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Welcome! Today`s topic is New Year - Hовый Год. It's a favorite holiday of all Russians! Today we'll tell you: why Russia celebrates the New Year and not Christmas; how people celebrate the New Year and what attributes it has; why the New Year is celebrated twice. Read the episode's transcript: https://storytelling-russian.com/promo/episode-15-new-year-promo-version/ Spe

Usually, we publish short promo episodes, but today we decided to give you a Premium version of the episode for free! Today`s topic is Мат (swear words). We are not going to teach you Russian swear words, but we will tell you about “insults” – words with offensive meaning. Download the audio with the transcript here: https://storytelling-russian.com/promo/episode-14-m-swea

Welcome to the 13th episode of the podcast "Russian through Stories: from A to Я"! Today is an excursion into history. We have the letter Л, and we will talk about one of the most famous personalities of Russia - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. The Premium version of the episode contains a practical part where you'll take your Russian to the next level with some best polyglots techniques!

WElcome to the 12th episode of the podcast "Russian through Stories: from A to Я"! Today we have the letter K, and we're going to talk about the kitchen (кухня). In Russia, it's a cultural phenomenon. Premium version of the episode contains a practical part where you'll take your Russian to the next level with 3 polyglots proven techniques! Episode transcript with English tra

Welcome to the 11 PROMO episode of the podcast “Russian through Stories: from A to Я”! Today we have the letter Й, and the topic is quite unusual: Interjections - Междометия. Today we're going to learn: an easy way to identify a native Russian speaker; when to use "ого, ой, ай, ай-ай-ай, уф"; the context in which the God and Devil are synonymous; how

Welcome to the 10 PROMO episode of the podcast “Russian through Stories: from A to Я”! Today we have the letter И, and we are going to talk about Russian names. You will know: the peculiarity of the Russian names; what first name, surname, and patronymic are; when Russians change their surname; the most popular Russian names; one name and tons of options for everyone. In

Welcome to the 9th PROMO episode of the podcast “Russian through Stories: from A to Я”! Today we have the letter З, and we are going to talk about Russian Winter – Зима. Today we’re going to discover: stereotypes about the long and harsh Russian winter; the real winter in Russia: what it's like; how Russians feel about winter; what people do in the winter. In the se

Welcome to the 8th promo episode of the podcast “Russian through Stories: from A to Я”! Today we have the letter Ж, and we are going to talk about Russian Women. You’ll learn: what’s special about Russian women? how women are treated in Russia; is feminism popular in Russia; who pays the restaurant bill; how responsibilities are distributed in the family, etc. The Prem

Usually, we publish short promo episodes, but today we decided to present you a Premium version of the episode for free! The topic of this episode is a very strange letter Ё. What we're going to learn: why Ё is the strangest letter in the alphabet; how this letter appeared in the Russian language; why some want to remove it from the alphabet; what would happen if Ё is removed

Welcome to the sixth promo episode of the podcast “Russian through Stories: From A to Я”! Today we have the letter E. And the topic is Еда – Meals. What we're going to learn: how many times we eat during the day; what we eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner;\ whether it's true that Russians drink while eating; the difference between dinner on a holiday and ordinary din