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.

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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.

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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!

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It will do wonders for your Russian :)

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.

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It will do wonders for your Russian :)

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 to express surprise, admiration, fright;
• what Russian dish is used as a swear word?

In the second, practical part (only in Premium version)  you’ll greatly improve your Russian with the techniques: Story-asking, Point of view, Reverse translation.

Episode transcripts with English translation are available here: https://storytelling-russian.com/promo/

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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 the second, practical part (only in Premium)  you’ll improve your spoken Russian with the techniques:

• Story-asking for developing fluency;
• Point of view for mastering practical grammar;
• Reverse translation to start thinking in Russian.

We will do it through a story of a girl Sasha, who was called differently by other people…

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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 second, practical part (only in The Premium plan)  you’ll greatly improve your proficiency in Russian with the techniques:

• Story-asking for developing fluency;
• Point of view for mastering practical grammar;
• Reverse translation to start thinking in Russian.

We will practice them through a story of the African Zikimo who finds himself in the coldest part of Russia.

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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 Premium version of the episode includes a practical part where you'll start to speak Russian fluently with polyglots' best techniques: Storyasking, POV, Reverse Translation.

We’ll do it through the story of Julia, an American woman who was surprised by the behavior of Russian men…

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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 from the alphabet.

In the second (practical) part you'll greatly improve your conversation skills with the Storytelling techniques!

You'll practice them through a story about Yemelya who didn’t like the letter Ё and paid the price for it.

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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 dinner;
• why no food should be left on the plate.

The Premium version of the episode includes a practical part where you'll start to speak Russian fluently with polyglots' best techniques: Storyasking, POV, Reverse Translation!

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