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1

How Much Do You Know About Moscow?

Learn all about Moscow's rich culture

2 Minutes • Audio
2

Do You Know How to Ride the Subway in Moscow?

Learn all about the Moscow subway station, how to maneuver it, and even what the gender of the Russian announcer's voice is

2 Minutes • Audio
3

You Can’t Visit Moscow without Seeing the Kremlin!

Learn about the Kremlin in Moscow

3 Minutes • Audio
4

Are You Prepared for the Climate in Russia?

Learn about the climate in different regions of Russia

2 Minutes • Audio
5

Are You Thinking About a Russian Education?

Learn about the education system in Russia

4 Minutes • Audio
6

Oh, Come On…That’s Just a Russian Myth!

Learn some of the most common Russian myths

2 Minutes • Audio
7

What Type of Russian Concerts do You Plan to Attend?

Learn Russian live concerts

2 Minutes • Audio
8

What do You Think is The Most Beautiful Russian Art?

Learn everything you want to know about Russian art

3 Minutes • Audio
9

How Will You Celebrate Victory Day in Russia?

Learn all about Victory Day in Russia

2 Minutes • Audio
10

Have You Been to Saint Petersburg?

Learn all about Saint Petersburg, Russia

2 Minutes • Audio
11

Christmas in Russia

Learn about some of the history of Christmas in Russia, including when Christmas is celebrated in Russia and what food is eaten during this festive Russian holiday

2 Minutes • Audio
12

Russian Cuisine

Learn about the traditions of Russian cuisine, including which foods were common among Russian peasants, and what influenced these Russian cuisines

3 Minutes • Audio
13

Russian Symbols to Live and Learn By!

Learn about symbols in the Russian flag, what they mean to the Russian people, and what they look/sound like

3 Minutes • Audio
14

If You Want to Make Friends in Russia, You WILL Respect These Superstitions!

Learn about the superstitious traditions of Russian culture

4 Minutes • Audio
15

Big Russian Buildings in the Big Book of Records

Learn about some of the good, the bad, and the ugly Russian records that you will be able to find in the Guinness Book of Records

3 Minutes • Audio
16

It's All in the Russian History!

Learn about the Soviet Union, when it was established, and what territories it covered

2 Minutes • Audio
17

What Can Past Russian Leaders Teach You?

Learn about two influential Russian governmental leaders, their accomplishments, and Russian societal opinion of them

4 Minutes • Audio
18

Silence Will Get You No Where When Discussing Russian Leaders!!

Learn about two more powerful Russian leaders, their advancements in Russian rule

4 Minutes • Audio
19

Russian Bridges Falling Down!

Learn about the collapse of the USSR and the formation of new Russian states

3 Minutes • Audio
20

The Great Russian Divide

Learn about the five groups of the post-Soviet countries

3 Minutes • Audio
21

Researching Russia's First President

Learn about the first Russian president, including his achievements and pitfalls

4 Minutes • Audio
22

Russia's Second and Current President

Learn about Russia's second president, Vladimir Putin, and his reign

4 Minutes • Audio
23

Which One is the President of Russia?

Learn about the third president of the Russian Federation, a man living in the shoes of the preceding Russian president

3 Minutes • Audio
24

Bringing Peace from Russia

Learn about the international policies of modern Russia and the relationships developed with Russia under these policies

4 Minutes • Audio
25

Russian New Year

Learn about New Year's in Russia

3 Minutes • Audio
26

Diverse Russian Culture

Learn a few different linguistic patterns when speaking to native-speaking Russians

4 Minutes • Audio
27

Famous Russian Poet…Infamous Death

Learn about a famous Russian poet and writer, one so famous that he is considered the creator of a new Russian literature

3 Minutes • Audio
28

Losing Your Head over a Russian Writer

Learn about a Russian writer that reflected Ukrainian culture and aspects

3 Minutes • Audio
29

A Rebellious Russian Writer Goes into Exile

Learn about a great Russian writer and get insights what made him so important

3 Minutes • Audio
30

A Russian Author Returns from Siberia

Learn about the ups and downs of a famous Russian writer's life and career

3 Minutes • Audio
31

Russian War and Peace Find Their Voice

Learn about the Russian writer named Tolstoy, his life, and what influenced him the most to make his work so well-known

4 Minutes • Audio
32

A Son of the Russian Thaw Becomes a Poet

Learn about a Russian literary scholar that earned the name, "The Son of the Thaw Period"

3 Minutes • Audio
33

A Russian Author Joins the Third Wave

Learn about a Russian journalist who lived the latter part of his life in the USA, representing the third wave of Russian immigration to America

3 Minutes • Audio
34

A Russian Author Takes a Japanese Name

Learn about a Russian author with a Japanese name

3 Minutes • Audio
35

Have You Read this Russian Bestseller?

Learn how important it is never to lose sight of your dreams by way of example of a famous Russian writer

2 Minutes • Audio
36

Russian Classical Music Begins with Glinka

Learn about one of the founders of Russian classical music

4 Minutes • Audio
37

A Modest Russian Composer Finds True Fame After Death

Learn about the life of a famous Russian composer and how his talent finally became recognized

4 Minutes • Audio
38

Tchaikovsky Sets a New Standard in Russian Music

Learn about the works and life of the famous Russian composer Tchaikovsky

3 Minutes • Audio
39

A Russian Composer Who Left a Rich Legacy

Learn about a Russian composer that contributed so much to the world's musical culture

4 Minutes • Audio
40

A Self-proclaimed Russian Musical Messiah, Scriabin

Learn about a Russian composer who had a unique style that made his music well known around the world

4 Minutes • Audio
41

The "Most Russian Composer," Rachmaninoff

Learn about the life of a world-renowned and prolific Russian composer as well as his style, which is what made his music so famous

4 Minutes • Audio
42

Russian Law Student Turned Renowned Composer, Stravinsky

Learn about the famous Russian composer Igor Stravinsky

4 Minutes • Audio
43

The Contemporary Classical Russian Innovator, Prokofiev

Learn about a composer that changed an era in music but did not get the credit he deserved because of unfortunate timing

4 Minutes • Audio
44

A Russian Composer Who Was Not So Famous in Russia, Shostakovich

Learn about a composer that just couldn't get it together in his private or professional life

4 Minutes • Audio
45

A Russian Folklore Champion, Shchedrin

Learn about a famous composer who wrote ballets and operas

3 Minutes • Audio
46

Top 10 Russian Movies: Battleship Potemkin

Learn about a silent movie that doesn't have the audience so silent

4 Minutes • Audio
47

Top 10 Russian Movies: Irony of Fate

Learn about a Russian movie that has everyone celebrating

3 Minutes • Audio
48

Top 10 Russian Movies: Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears

Learn about a movie that is a true Cinderella story, just more modern

4 Minutes • Audio
49

Top 10 Russian Movies: Heart of a Dog

Learn about a Russian movie that was considered extraordinary

3 Minutes • Audio
50

Top 10 Russian Movies: The Barber Of Siberia

Learn about a scandalous plot in a Russian movie

3 Minutes • Audio
51

Top 10 Russian Movies: The Cuckoo

Learn about a Russian movie about war

3 Minutes • Audio
52

Top 10 Russian Movies: Piter FM

Learn about a Russian movie that is all about life and the chances it provides

3 Minutes • Audio
53

Top 10 Russian Movies: Hipsters

Learn about a movie that is considered Russia's first musical

3 Minutes • Audio
54

Top 10 Russian Movies: Burnt by the Sun

Learn about a Russian movie that was so impressive and received an Oscar

3 Minutes • Audio
55

Top 10 Russian Movies: Night Watch

Learn about a Russian movie that has become a worldwide phenomenon

3 Minutes • Audio
56

Top 10 Russian Artists: Andrey Rublev

Learn about a Russian painter about whom, unfortunately, we do not know a whole lot of facts, except that he was iconic

3 Minutes • Audio
57

Top 10 Russian Artists: Bryullov

Learn why one Russian painter became what he was

3 Minutes • Audio
58

Top 10 Russian Artists: Aivazovsky

Learn what one Russian artist focused on and what he did in addition to painting

4 Minutes • Audio
59

Top 10 Russian Artists: Repin

Learn about a Russian artist that painted an image that may not be so correct in the history books

4 Minutes • Audio
60

Top 10 Russian Artists: Kandinsky

Learn about one artist, his history, and his "unknown" work

4 Minutes • Audio