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When a Georgian leads Russia, he might need to become a Russian.  To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit  https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian  How to listen Give it a try with our free  Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ7pE0ufROXRDlQSlVWiLqQ Ready to leave the classroom and...

In this episode, we talk about Georgia, an ancient country in the Caucasus, which has a long history, great food, and remarkable people, some of whom are world famous. Names in the episode: Абхазия, Южная Осетия, Майя Чибурданидзе, Нона Гаприндашвили, Джордж Баланчин, Иосиф Сталин. To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit  https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make pr...

Did you know that the Moldavian language is the Romanian language, that the architect of the Eiffel tower also built a bridge in Moldavia, and that Moldavian brandy would be called cognac in France? Words in this episode: Кишинёв, Александр Пушкин, Эйфель, Приднестровье.  To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit  https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in...

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania spent only 50 years in the USSR. Once left the Union, they never looked back. Words: Эстония, Латвия, Литва, Таллинн, Рига Вильнюс (Вильна), эстонский, финнский, латышский, литовский, протестантский, католический, Поющая (Песенная) Революция, СНГ (Содружество Независимых Государств), НАТО.  To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit  https://store.lrcpo...

Why Lenin and Stalin drew new internal borders in the country? To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit  https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian  How to listen Give it a try with our free  Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ7pE0ufROXRDlQSlVWiLqQ Ready to leave the classroom and tr...

As early as the 18th century, there were no Jews in the Russian Empire. Then they moved there in great numbers.  To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit  https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian  How to listen Give it a try with our free  Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ7pE0ufR...

The anthem of Ukraine mentions the Cossack heritage. In the 16th - 17th centuries, living in Ukraine meant living in the frontier.   To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit  https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian  How to listen Give it a try with our free  Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.co...

If Kiev is older than Moscow, why Russia is considered the older brother of Ukraine? Important words: Little Russia, Greater Russia. To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit  https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian  How to listen Give it a try with our free  Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.co...

The name of Ukraine means a "border," but also "a country." From the land in dispute to an imperial borderland and an independent state. To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit  https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian  How to listen Give it a try with our free  Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube:  https://www.youtub...

Dates and tricky words in the episode: the 9th century, the 12th century, Kiev, Moscow, Orthodoxy, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth – Киев, Москва, православие, Польско-Литовское государство. To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit  https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian  How to listen Give it a try with our free  Sample transcripts L...

Russian language is not the property of Russia. Ukraine is not Russia. Dates in this podcast: 1991, 24 February 2022. To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit  https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian  How to listen Give it a try with our free  Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ7p...

Russian nature and politics are prone to produce icicles and thaws. Dates in the text: the '60s, 20th century, 1953, 1956. To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit  https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian  How to listen Give it a try with our free  Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/...

We wear medical masks to confront the pandemics and we wear social masks to communicate with the outside world.  To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit  https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian  How to listen Give it a try with our free  Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ7pE0ufR...

When sportsmen compete, do pharmacological industries do the same? To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit  https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian  How to listen Give it a try with our free  Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ7pE0ufROXRDlQSlVWiLqQ Ready to leave the classroom an...

Start speaking – it might help. Speak more often – it will help even more. Enjoy it! To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit  https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian  How to listen Give it a try with our free  Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ7pE0ufROXRDlQSlVWiLqQ Ready to leav...

Civilized means settled. Is moving incompatible with civilization?  To sign up for the Russian Conversation Club and to access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit  https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian  How to listen Give it a try with our free  Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ7pE...

Hygiene for a mind or a service for the rich? To sign up for the Russian Conversation Club and to access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit  https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian  How to listen Give it a try with our free  Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ7pE0ufROXRDlQSlVWiLqQ Rea...

You can hardly learn Russian from Dostoevsky, but he can tell you a lot about yourself. To sign up for the Russian Conversation Club and to access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit  https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian  How to listen Give it a try with our free  Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube:  https://www.youtub...

Speeding tickets and library fines... How do they shape our behaviour? To sign up for the Russian Conversation Club and to access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit  https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian  How to listen Give it a try with our free  Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ...

5:30, 150 000, 2019, 2022, 2000... Numbers are always difficult to catch by ear. Make them words!  To sign up for the Russian Conversation Club and to access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit  https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian  How to listen Give it a try with our free  Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube:  https:/...

"Um" is for English, "m-m" is for Russian. What Russian fillers do you know? To sign up for the Russian Conversation Club and to access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit  https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian  How to listen Give it a try with our free  Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/chann...

Can a friend in Facebook become a friend in life? To sign up for the Russian Conversation Club and to access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit  https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian  How to listen Give it a try with our free  Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ7pE0ufROXRDlQSlVWiLqQ...

Does geopolitics make hockey more popular? To sign up for the Russian Conversation Club and to access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit  https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian  How to listen Give it a try with our free  Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ7pE0ufROXRDlQSlVWiLqQ Ready...

More than cheaters, card sharps have put their creativity and wits into the game. To sign up for the Russian Conversation Club and to access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit  https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian  How to listen Give it a try with our free  Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/...

Whist, Preferans, Durak, Bridge, and other card games, is it gambling or calculation?  To sign up for the Russian Conversation Club and to access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit  https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian  How to listen Give it a try with our free  Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube:  https://www.youtube...