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Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- --------------------------- Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources!

Learn common Russian conversational phrases with our Russian in Three Minutes series! In Russia, manners are important, and this step-by-step video teaches you some of the basics you need to be polite while speaking Russian. A native Russian teacher will explain the simple phrases necessary. In this lesson, you'll learn how to ask about someone's age in Russian. Visit us at RussianPod101.com, where you will find many more fantastic Russian lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn Russian with RussianPod101.com! Moving to Russia has unleashed so many feelings that you've never really been able to express in Russian. Like the frustration you felt when you got stuck in traffic…twice in one day. Or the anger that you felt when someone stole your wallet. Or the joy of your first paycheck in Russian money. Now that you know how to express these feelings in Russian, though, you have no problem shouting in Russian with all the other drivers stuck in traffic. This lesson looks at Russian words related to senses and feelings. Learning Russian with RussianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Russian! This Russian video series is a brand new way to learn Russian. Learn everyday vocabulary and key verbs in this Russian video lesson. Read the Russian lesson notes to learn about the Russian verb tenses Join us, and see what you've been missing! Visit us at RussianPod101.com where you will find many more fantastic Russian lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Кто входит в пятёрку самых популярных писателей в России? 1. Александр Пушкин 2. Лев Толстой 3. Фёдор Достоевский 4. Михаил Лермонтов 5. Виктор Пелевин ----Formal English---- Who are the five most popular writers in Russia? 1. Alexander Pushkin 2. Leo Tolstoy 3. Fyodor Dostoevsky 4. Mikhail Lermontov 5. Victor Pelevin ----Formal Romanization---- Kto vhodit v pyatyorku samih populyarnih pisateley v Rossii? 1. Aleksander Pushkin 2. Leo Tolstoy 3. Fedor Dostoevsky 4. Mikhail Lermontov 5. Pelevin --------------------------- Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- --------------------------- Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Denis: Алло? John: Привет! Это Джон. Denis: Привет, Джон! John: Я завтра лечу в Москву. Denis: Правда? Здорово! Удачного полёта! John: Спасибо. Denis: Ну, скоро увидимся! John: Пока! ----Formal English---- Denis: Hello? John: Hi! This is John. Denis: Hi John! John: I'm flying to Russia tomorrow. Denis: Really? That's great! Have a nice flight! John: Thank you. Denis: Well, see you soon! John: Bye! ----Formal Romanization---- Denis: Alo? John: Privet! Eto Jon. Denis: Privet, Jon! John: Ya zavtra lechu v Moskvu. Denis: Pravda? Zdorovo! Udachnogo polyota! John: Spasibo. Denis: Nu, skoro uvidimsya! John: Poka! --------------------------- Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Кто входит в пятёрку самых популярных артистов и музыкантов в России? 1. Алла Пугачева 2. Лариса Долина 3. Муммитроль 4. Тимати 5. Игорь Бутман ----Formal English---- Who are the five most popular artists and musicians in Russia? 1. Alla Pugachova 2. Larisa Dolina 3. Mummitrol 4. Timati 5. Igor Butman ----Formal Romanization---- Kto vhodit v pyatyorku samih populyarnix artistov i muzikantov v Rossii? 1. Alla Pugachova 2. Larisa Dolina 3. Mummitrol 4. Timati 5. Igor Butman --------------------------- Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- --------------------------- Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources!

