor, anecdote, irony, satireShareLatest podcast episodesYulia Khukalenko spent seven months exploring Tiwi. "If people live there, then I can too"Arty. Erik Bulatov and Moscow ConceptualismPineapple leather, mushroom soles — we are talking about sustainable fashion with designer Evgenia LisichkinaSviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: "We want no Belarusian to remain invisible to the world"