Olia x languages
A cup of Russian | Podcast
Всем привет! I'm Olia and this is "A cup of Russian Podcast", a podcast for intermediate to advanced learners of Russian. Here you will find comprehensible audios in Russian that will help you improve your listening skills and enrich your vocabulary. Furthermore, you will learn more about Russian speaking countries, their culture and society. Hope you will find this content helpful in your Russian language journey! P.S. You can follow the script in my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@oliaxlanguages
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Jun 4, 2026
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Episodes
A2-B1 Russian | Chai vs Tea | History of Tea 🍵 04.06.2026 13:04
Всем привет! 🤍 If you’ve enjoyed this video, please give it a like and subscribe. ☕️Please consider supporting me by buying a coffee and help me create more videos: https://buymeacoffee.com/olga_cupofrussian ✨ Who am I? I'm Olga, a Russian tutor and language enthusiast from Belarus. I'm creating comprehensible videos and podcasts for Russian learners in this channel. 📩 Book a conversat...
Ep.13 Magic of the Morning | One simple idea to make our life a bit better 19.05.2026 21:13
Всем привет! 🤍 If you’ve enjoyed this video, please give it a like and subscribe. ☕️Please consider supporting me by buying a coffee and help me create more videos: https://buymeacoffee.com/olga_cupofrussian ✨ Who am I? I'm Olga, a Russian tutor and language enthusiast from Belarus. I'm creating comprehensible videos and podcasts for Russian learners in this channel. 📩 Book a conversat...
Life update: my new job | Vlog in Slow Russian 28.04.2026 18:14
Всем привет! 🤍 If you’ve enjoyed this video, please give it a like and subscribe. ☕️Please consider supporting me by buying a coffee and help me create more videos: https://buymeacoffee.com/olga_cupofrussian ✨ Who am I? I'm Olga, a Russian tutor and language enthusiast from Belarus. I'm creating comprehensible videos and podcasts for Russian learners in this channel. 📩 For contact: cup...
Ep.12 Why in Belarus we don’t speak Belarusian? | Russian Intermediate Listening 03.04.2026 21:41
Всем привет! Here're some topics I touch on in this episode: what languages we speak in Belarus, and some statistics; what languages my family and me speak and why; Belarusians' identity crisis; standard languages and dialects. 🤍 If you’ve enjoyed this video, please give it a like and subscribe. ☕️Please consider supporting me by buying a coffee and help me create more videos: https://...
Vlog in Russian | Walk with me through my Soviet neighborhood in Minsk 08.03.2026 17:55
Всем привет! Please remember that the subtitles in Russian are available in the settings. 🤍 If you’ve enjoyed this video, please give it a like and subscribe. ☕️Please consider supporting me by buying a coffee and help me create more videos: https://buymeacoffee.com/olga_cupofrussian ✨ Who am I? I'm Olga, a Russian tutor and language enthusiast from Belarus. I'm creating comprehensi...
B1-B2 Russian | One of the best traveling experiences I’ve read about 🇨🇿🦜🌋 27.02.2026 28:17
Всем привет! Please remember that the subtitles in Russian are available in the settings. 🤍 If you’ve enjoyed this video, please give it a like and subscribe. ☕️Please consider supporting me by buying a coffee and help me create more videos: https://buymeacoffee.com/olga_cupofrussian ✨ Who am I? I'm Olga, a Russian tutor and language enthusiast from Belarus. I'm creating comprehensibl...
A2-B2 Russian | How expensive are groceries in Belarus? 🇧🇾 | Global rise in food prices 📈 16.02.2026 19:15
Всем привет! Please remember that the subtitles in Russian are available in the settings. 🤍 If you’ve enjoyed this video, please give it a like and subscribe. ☕️Please consider supporting me by buying a coffee and help me create more videos: https://buymeacoffee.com/olga_cupofrussian ✨ Who am I? I'm Olga, a Russian tutor and language enthusiast from Belarus. I'm creating comprehensib...
