In the Russian language, all nouns fall into two categories — animate and inanimate. The first unites human beings, animals, birds and fish. All of these words answer the question Кто это? (Who is it?). The second category includes objects which answer the question Что это? (What is it?). 

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1. А: Что это?
В: Это печенье.

A: What's this?
B: This is a cookie.  

2. А: Кто это?
В: Это Марк.

A: Who's this?
B: This is Mark.

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