Russian Through Stories| Learn Russian with the Storytelling method

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/ Special offer! Download all 33 Premium episodes with audio,  transcript, and English translation with a 70% discount (valid for only 7 days): https://www.russian-through-stories.com/discount

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-swear-words-premium-version/ Special offer! Take your Russian to the next level with a Premium Plan with a 70% discount (valid for only 7 days): https://www.russian-through-stories.com/discount

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! You can download the episode transcript with audio here: https://storytelling-russian.com/promo/episode13-lenin-promo/ Special offer! Upgrade to Premium Plan with a 70% discount (valid for only 7 days): https://www.russian-through-stories.com/discount 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. 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 translation is available here: https://storytelling-russian.com/promo/ Special offer! Upgrade to Premium Plan with a 70% discount (valid for only 7 days): https://www.russian-through-stories.com/discount 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/ Special offer! Buy the complete Premium course with a 70% discount (valid for only 7 days): https://www.russian-through-stories.com/discount

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… Episode transcripts with English translation are available here: https://storytelling-russian.com/promo/ Subscribe to our newsletter to find out more about our method: https://storytelling-russian.com/ Special offer! Buy the complete Premium course with a 70% discount (valid for 7 days): https://www.russian-through-stories.com/discount

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. Download the transcript with English translation here: https://storytelling-russian.com/promo/ Special offer! Download all 33 Premium episodes with audio,  transcript, and English translation with a 70% discount (valid for only 7 days): https://www.russian-through-stories.com/discount

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… Download the audio with the transcript and full English translation: https://storytelling-russian.com/promo/ Special offer! Download all 33 Premium episodes with audio,  transcript, and English translation with a 70% discount (valid for only 7 days): https://www.russian-through-stories.com/discount Subscribe to our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwJOn_PdlTfDbnmJbS9zs2A

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. Download the audio with the transcript here: https://storytelling-russian.com/promo/ Special offer! Go Premium with a 50% discount (valid for only 7 days): https://www.russian-through-stories.com/

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! Get the text with parallel English translation here: https://storytelling-russian.com/promo/episode-06-meals-promo/ Or receive the complete Premium course with a 50% discount here (offer valid for 7 days): https://www.russian-through-stories.com/