Russian nouns with soft sign “ ь ”

the end may have masculine or feminine gender in Russian.

There is no way to define it! You just need to memorize the gender. By pairing a noun with a relevant adjective, you will instantly recall its gender. Красная площадь – Red Square (Moscow), прекрасная жизнь – wonderful life, летний дождь – summer rain, русский словарь – Russian dictionary, Тёмная ночь – dark night (a famous old song).