Easy Russian Listening | Let’s talk about Money: income, expenses and savings | A2-B2 | Ep.3 11.02.2026 13:57
Всем привет! 🤍 If you’ve enjoyed this video, please give it a like and subscribe. ☕️Please consider supporting me by buying a coffee and help me create more videos: https://buymeacoffee.com/olga_cupofrussian ✨ Who am I? I'm Olga, a Russian tutor and language enthusiast from Belarus. I'm creating comprehensible videos and podcasts for Russian learners in this channel. 0:00 Intro 1:30...
A2-B2 Russian | Everything about coffee ☕️ 03.02.2026 13:48
Всем привет! Please remember that the subtitles in Russian are available in the settings. 🤍 If you’ve enjoyed this video, please give it a like and subscribe. ☕️Please consider supporting me by buying a coffee and help me create more videos: https://buymeacoffee.com/olga_cupofrussian ✨ Who am I? I'm Olga, a Russian tutor and language enthusiast from Belarus. I'm creating comprehensibl...
A2-B2 Russian | Mistakes I made learning languages👂📝🗣 27.01.2026 12:02
Всем привет! Please remember that the subtitles in Russian are available in the settings. 🤍 If you’ve enjoyed this video, please give it a like and subscribe. ☕️Please consider supporting me by buying a coffee and help me create more videos: https://buymeacoffee.com/olga_cupofrussian ✨ Who am I? I'm Olga, a Russian tutor and language enthusiast from Belarus. I'm creating comprehensible...
A1-A2 Russian | “What’s in my bag?” video in Slow Russian 21.01.2026 11:26
Всем привет! The subtitles for this video are available in the settings. Please consider supporting me by buying a coffee: ☕️ https://buymeacoffee.com/olga_cupofrussian ✨ Who am I? I'm Olga, a Russian tutor and language enthusiast from Belarus. I'm creating comprehensible videos and podcasts for Russian learners in this channel. 🟥 My Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@oliaxlanguag...
В1-В2 Russian | Stuff I don’t buy anymore | Horrors of "fast fashion" 13.01.2026 14:09
Всем привет! The subtitles for this video are available in the settings. Please consider supporting me by buying a coffee: ☕️ buymeacoffee.com/olga_cupofrussian ✨ Who am I? I'm Olga, a Russian tutor and language enthusiast from Belarus. I'm creating comprehensible videos and podcasts for Russian learners in this channel. 🟥 My Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@oliaxlanguages 🔹 Some key v...
Pros and Cons of living in my city 🏙🇧🇾☃️ | Easy Russian Practice 06.01.2026 9:40
Всем привет! The subtitles for this video are available in the settings. Please consider supporting me by buying a coffee: ☕️ buymeacoffee.com/olga_cupofrussian ✨ Who am I? I'm Olga, a Russian tutor and language enthusiast from Belarus. I'm creating comprehensible videos and podcasts for Russian learners in this channel. 🔹 Some key vocabulary from the video тихий - шумный чистый - грязный безоп...
Ep.11 Celebrating New Year and Christmas in Belarus | Where has the New Year spirit gone? | Russian Intermediate Listening 29.12.2025 16:45
Please consider supporting me by buying a coffee: ☕️ buymeacoffee.com/olga_cupofrussian ◻️ Episode’s notes 🔺Праздновать = отмечать – to celebrate 🔺Праздник – a holiday, a feast 🔺Радостный / радость / приносить радость – joyful / joy / to bring joy 🔺Новогоднее настроение / у меня нет настроения (что-то делать) – New Year mood / I’m not in the mood (to do sth) 🔺Готовиться / подготовиться к (da...
3 things I like and 1 thing I can't stand | Russian Intermediate Input 21.12.2025 9:57
Hi there! This is my first video for Russian learners. Sorry for the weird lightning, I'm still learning and try to keep improving the quality in the next videos. Hope you'll find it useful :) Please consider supporting me by buying a coffee: ☕️ buymeacoffee.com/olga_cupofrussian
Ep.10 How to prepare for a trip | Passport privilege when travelling | Russian Intermediate Listening 08.12.2025 14:17
If you'd like to get the full transcript of this podcast or book a conversational Russian class with me, please contact me via this email cupofrussian.podcast@gmail.com Словарь ▫️воодушевление – enthusiasm ▫️душевная - heartwarming ▫️за границу - abroad ▫️приносить – to bring ▫️впечатления - impressions ▫️рассуждения - reflections ▫️обсудить - to discuss ▫️направление - destination ▫️личный -...
