Blogs

The following blogs offer annotated Russian-language texts intended for intermediate to advanced students. Olga’s Blog covers student life and youth culture. Moya Rossiya covers issues of demography, economics, and modern life. Quarantine Diaries was produced while Moscow was under Covid lockdowns and focuses specifically on issues related to that.

April 14, 2020

Quarantine Diaries: Русские мемы о коронавирусе

Quarantine Diaries is a series of free language lessons from SRAS. Each lesson can take a variety of forms but all focus on building intermediate and advanced vocabulary and listening skills. Read the text and familiarize yourself with the new vocabulary (you can hover over the bold Russian to reveal its English translation). Then, watch […]

Blogs

Quarantine Diaries: Русские мемы о коронавирусе

Quarantine Diaries: Чем закупаются москвичи в период коронавируса?

Quarantine Diaries: Как русские проводят время дома

Quarantine Diaries: Как изменилась жизнь в Москве?

Quarantine Diaries: Накануне самоизоляции

Моя Россия 14: История новогодней ёлки в России

Моя Россия 11: Религия в России – Буддизм

Моя Россия 9: Религия в России – Христианство и язычество

Моя Россия 8: Москва глазами россиян, Россия глазами москвичей