Learning Russian through Stories

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Learning Russian through Stories episodes

February 14, 2021 'Stalker' by Andrei Tarkovsky • Plot Summary in Russian • Learning Russian through Story
Russian listening skills practice. Listen to a short summary of Andrei Tarkovsky's film "Stalker". The Russian transcript is available on the YouTube channel "Russian Language Arts".
A full PDF transcript, vocabulary list and English translation after each passage are available for the subscribers on Patreon.
3 min
February 05, 2021 Russian Tongue Twister · Russian Pronunciation Practice
Russian Pronunciation Practice with a Tongue Twister. Give it a try and see how you do! Get the full transcript of the podcast on the YouTube channel "Russian Language Arts".
2 min
February 04, 2021 From the Diary of a Young Girl · Anton Chekhov · Learn Russian through Stories
Russian listening skills practice. Listen to the Anton Chekhov's story "From the Diary of a Young Girl". The Russian transcript is available on the YouTube channel "Russian Language Arts".
5 min
January 24, 2021 Learn Russian through Stories · Peter and Witch · Flemish Fairy Tale in Russian
Russian listening and reading skills practice. Listen to an old Flemish fairy tale in Russian. The transcript is available on the YouTube channel "Russian Language Arts".

Transcript (detail)
Пи́тер жил в ма́ленькой дере́вне со свои́ми роди́телями. Его́ семья́ была́ насто́лько бедна́, что иногда́ в до́ме не́ было́ да́же хле́ба.
Translation of Expressions
Питер жил со своими родителями – Peter lived with his parents
в маленькой деревне – in a small village
его семья была настолько бедна – his family was so poor
что иногда – that sometimes
не было даже хлеба – there was not even bread
в их доме – in their house
3 min
January 11, 2021 Learn Russian through Story · New Year Gift
Russian listening skills practice. Listen to a short story "New Year Gift" in Russian. The transcript of the story is available on the YouTube channel "Russian Language Arts".

Transcript (detail)
Мари́я и А́нна шли в шко́лу. От свои́х роди́телей ка́ждая из де́вочек получи́ла пе́нни, что́бы купи́ть пиро́жное.
Translation of Expressions
Мария и Анна шли школу – Maria and Anne were on their way to school
каждая из девочек – each of the girls
получила пенни – received a penny
от своих родителей – from their parents
чтобы купить пирожное – to buy a cake
3 min
January 11, 2021 Learning Russian through Stories · Hunting Story
Russian listening skills practice. Listen to a funny short story "Hunting Story" in Russian. The transcript of the story is available on the YouTube channel "Russian Language Arts".

Transcript (detail)
Жил был охо́тник. Его́ зва́ли Фёдор. Он о́чень люби́л расска́зывать ра́зные интере́сные исто́рии из свое́й жи́зни.
Translation of Expressions
жил был охотник – there was once a hunter
его звали Фёдор – his name was Fyodor
он очень любил рассказывать – he enjoyed to tell
разные интересные истории – various interesting stories
из своей жизни – of his life
5 min
January 11, 2021 Bad Dream · Learning Russian through Stories
Russian listening and reading skills practice. Listen to a short story "Bad Dream" in Russian. The transcript of the story is available on the YouTube channel "Russian Language Arts".

Transcript (detail)
На улице стояла прекрасная погода. Маленький Ян и его сестра Мария отправились гулять и ловить бабочек.
Translation of Expressions
на улице стояла прекрасная погода – the weather was delightful outside
маленький Ян и его сестра Мария – little Jan and his sister Maria
отправились гулять – went for a walk
и – and
ловить бабочек – to catch butterflies

3 min
January 11, 2021 Toads and Jewels · Learn Russian through Stories
Russian listening and reading skills practice. Listen to a French fairy tale "Toads and Jewels" in Russian. The transcript of the story is available on the YouTube channel "Russian Language Arts".

Transcript (detail)
Жила́ когда́-то вдова́ и бы́ло у неё две до́чери. Мла́дшая дочь была́ доброду́шной де́вушкой и всегда́ улыба́лась. Ста́ршая дочь была́ вспы́льчивой и жа́дной, как её мать.
Translation of Expressions
жила когда-то вдова – there was once a widow
было у неё две дочери – who had two daughters
младшая дочь... – the younger daughter was...
добродушной девушкой – a good-natured girl
и всегда улыбалась – and always had a smile on her face
старшая дочь былв... – the older daughter was...
вспыльчивой и жадной – bad-tempered and greedy
как её мать – like her mother
3 min

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Russian listening and reading skills practice. Learning through stories is a fun and enticing way to practice Russian. The transcript of each story is available on the YouTube channel "Russian…