Ep.9 Let’s talk about Duolingo and AI in language learning | Russian Intermediate Listening 11.11.2025 15:44
Всем привет! In this episode we'll talk about one of the most popular language apps - Duolingo. I'll share my experience using this app, and why I think, in some cases, Duolingo could be quite a useful tool for language learning. You can follow the transcript of this episode in my Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@oliaxlanguages If you'd like to get the full transcript of this p...
Easy Russian listening | Talking about the Weekends | A2-В1 | Ep.2 22.10.2025 15:43
Всем привет! In this episode of Easy Russian listening you'll learn a lot of vocabulary to talk better and more detailed about your weekends. We'll look into the verb "заниматься" as it's super useful and could be used in a lot of contexts. Also, we'll divide all the activities that we do at the weekend in 4 groups: home, city, nature and weekend getaway. This way, you...
Ep.8 Why is Moscow called third Rome? | Russian Intermediate Listening 08.10.2025 19:59
Всем привет! In this episode we'll talk about a lot of history in Russian. We'll talk about the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire, paganism and christianity, Catholic and Orthodox Church. And, ultimately, how all of this led to Moscow being called the Third Rome. It's perfect for you if you're interested in history and want to learn more historical vocabulary in Russian. Hope y...
Easy Russian listening | Weather and Seasons in Russian | A2-В1 | Ep.1 22.09.2025 10:34
Всем привет! In this episode of Easy Russian listening you'll learn a lot of vocabulary related to weather and seasons of the year. Hopefully, it'll help you express yourself better talking about these topics. You can follow the transcript of this episode in my Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@oliaxlanguages If you'd like to get the full transcript of this podcast or book a con...
Ep.7 Most popular tourist destinations among Belarusians and Russians, 2019vs2024 | Russian Intermediate Listening 09.09.2025 16:08
Всем привет! In this episode we’ll discuss what are the most popular tourist destinations among Belarusians and Russians. Also, we’ll look into some statistics and compare two years - 2019 and 2024. This way we’ll see how tourism preferences for Belarusians and Russians have changed over the last 5 years, what are the current trends and their possibles causes. You can follow the transcript of this...
Ep.6 Five easy-to-remember idioms in Russian 🪰🌊🐇 | Russian Intermediate Listening 10.08.2025 13:06
Привет! In this episode I'll teach you 5 interesting idioms in Russian that are commonly used by native speakers, so that you could also incorporate them to your passive and, eventually, to your active vocabulary. You can follow the transcript of this episode in my Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@oliaxlanguages If you'd like to get the full transcript of this podcast or book a con...
Ep.5 Почему повесть Достоевского «Белые ночи» вдруг стала трендом? | Russian Intermediate Listening 01.07.2025 13:10
Всем привет! In this episode I talk about the Dostoevsky's novel "White nights" that has recently become popular among users on Tiktok. I give its brief description and reflect what are the reasons behind its sudden popularity among young people. You can follow the transcript of this episode in my Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@oliaxlanguages If you'd like to get the fu...
Ep.4 Минимализм как философия жизни | Russian Intermediate Listening 13.06.2025 13:35
Всем привет! In this episode I talk about minimalism, and why I consider it's important to apply its ideas in our everyday life, and also give some ideas how we can do it. If you'd like to get the full transcript of this video or book a conversational Russian class with me, please contact me via this email cupofrussian.podcast@gmail.com Hope you'll find this episode useful. До скорых в...
Ep.3 I lived 3 months in Cuba. Here’s what I’ve learnt 🇨🇺 | Russian Intermediate Listening 08.04.2025 11:22
Всем привет! This is the third episode of the podcast "A cup of Russian", the podcast for intermediate Russian learners. Last year I spent 3 months in Cuba. So, in this episode I'd like to share with you some of my experiences and thoughts about this beautiful island with such a complicated past and present. If you'd like to get the full transcript of this video or book a convers...
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