Synopsis
Current events podcast in Russian for upper intermediate to advanced Russian speakers. Nuanced cultural conventions and sociopolitical developments in the post-Soviet countries delivered weekly. Authentic Russian, high-frequency idioms, cultural references, and much more.
Episodes
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![034 - Arrgh, Those Terrible Russian Diminutives]()
034 - Arrgh, Those Terrible Russian Diminutives
10/10/2016 Duration: 15minWhat's with all those "ogurchiki," "kolbaska" and "vodochka"? Yuck!
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![033 - ????? ?? ?????????????, ?????? ???????? ? ??????]()
033 - ????? ?? "?????????????", ?????? ???????? ? ??????
03/10/2016 Duration: 13minВ этом выпуске семь событий лета. Что обсуждали и о чем шутили россияне.
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032 - ??? ?????? ? ???? ?????
26/09/2016 Duration: 21minВторой выпуск сезона о непростых отношениях России и Турции в историческо-геополитической перспективе.
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![031 - Review, Updates, and Some Idioms]()
031 - Review, Updates, and Some Idioms
19/09/2016 Duration: 11minOff we go with a review, updates, and a couple of idioms related to body parts.
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![030 - Notorious Russian Impersonals ... Or Are They?]()
030 - Notorious Russian Impersonals ... Or Are They?
23/05/2016 Duration: 13minIn the last episode of Season 2 we look at the impersonal constructions Russian is notorious for.
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![029 - English Untranslatables]()
029 - English Untranslatables
16/05/2016 Duration: 12minHow do you say "Netflix account" in Russian? How about "mainstream culture" or "consumption pattern"? This episode is about English words that are difficult to translate into Russian.
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![028 - Russian Untranslatables]()
028 - Russian Untranslatables
02/05/2016 Duration: 14minВ выпуске Russian Untranslatables не совсем непереводимые слова, лучше сказать, трудно переводимые.
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![027 - Russian Humor]()
027 - Russian Humor
25/04/2016 Duration: 15minВ выпуске о русском юморе - над чем смеются русские и подборка анекдотов.
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![026 - 25 Years Later: Ukraine, Moldova Kyrgyzstan]()
026 - 25 Years Later: Ukraine, Moldova & Kyrgyzstan
18/04/2016 Duration: 10minВ очередной серии «25 лет спустя» Молдова, Киргизстан и Украина. Что общего между этими странами? Давайте узнаем.
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![025 - Russian Attitudes Toward Relationships and Sex]()
025 - Russian Attitudes Toward Relationships and Sex
11/04/2016 Duration: 15minEverything on the topic that I could fit in one episode
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![024 - 25 Years Later: Belarus]()
024 - 25 Years Later: Belarus
04/04/2016 Duration: 20minВ прошлом году Александр Лукашенко был выбран президентом Беларуси на пятый срок. Что неладно в датском королевстве?
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![023 - Ten Russian Cultural References]()
023 - Ten Russian Cultural References
28/03/2016 Duration: 16minНа этой неделе я решила оставить серьёзные темы и взять десять популярных выражений из рекламы, литературы и политики.
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![022 - 25 Years Later: Armenia]()
022 - 25 Years Later: Armenia
21/03/2016 Duration: 16minЭтим выпуском я начинаю серию о пост-советских странах, у которых в этом году 25-летний юбилей независимости. Чего они добились? К чему пришли? Первая страна в этой серии - Армения.
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![021 - American Government 101: This Time Po-Russki!]()
021 - American Government 101: This Time Po-Russki!
14/03/2016 Duration: 12minThe 2016 election campaign is in full swing here in the U.S. What do Russians think about the candidates? And how to say all that political stuff in Russian anyway?
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![020 - ??????? ?????? ???? ?????????]()
020 - ??????? ?????? ???? ?????????
07/03/2016 Duration: 10minЗавтра восьмое марта и мужчины будут дарить женщинам цветы и подарки. Выпуск этой недели о женщинах.
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![019 - On Russian Grammar Police]()
019 - On Russian Grammar Police
29/02/2016 Duration: 15minHave your Russian teachers ever told you that чё is for uneducated people only or that есть and кушать are different? If so, you may want to listen to this week’s discussion.
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![018 - Crimea: After the Annexation]()
018 - Crimea: After the Annexation
22/02/2016 Duration: 13minIt’s been almost two years since Russia annexed Crimea. What is life like for Crimeans these days? These week’s discussion is about the frail banking sector, Russia’s grand Kerch Strait Bridge project, the Tatars, and more.
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![017 - Planning and Perception of Time]()
017 - Planning and Perception of Time
15/02/2016 Duration: 12minRational idleness? What is this even supposed to mean? Well, this may be the reason your Russian friend would not schedule an event with you three weeks in advance.
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![016 - Review, Updates, and Coming Up This Season]()
016 - Review, Updates, and Coming Up This Season
08/02/2016 Duration: 09minIn Russian Terms is back with a new episode. In Coming Up we peek into the upcoming topics of the season and review Season 1 vocabulary.
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![015 - Its Christmas Time]()
015 - It's Christmas Time
15/12/2015 Duration: 12minReligion in post-Soviet states - renaissance or fad? Find out in this week’s episode of In Russian Terms.
