Learning Russian through Stories

Learn Russian with a slow-paced story about a young man who asks a fortune-teller for help with his love life — with unexpected results. The text uses simple grammar and is easy to follow, making it i...

1 Aug 0s

Learn Russian with a touching parable about true friendship, loyalty, and staying by a friend’s side through life’s hardest moments. The story is recorded at a slow pace, uses simple grammar, and is e...

9 Juli 5min

Strengthen your Russian word bank by listening to a funny short story and learning new words. The story was recorded at a slow pace and does not contain any complex grammar constructions. Full text is...

2 Juni 202311min

Improve your Russian vocabulary by listening to an ironic short story by O. Henry about love, an age difference, and misleading expectations. The story was recorded at a slow pace and does not contain...

28 Mars 20238min

Russian Listening and Reading Skills Practice. Practice your Russian vocabulary by listening to a fairy tale and verifying your comprehension of the story. 🟧 Transcript (detail) Жил был в одно́й дере...

3 Mars 20239min

Russian Listening and Reading Skills Practice. Read and listen to three Aesop's Fables in Russian. 🟧 Transcript (detail) 00:11 Жи́л-бы́л крестья́нин, у кото́рого была́ удиви́тельная гусы́ня. Ка́ждый...

6 Feb 20226min

Russian Listening and Reading Skills Practice. Read and listen to the legend of the invisible city of Kitezh. Full transcript is available on the YouTube channel "Russian Language Arts" https://www.yo...

26 Aug 20213min

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". Learn Russian with a smil...

28 Maj 20211min