Learn common Russian conversational phrases with our Russian in Three Minutes series! In Russia, manners are important, and this step-by-step video teaches you some of the basics you need to be polite while speaking Russian. A native Russian teacher will explain the simple phrases necessary. In this lesson, you'll learn how to ask where somebody is in Russian. Visit us at RussianPod101.com, where you will find many more fantastic Russian lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Объявление в метро: Следующая станция – Тверская. Джон: Извините, Вы выходите? Пассажир: Да, выхожу. Джон: Извините, Вы не подскажите, как пройти к отелю Голден Эпл? Прохожий: Это недалеко. Идите прямо по Тверской, потом поверните направо, на Настасьинский переулок. Идите до конца, потом поверните налево, на улицу Малая Дмитровка. Отель будет по левой стороне через метров сто. Джон: Большое спасибо. ----Formal English---- Subway announcement: Next station is Tverskaya. John: Excuse me, are you getting off? Passenger: Yes, I am. John: Excuse me, how can I get to the Golden Apple Hotel? Passerby: It's not far. Go straight down the Tverskaya street, then turn right to the Nastasjinskij lane. Go straight 'til the end, then turn left to the Malaya Dmitrovka Street. The hotel will be on your left in about one hundred meters. John: Thank you very much. ----Formal Romanization---- Subway announcement: Sleduyuschaya stantsiya - Tverskaya. John: Izvinite, Vy vyhoditye? Passenger: Da, vyhozhu. (on the street)i John: Izvinite, Vy ne podskazhite, kak proyti k otelyu Golden Apple? Passerby: Eto nedaleko. Idite pryamo po Tverskoy, potom povernite napravo, na Nastas'inskiy pereulok. Idite do kontsa, potom povernite nalevo, na ulitsu Malaya Dmitrovka. Otel' budet po levoy storone cherez metrov sto. John: Bol'shoe spasibo. --------------------------- Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Какие магазины входят в пятёрку самых крупных торговых сетей в России? 1. ГУМ 2. Берёзка/Мойдодыр 3. Техносила 4. Снежная Королева 5. М-Видео ----Formal English---- What are the five most popular chain stores in Russia? 1. State Department Store 2. Beryozka, Household goods store 3. TechnoSila, electronic appliances store 4. Snezhnaya Koroleva, Fur coat store 5. M-Video, electronic appliances store ----Formal Romanization---- Kakie magaziny vhodyat v pyatyorku samih krupnix torgovih setey v Rossii? 1. GUM 2. Beryozka/ Moidodir 3. TechnoSila 4. Snezhnaya Koroleva 5. M-Video --------------------------- Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources!

  Learn Russian with RussianPod101.com! It is such a beautiful day today in Russia that you cannot resist taking your friends up on their offer to head out on their boat. But you had no idea what a learning experience today would turn out to be. Your friends are driving along and you are all chatting and having an incredible time. Suddenly, your friend points out the side of the boat and yells excitedly in Russian, "I bet you have never seen one of these back home! Check out the whale gliding in the water!" Rushing over to the side of the boat, you see the most exciting sight you have ever seen! You ask your friend in Russian, "How do you say 'whale' in Russian again?" He repeats the word and then hands you a scuba suit. Looking terrified, he laughs and assures you he will not let anything happen to you but that you HAVE to see what is under the water! And he was right! When you climb back on the boat later, you have so many questions! And the worst part is that you have no idea how to say any of the amazing creatures you saw swimming under the water in Russian. Luckily, you have plenty of time to sit on board and describe the animals to your patient friend while he tells you what each is called in Russian...crab, jellyfish, urchin, and so on. What would you do without your friend? Learning Russian with RussianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Russian! The answer is that you would come to RussianPod101.com! In this Russian Video Vocabulary lesson, we will teach you how to talk about these amazing marine animals in Russian in case you don't have one of those patient friends handy! In this Russian vocabulary video, you will learn Russian by watching the video, seeing both English and Russian translations describing the video, and all while listening to the Russian translations being read aloud by our native Russian speakers. Visit us at RussianPod101.com where you will find many more great Russian lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!  

Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Ксения: О чём ты задумался? Билл: Просто думаю, какой бы была моя жизнь, если бы я не приехал в Россию. Ксения: Если бы ты не приехал в Россию, ты бы не встретил меня. Билл: Да. Я бы до сих пор жил в Бостоне, работал бы в рекламной компании... Ксения: А если бы я не встретила тебя здесь, я бы уехала в Америку. Билл: Тогда бы мы встретились там! ----Formal English---- Ksenia: What are you thinking about? Bill: Just thinking about what my life would be like if I hadn't come to Russia. Ksenia: If you hadn't come to Russia, you would not have met me. Bill: Yes. I'd still be living in Boston, working in an advertising company ... Ksenia: And if I hadn't met you here, I would have gone to America. Bill: Then we would have met there! ----Formal Romanization---- Ksyeniya: O chyom ty zadumalsya? Bill: Prosto dumayu, kakoy by byla moya zhizn ', yesli by ya nye priyehal v Rossiyu. Ksyeniya: Yesli by ty nye priyehal v Rossiyu, ty by nye vstryetil myenya. Bill: Da. YA by do sih por zhil v Bostonye, rabotal by v ryeklamnoy kompanii... Ksyeniya: A yesli by ya nye vstryetila tyebya zdyes ', ya by uyehala v Amyeriku. Bill: Togda by my vstryetilis ' tam! --------------------------- Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources!

