5 Minute Russian

The main character of a fiction audio story Russia in my pocket Marc, is a young French man who’s coming to Russia to work but also in search of his Russian roots. Follow Marc’s adventures and become more fluent every day! Marc's arrived to Moscow quite late at night, he wonders what's the best way to get to his hotel which is situated in the city center? Go to https://www.therussianbee.com/russia-in-my-pocket/getting-to-the-center/and get the the most of it! BEFORE listening : check KeyVocab of the episode to make your understanding easier (with English translation!), work with interactive transcript to follow 100% of what I’m saying, download PDF with the transcript to take away and AFTER do a quiz . Boost your Russian with The Russian Bee !  

The main character of a fiction audio story Russia in my pocket Marc, is a young French man who’s coming to Russia to work but also in search of his Russian roots. Follow Marc’s adventures and become more fluent every day! It was too good to be true :) : one of Marc's suitcases didn't arrive to Moscow. So he's heading to Lost&Found desk in hope to find it. In this Episode #10 you'll learn what information about your belongings you should give in Russian in order to get them back! Go to https://www.therussianbee.com/russia-in-my-pocket/lost-and-found/ and get the the most of it! BEFORE listening : check KeyVocab  of the episode to make your understanding easier (with English translation!), work with interactive transcript to follow 100% of what I’m saying, download PDF with the transcript to take away and AFTER do a quiz . Boost your Russian with The Russian Bee !

Halloween is also celebrated in Russia and it's an opportunity for me to introduce you to the scariest character of Russian folklore.  Meet Baba Yaga and find out everything about her looks and lifestyle! Go to https://www.5minuterussian.com/baba-yaga/ and get the the most of it! BEFORE listening : +check KeyVocab of the episode to make your understanding easier (with English translation!) WHILE listening : + work with interactive transcript to follow 100% of what I’m saying AFTER listening : + do a quiz to check your understanding. + download PDF with the transcript to take away Get fluent in only 5 minues a day! 

The main character of a fiction audio story Russia in my pocket Marc, is a young French man who’s coming to Russia to work but also in search of his Russian roots. Follow Marc’s adventures and become more fluent every day! In this Episode #9 Marc is getting through Russian customs and answers typical officer's questions about his staying in Russia.  Go to https://www.therussianbee.com/russia-in-my-pocket/russian-customs/ and get the the most of it! BEFORE listening : check KeyVocab  of the episode to make your understanding easier (with English translation!), work with interactive transcript to follow 100% of what I’m saying, download PDF with the transcript to take away and AFTER do a quiz . Boost your Russian with The Russian Bee !

The main character of a fiction audio story Russia in my pocket Marc, is a young French man who’s coming to Russia to work but also in search of his Russian roots. Follow Marc’s adventures and become more fluent every day! In this Episode #8 Marc’s surprised to discover that Russians applaud when the plane’s landed. Eva, his fellow passenger, gives him an explanation. Will Marc and Eva stay in touch? Go to https://www.therussianbee.com/russia-in-my-pocket/landing/ and get the the most of it! BEFORE listening : check KeyVocab of the episode to make your understanding easier (with English translation!), work with interactive transcript to follow 100% of what I’m saying, download PDF with the transcript to take away and AFTER do a quiz . Boost your Russian with The Russian Bee !

From this podcast you'll find out why Prince Vladimir didn't choose islam as a national religion for Russians, who was considered as drunk in Tsarist Russia and how the authorities tried (spoiler : unsuccessfully) to ban alcohol in Russia. Go to https://www.5minuterussian.com/russian-people-and-vodka/ and get the the most of it! BEFORE listening : check KeyVocab of the episode to make your understanding easier (with English translation!), work with interactive transcript to follow 100% of what I’m saying, download PDF with the transcript to take away and AFTER do a quiz . Get fluent in only 5 minutes a day!

The main character of a fiction audio story Russia in my pocket Marc, is a young French man who’s coming to Russia to work but also in search of his Russian roots. Follow Marc’s adventures and become more fluent every day! In this Episode #7 Marc orders drinks and food on a plane. Learn this basic vocabulary and practice it next time with a flight attendant when you travel to Russia! Go to https://www.therussianbee.com/russia-in-my-pocket/dinner-on-a-plane/ and get the the most of it! BEFORE listening : check KeyVocab  of the episode to make your understanding easier (with English translation!), work with interactive transcript to follow 100% of what I’m saying, download PDF with the transcript to take away and AFTER do a quiz . Boost your Russian with The Russian Bee !

"My granny's skeleton", "ribs" or "bone music" - what on Earth does it all mean? Today quite a few people are able to answer this question but back in the 50s -60s every Soviet music lover understood what it was all about. In this episode of 5 Minute Russian I'm talking about Soviet music bootleggers and their quirky records.  

The main character of a fiction audio story Russia in my pocket Marc, is a young French man who’s coming to Russia to work but also in search of his Russian roots. Follow Marc’s adventures and become more fluent every day! Episode #6. Marc is on the plane and he’s chatting with a girl who’s apparently a very useful contact for him. What does she do? Go to https://www.therussianbee.com/russia-in-my-pocket/on-the-plane/ and get the the most of it! BEFORE listening : check KeyVocab of the episode to make your understanding easier (with English translation!), work with interactive transcript to follow 100% of what I’m saying, download PDF with the transcript to take away and AFTER do a quiz . Boost your Russian with The Russian Bee !

