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. Alexandra, Marc's boss, introduces Marc to his colleagues.  It's a real challenge to work in such a professional team! Follow Marc’s adventures and become more fluent every 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. This is Marc's first working day in Sberbank Russia. He meets his boss who shares her expectations with him. He's eager to meet his colleagues too. Follow Marc’s adventures and become more fluent every 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. Marc's arrived to the bank, he needs a badge to pass through security control. Good luck with this first working day ! Follow Marc’s adventures and become more fluent every day!    

In this podcast you'll revise the verbs of movement "идти-ходить, ехать - ездить", check different means of public transport and learn the difference between tricky verbs "садиться- сесть и сидеть" Go to https://www.5minuterussian.com/public-transport-verbs/ and get 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 minutes a day! 

Today we’re talking about the first Soviet underground subculture - stiliagi (hipsters) who, back in the 50’s wage a cultural battle against Soviet conformity.   Go to https://www.5minuterussian.com/hipsters/ and get 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 minutes a day!   

In this podcast we discuss funny pranks ideas and share our best (and worst!) prank experiences  Go to https://www.5minuterussian.com/april-fool-s-day-in-russia/ and get 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 minutes a day! !

Travelling  to Russia for the World Cup? Going there as a tourist ? Listen to our new podcast and learn practical tourist vocab and revise Genetive case with numbers! Go to https://www.5minuterussian.com/world-cup-in-russia-2018/ and get 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 minutes a day! ! and get 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 minutes a day! !

In this podcast Natasha and I discuss one of the most recognizable painter of  20th century: Marc Shagall. You'll find out some intersting facts about his life, work and art work.

Internation Women rights Day - is it a relevant name for this holiday in Russia? How do they celebrate it there? What do women expect from this day in general and from men particularly? Is it the same thing in France? You'll get the answers from this podcast and learn some useful vocab to be able to talk about women rights. Go to https://www.5minuterussian.com/women-day-france-vs-russia/ and get 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 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. In this Episode 17 Marc's looking for a currency exchange and wants to change 100 euros. Will his bank note be accepted? Follow Marc’s adventures and become more fluent every day!

Could you be a rock star in the USSR? Check that by listening to my new podcast on the life of Soviet rock musicians. Spoiler : You'll learn the names of the most important Soviet rock musicians and bands, discover how they lived and worked and find out the difference between western and Russian rock.

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. In this Episode 16 Marc's walking around festive Moscow driven by delicious food and drinks smells. It's cold, he wants to buy some hot wine but he doesn't have cash. Will he be able to pay with his credit card? Follow Marc’s adventures and become more fluent every day!

This is the third episode in series about queue standing in Russia as a part of Russian mentality. You can listen to the first episode here and to the second here In this Episode 3 I asked my mom to tell about her experience with queues in her childhood and youth. You'll find out what kind of stock people used to have in their homes, what virtual lines were for and how she exploited me (!) when I was small.

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. In this Episode 15 Marc decides to go for a walk after a rich breakfast buffet. He goes to the reception and asks to recommend him something to see in the very center of Moscow. Follow Marc’s adventures and become more fluent every day!

Learn Russian grammar with Russian art! Practise your listening skills and learn the most useful grammar rules at the same time. Today's topic : 1st and 2d conjugation types of Russian verbs. All Russian verbs are divided into two big groups called first and second conjugations. In today's podcast you're going to learn the basic rules of verb conjugation in Present tense. Go to https://www.5minuterussian.com/present-tense-of-russian-verbs/ and get 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 minutes a day!  Master the art of Russian grammar! 

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. It's Sunday morning. Marc wakes up late because of time difference and goes to the hotel restaurant to have breakfast. Will he enjoy it? Follow Marc’s adventures and become more fluent every day!

Have you ever complained about how long you had to wait in a queue? Listen to this new episode of 5 Minute Russian and see whether you don’t have it as bad as you think. This is a second episode in the series of podcasts on queue standing as a part of Russian mentality. You can listen to the first episode here In this episode of Natasha and I talk about queues, food and goods shortages and tell a couple of Soviet jokes of that time.

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. Marc goes up to his hotel room. Is there anything he needs? Follow Marc’s adventures and become more fluent every day! Go to

If you're a football fan, this podcast is for you! Natasha and I talk football. Let’s get into the game and learn some useful vocab related to it. Good news – Russian has adopted many words from English, especially in sports. Go to https://www.therussianbee.com/5-minute-russian/do-you-speak-football/ 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! Marc's arrived to Metropol , he goes to the reception desk and gets all the necessary information about his room and hotel's functioning. Listen to the new episode and learn the vocabulary related to this topic. Boost your Russian with The Russian Bee !

Queue-standing is in Russians blood. In the USSR it was an important part of life, it was almost a sport, an activity in itself. In this episode of 5 Minute Russian you're going to listen to an interview with a 85-year old Russian lady who's lived in Moscow her entire life and who remembers well queues and queue standing in her childhood and adulthood.

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 !  

Do you like travelling? Do you travel alone, your friends or family? Have you ever travelled by train in Russia? Have you heard of Trans- Siberian railway? Would you like to try it once? In this episode of 5 Minute Russian  Natasha and I discuss family holidays, travels by train across Russia and share our views on Trans-Siberian train.

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 !  

In this podcast Natasha and I are talking about a legendary Soviet goalkeeper Lev Yashin and his brilliant sport career. Listen and find out why his nickname was Black spider as well as Black Panther, learn more about his acrobatic saves and his lucky mascot. Go to https://www.5minuterussian.com/lev-yashin/ 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! 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!

In this podcast Natasha and I discuss a Soviet propaganda poster "Down with kitchen slavery! Let there be a new lifestyle!" and compare women situation in Russia today and back in the 30s.  You’ll learn some useful vocab related to household chores & home appliances. Do you think women still do more at home than men? ;) Check it out! Go to https://www.5minuterussian.com/down-kitchen-slavery/ 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!