Привет Explorussians, I'm writing this article from Saint Petersburg, Russia (Cанкт-Петербург, Петербург, Питер). I arrived here two days ago and I'm planning to stay for three months. Yes, I'm going to be here for the whole winter and it's cold. It's veeery cold. But it's beautiful. I mean, it's veeeeeeeeeeery beautiful. Here, I'll not be making snowmans. OK, maybe [...]
This article is full of useful phrases on how to order a taxi, how to communicate with the taxi driver, etc. Applications like Uber are getting more and more popular in Russia and other Russian speaking countries. However, it's still very common to order a taxi by calling a taxi agency number. People usually have a couple or more taxi numbers [...]
In this interview Yulia Amlinskaya answers my questions on the Russian language! Yulia Amlinskaya is an experienced and enthusiastic Russian teacher. She is originally from Moscow but now lives in Spain. She is the founder of the International Online Russian Language School "Russificate" and she offers online lessons. If you have any further questions, please leave a comment [...]
Hi guys, I recently answered a few questions on how I learned Russian on Natasha's website http://NatashaSpeaksRussian.com I just copied the interview below in English and Russian. Hope you find it useful. Speak soon, Angelos Introduction Ангелос Георгакис - автор, блогер и путешественник. Он делится своей любовью к русскому языку на ExploreRussian.com. Он считает, что [...]
Монолог женщины by Роберт Рождественский. I fell in love with this poem. Thank you, YouTube autoplay feature, for getting me to this treasure! And how not to fall in love with this poem when you listen to Алиса Фрейндлих interpreting it? У неё такой приятный голос, нежный, музыкальный, выразительный (She has such a pleasant, gentle, musical, expressive [...]
Today we'll explore a nice old song called Родная Улица from the Soviet film Весна на Заречной улице. I haven't watched the film yet but judging from the song, the film must be as great. No bluff, just press the Play Button! Родная Улица - The Video Родная Улица - The Lyrics Когда весна придёт, [...]
Всем привет! I've got some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that this gigantic article is 100% Russian grammar and I know how much you love grammar! The good news is that we will attack one of the most important subjects of the Russian grammar that most learners find difficult: The Verb Aspects, or simply, Imperfective [...]
Here is a nice song for you guys by the Russian pop-rock band Братья Грим. The song has the name of the famous film director - Кустурица. Fresh and funny! I'm sure you'll love it! Please don't try to rationalise the lyrics too much though. They are a little surreal as you'll see. The "Grammar Menu" for [...]
The pronoun свой was for me one of those things that I’ve always tried to stay away from. I could sense it was one of those tricky bits in the Russian grammar. Also, since I could use мой to say my, I always thought that свой was something I could live without. Ну, ладно… “I’ll [...]
Introduction - The Film If I told you that I learned Russian only through one film, it wouldn’t be a lie. One film became my Russian teacher, my Russian textbook. It introduced me to such beautiful songs that I didn't mind struggling for hours with complex chords so I could play them on my guitar. This [...]
