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Hello and welcome to Natasha speaks Russian! My name is Natasha and I want to be your friend. I admire people like you. You dare, you are not afraid to step out of your comfort zone, to take a look at the world from different point of view. You may think: “How does she know that?” - it’s obvious, if you are here, you took a deliberate decision to learn Russian language. And it says a lot about you.
I want to congratulate you, you made the most important step in language learning - you accepted the challenge, you got committed to learn it. The rest is simple - just work on it day after day, one little step at the time.
No need to be worried, even though this journey of learning Russian is challenging, it is awesomely exciting! I am sure, that you will get more than you expect from it. Besides, I will be always here to help you stay motivated. Look what I have already written for you:

Beginner/Intermediate
In this section you will find mostly short posts, that are easy to read. Every paragraph is translated to English. Posts usually contain many useful examples and video. It works like this:
1. read a post; 2. watch a video; 3. write down examples you liked; 4. memorize them; 5. use them - speak Russian right away.
You know, nobody becomes fluent overnight. You build it brick by brick. So, where are you today? Maybe you can only say Привет! Как дела? and then you have to go back to speaking English. But if you learn one sentence a day, after a week you will be able to say an entire paragraph! Just think about it: what you will be able to say after a year?  - WOW! You can do it! I believe in you.

How to begin learning Russian
  • First 200 words
  • Basic Russian Phrases 1
Glimpse of Russian Very short posts for busy days. Just one word and a few examples.
  • Бред -- absurd/nonsense
  • Деньги -- Money
  • Мороженое -- Ice Cream
  • Телевизор -- TV
  • Лень -- Laziness
  • Кофе -- Coffee
  • Чувство -- Feeling
  • Магазин -- Store
  • Дом -- House
  • Машина -- Car
  • Счастье -- Happiness
  • Дверь -- Door
  • Сумка -- Handbag
  • Дерево — Tree
  • Фотография — Photo
  • Введение в новую рубрику // Introduction to "Glimpse of Russian” 
Build your Vocabulary
  • Щадить, пощадить, пощада, беспощадный
  • Disagreement in Russian
  • Build your vocabulary: lazy, slack..
  • Countries & Nationalities
  • Countries & Nationalities #2
  • Happy, angry, worried... in Russian
  • Ягоды // Berries
  • Фрукты // Fruits
  • