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April 2010 Newsletter 


1. 101 Million Downloads Reached!

On April 12th, RussianPod101.com and Innovative Language Learning reached 101 million lesson downloads! Thanks to all the listeners for supporting us! The winners from our 101 Million Download contest have been picked and posted. Click here to see if you’re a winner!

Second Prize goes to…. YOU! Join us for the next 101 million lessons! Double Your Subscription For a Handful of Pennies while they are still left, only 101 were made available, click here before they’re all gone.

2. Easter Feasts!

According to the Orthodox Church, Easter is held on the first Sunday after the date of the first full moon that occurs on or after March 21. This holiday is traditionally celebrated in Russia with church attendance, incense, and simple, traditional foods such as сырники (a kind of cheese fritter), блины (pancakes) and most important, крашеные яйца (painted eggs, usually red). People great each other with “Христос воскрес” (Christ is risen), to which the reply is “Воистине воскрес” (Truly risen). Church services led by the Patriarch are broadcast on national TV and public transport runs till the wee hours to accommodate the late mass.

3. Bonus Audio Lesson!
We’re trying something a little new this month with our first ever global news lesson! Don’t worry, this is still a Russian lesson but in this lesson, you’ll get to meet some other Innovative Language hosts you wouldn’t normally come across in our RussianPod101.com lessons. This month, we’re talking about Earth day!

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This Month’s Top 5 Blog Posts

  1. Touchdown! 101,000,000 Lessons Downloaded

This Month’s Top 5 Lessons

  1. All About #11 - Eating Habits in Russia

  2. Video S2 #15 - Bear Through This Russian Video Lesson and Learn Awesome Forest Animal Vocabulary!

  3. Advanced Audio Blog S2 #7 - What Can Past Russian Leaders Teach You?

  4. All About #10 - Modern Russian Society

  5. Video S2 #14 - Have a Whale of a Time with RussianPod101.com!!

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