Learn common Russian conversational phrases with our Russian in Three Minutes series! In Russia, manners are important, and this step-by-step video teaches you some of the basics you need to be polite while speaking Russian. A native Russian teacher will explain the simple phrases necessary. In this lesson, you'll learn how to ask about someone's nationality in Russian. Visit us at RussianPod101.com, where you will find many more fantastic Russian lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!  

Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Сергей Донатович Довлатов - российский писатель и журналист, родился в 1941 году в Уфе. С 1944го года жил в Ленинграде, где закончил школу и первые 3 курса университета, из которого был отчислен за неуспеваемость. Отслужив в армии, Довлатов некоторое время проработал в Ленинградской газете, затем выехал в Эстонию и работал в Таллинских изданиях. В 1978м году эмигрировал в Австрию, затем переехал в США на постоянное место жительства. Довлатов начал писать прозу ещё в Ленинграде, однако набор его первой книги был уничтожен КГБ, а последующие попытки публиковаться пресекались Советским правительством. В Америке Довлатов стал главным редактором русскоязычной эмигрантской газеты "Новый американец", печатался в журнале "Нью-Йоркер". Основные произведения Довлатова - "Зона", "Невидимая книга", "Соло на ундервуде", "Компромисс", "Заповедник", "Наши", "Марш одиноких", "Ремесло", "Чемодан", "Иностранка", "Не только Бродский". В основе произведений Сергея Довлатова лежат события его собственной жизни, однако его книги не документальны. Автор использует автобиографические факты для описания жизни и психологии поколения 60х годов, абсурдности и песпощадности Советской действительности, нелёгкой судьбы русских эмигрантов в Америке. Отличие творчества Довлатова от писателей предыдущих поколений в том, что он не брал на себя анализ нравственно-этических устоев общества, не пытался духовно "воспитать" народ, как это делали Достоевский и Толстой, и не придавал своим произведениям идейной функции, как это делали большинство советских писателей. Довлатов позиционировал себя как рассказчика, стоящего в стороне от оценок и критики человеческих поступков. В художественном мире автора злодей и праведник, заключённый и охранник уравнены в правах, так как "зло", по мнению писателя, "является продуктом конъюктуры и спроса, и во многом определяется фактором случайности". Ироничная манера письма Довлатова совмещает в себе трагическое и комическое, смешное и абсурдное, выражает гротесковое мироощущение с отказом от моральных выводов. Довлатов – типичный представитель третьей волны русской эмиграции в Америке. Прожил в Штатах более десяти лет, умер 24го августа 1990го года в Нью-Йорке, похоронен на кладбище "Маунт Хеброн". ----Formal English---- Sergei Donatovich Dovlatov is a Russian writer and journalist. He was born in 1941 in Ufa. From 1944, he lived in St. Petersburg where he finished school and the first three years of the university, from which he was expelled for poor performance. Having served in the army, Dovlatov spent some time working at the Leningrad newspaper and later moved to Estonia and worked in Tallinn editions. In 1978, he immigrated to Austria and then moved to the USA for permanent residence. Dovlatov started writing novels while he was still in Leningrad but the typesetting of his first book was destroyed by the KGB, and the following attempts to get published were suppressed by the Soviet government. In America Dovlatov became chief editor of the Russian language immigrant newspaper called "New American," and his articles were published in the "New-Yorker" magazine. The main works of Dovlatov are the following: "The Zone," "The Invisible Book," "Solo on Underwood," "The Compromise," "The Reserve," "Ours," "The March of the Single People," "Craft," "Suitcase," "A foreign Woman," and "Not only Brodsky." The basis of Sergei Dovlatov's works is the events of his own life, although his books are not documentaries. The author uses autobiographic facts to describe life and mentality of the generation of the 60s, the absurdity and mercilessness of the Soviet reali [...]