Need to do some food shopping? What is better- market or supermarket? What is the best place to shop in Moscow? In this episode of 5 Minute Russian Natasha and I discuss market’s and supermarket’s PROs and CONs. You’ll learn loads of useful vocabulary related to this topic. Go to https://www.therussianbee.com/5-minute-russian/market-vs-supermarket/ and get the the most of it! BEFORE listening : check KeyVocab of the episode to make your understanding easier (with English translation!), work with interactive transcript to follow 100% of what I’m saying, download PDF with the transcript to take away and AFTER do a quiz . Boost your Russian with The Russian Bee !

The main character of a fiction audio story Russia in my pocket Marc, is a young French man who’s coming to Russia to work but also in search of his Russian roots. Follow Marc’s adventures and become more fluent every day! In this Episode #5 Marc's passed all the controls and now is waiting for boarding. He wants to get some sleep on a plane but will he be able to do that? Go to https://www.therussianbee.com/russia-in-my-pocket/boarding/ and get the the most of it! BEFORE listening : check KeyVocab of the episode to make your understanding easier (with English translation!), work with interactive transcript to follow 100% of what I’m saying, download PDF with the transcript to take away and AFTER do a quiz . Boost your Russian with The Russian Bee !  

The main character of a fiction audio story Russia in my pocket Marc, is a young French man who’s coming to Russia to work but also in search of his Russian roots. Follow Marc’s adventures and become more fluent every day! Mark's at the airport. It's a big day for him - he's leaving to Russia! In this Episode #4 Marc goes directly to the check-in desk of Aeroflot air company. Any forbidden things in his bag? Go to https://www.therussianbee.com/russia-in-my-pocket/check-in-desk/ and get the the most of it! BEFORE listening : check KeyVocab of the episode to make your understanding easier (with English translation!), work with interactive transcript to follow 100% of what I’m saying, download PDF with the transcript to take away and AFTER do a quiz . Boost your Russian with The Russian Bee !  

In this podcast Natasha and I are talking about the history of tea tradition in Russia and share a secret of how to make a perfect tea - like Russians do! Go to https://www.5minuterussian.com/its-tea-time/ and and get the the most of it! BEFORE listening : check KeyVocab of the episode to make your understanding easier (with English translation!), work with interactive transcript to follow 100% of what I’m saying, download PDF with the transcript to take away and AFTER do a quiz. Get fluent in only 5 minutes a day!

The main character of a fiction audio story Russia in my pocket Marc, is a young French man who’s coming to Russia to work but also in search of his Russian roots. Follow Marc’s adventures and become more fluent every day! In this episode #3 Marc's started thinking what clothes and things he's going to take to Moscow. What's the right choice to make? Go to https://www.therussianbee.com/russia-in-my-pocket/final-straight/ and get the the most of it! BEFORE listening : check KeyVocab of the episode to make your understanding easier (with English translation!), work with interactive transcript to follow 100% of what I’m saying, download PDF with the transcript to take away and AFTER do a quiz. Boost your Russian with The Russian Bee !

The main character Marc is a young French man who’s coming to Russia to work but also in search of his Russian roots. Follow Marc’s adventures and become more fluent every day! Marc's dream has come true! He moves to Russia. But first he needs to get a work visa. In the Episode #2 of Russia in my pocket he’s completing an online application to get a Russian work visa. He heard it was a tough thing to do. Let’s see if he succeeds! Go to https://www.therussianbee.com/russia-in-my-pocket/work-visa/ and get the the most of it! BEFORE listening : check KeyVocab (with English translation!) of the episode to make your understanding easier, work with interactive transcript to follow 100% of what I’m saying, download PDF with the transcript to take away and AFTER do a quiz . Boost your Russian with The Russian Bee !

The main character Marc is a young French man who’s coming to Russia to work but also in search of his Russian roots. Follow Marc’s adventures and become more fluent every day! In this first episode of Russia in my pocket Marc gets a call from Sberbank HR manager. He’s been waiting for the chance to work in Russia for years! Will he be convincing enough to get the job? Go to https://www.therussianbee.com/russia-in-my-pocket/job-interview/and get the the most of it! BEFORE listening : check KeyVocab (with English translation!) of the episode to make your understanding easier, work with interactive transcript to follow 100% of what I’m saying, download PDF with the transcript to take away and AFTER do a quiz . Boost your Russian with The Russian Bee !

In the second part of the episode about Russian rock I'm talking about first Russian "Woodstock", share my all-time favourite Russian rock groups and recommend you a festival that rocks every summer not far from Moscow! Go to https://www.5minuterussian.com/russian-rock-part-2/ get the most of the podcast! BEFORE listening : check KeyVocab (with English translation!) of the episode to make your understanding easier, work with interactive transcript to follow 100% of what I’m saying, download PDF with the transcript to take away and AFTER do a quiz . Get fluent in only 5 minutes a day!

In this episode of 5 Minute Russian I’m talking about Russian rock - its origins, peculiarities and the historical background in which it developed. Were Soviet rock artists one of the reasons of the communist system fall ? Follow them in their search of freedom in the atmosphere of total control and censorship and find it out! Go to https://www.5minuterussian.com/russian-rock-p-1/ and get the the most of it! BEFORE listening : check KeyVocab (with English translation!) of the episode to make your understanding easier, work with interactive transcript to follow 100% of what I’m saying, download PDF with the transcript to take away and AFTER do a quiz Get fluent in only 5 minutes a day!