Всем привет! It was a beautiful sunny day today in St. Petersburg! I was walking along my favourite street in the centre, Фурштатская улица. I often see elderly people sit on the benches along this street. I had this idea to ask them what is Русская душа - Russian soul. Enjoy the video! Angelos [...]
This is a new video series on Russian verb prefixes. What is a prefix? It's a group of letters that you can add to the beginning of a word to change its meaning. In the English language we have prefixes. For example, the prefix "un". clear - unclear fold - unfold Prefixes are an [...]
What does St. Valentine's Day mean to Russians? How do Russians confess their love? What is their favourite love poem? To answer the above questions, I asked a few people on the streets of St. Petersburg. To be honest, it was probably the most difficult video I have ever done. Because love is a personal [...]
Hi Explorussians, I was at Liden & Denz Language Institute in St. Petersburg the other day answering your comments on YouTube. Fatih left the following comment: "In Russia they say O великий, могучий, правдивый и свободный русский язык!" I hadn't heard that phrase before, I looked it up and found that it is from a popular [...]
Hi guys, Today's topic is verb aspects, ie. imperfective and perfective verbs. However, it will NOT be me talking grammar. It will NOT be a Russian teacher talking grammar either. It will be random people I chatted in the centre of St. Petersburg. I got insanely beautiful explanations! I thought everyone around me was a linguist! :) Enjoy the video! [...]
Hi guys, This is the second video I'm filming at Liden & Denz Institute of Languages in Saint Petersburg. Our teacher Anna explains the difference between an imperfective verb and its perfective pair. I hope you like it. Greetings from the wintery Saint Petersburg, Angelos Verb Aspects - The Video Verb Aspects - The [...]
This is how a beginner lesson would look like at the Liden & Denz Intercultural Institute of Languages in Saint Petersburg. I'm planning to film a video series at Liden & Denz working next to some of the best teachers of the Russian language. You can find more info about Liden & Denz here http://lidenz.ru/ [...]
Всем привет, I hit my head on the ice and I went to the hospital. Bad news: Temporary loss of consciousness, stitches, pain. Good news: Learned medical terms and my Russian got better! :) Enjoy, Angelos Learn Russian in the hospital - The Video Learn Russian in the hospital - The Transcript Всем [...]
Hi guys, A few weeks ago I made a video about the Instrumental Case on the plane to Saint Petersburg. The other day, I was in a Stolovaya and the menu again was full of the Instrumental Case. So, I decided to make another video. Hope you like it! Instrumental Case in a Stolovaya - [...]
Saturday afternoon in Saint Petersburg. I'm walking along Gorokhovaya Street. Cold. Idea comes to mind: "Learn Russian through Shop Signs!" I don't have a clue how to say "shop sign" in Russian! I ask some random guys on the street. It's called Вывеска! Filming... Learn Russian through Shop Signs - The Video Learn [...]
