Already ready for something new? Great!
Watch our new video ‘What do we drink from?’ in the Traditions and History section. Learn the difference between a shot glass and a wine glass, and why the faceted glass was so popular in the USSR.
The next video in line is a trip with Anna to the famous city of Sergiev Posad, near Moscow. Don’t miss it!
In other news, lessons 2 and 3 of the ‘Suitcase’ course for beginners have now been updated with free pdf worksheets.
Traditions and HistoryVideoprojectsExtra Material
On March 8th, we usually talk about interesting women and how this holiday is celebrated in Russia. Today, we have prepared…
January special offer for level A1-B2 students! We offer you a 5-hour Online Russian Grammar Crash-Course with Anna or Yulia for only $55, if you sign up in the period between the 10th of January and the 10th of February
Последняя встреча в этом году. По традиции нам нужно подвести итоги уходящего года…
The last meeting of the year. Tradition requires that we summarise the results of the outgoing year…
Dear friends and colleagues!
Today we want to offer you 2 New Year’s materials, which are dedicated to the main New Year characters: Ded Moroz and Snegurochka.
The first material for reading (and listening ) (A2-B1) is an adapted retelling of the tale of the Russian writer Ostrovsky «Снегурочка (Snow Maiden)», there are a lot of interesting tasks, especially on the vocabulary.
Dear friends and colleagues!
We would like to draw your attention to the latest updates on our website:
in our shop you can find now a new worksheet “Русская матрёшка” (А2), which contains a text dedicated to the history of the traditional Russian nesting doll and indeed many audio and other kind of exercises. Here you can have a look at it , or buy the worksheet.
Around the CountryVideo Projects
Dear friends and colleagues,
first of all, as promised, in our section “Around the Country” there is a continuation of the story about Sergiev Posad. This time we are talking about the founder of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra – Sergiy Radonezhsky. Watch the video. Below the video you will find comprehension questions and, as usual, text in PDF.
Around the CountryVideo ProjectsB1+ - 10:40 min
In the second part of the video about Sergiev Posad you will learn about its founder - Sergiy Radonezhsky. In the 14th century, Sergiy Radonezhsky founded a monastery, around which gradually grew this town.
June 9, 2022 marks the 350th anniversary of the birth of Peter the Great. This is another controversial and complex figure of Russian history. Many events, books, articles, documentaries, forums and other events are dedicated to him. But for our video today we have chosen just one small aspect…
We all remember that June 6 is the birthday of the great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin. Pushkin wrote many things, but even a small simple poem by Pushkin often has deep meaning. Listen to one of them read by Anna: “Если жизнь тебя обманет…" (If you were Deceived by Life…).
Moscow by AlphabetVideo Projects
If you remember, we talked about the Еliseevsky shop in Moscow, and then we talked about it being closed down. It is still unknown what will be in its place after the renovation. But what about Saint Petersburg?
Moscow by AlphabetVideo Projects
Dear friends and colleagues,
We have a lot of news to share with you.
First of all, we added the letter “Ц” to our “Moscow by Alphabet” project, which is dedicated to the Russian rock singer Victor Tsoi. Because it is his anniversary, and because there is an exhibition dedicated to him in Moscow, in the Manege. Watch the video: Стена Цоя …
Around the CountryVideoprojectsB1+ – 8:40 min
In the summer, Anna and I went to the wonderful city of Sergiev Posad in the vicinity of Moscow and visited the Trinity Sergius Lavra, the main attraction of this old town. Join us on our tour!
Traditions and HistoryVideoprojectsA2 - 13 min
Easter is the most important Christian festival dedicated to the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. It symbolises the victory of life over death. It is a glorious celebration of peace, goodness and invincible life. Christ has risen!
Dear friends and colleagues,
Forgive us for our long silence. We needed some time for reevaluation of ourserlves and of the purpose and meaning of our work in the new reality. The life – offline and online – however, shows that …
Russian PoetryVideoprojectsA2-B2 - 7:30 min
Watch our new video in which Anna will introduce you to the beautiful poem by Boris Pasternak’s – “Winter Night”.
Great art always helps in difficult moments of life…
Traditions and HistoryVideoprojectsA2-B1 - 15:30 min
Well, in these unquiet days we are publishing our new video ‘23 february – Defender of the Fatherland Day’ in the Traditions and History section. Defender of the Fatherland Day is a public holiday in Russia. Many celebrate…
Traditions and HistoryVideoprojectsA2-B1 - 8:30 min
Already ready for something new? Great!
Watch our new video ‘What do we drink from?’ in the Traditions and History section. Learn the difference …
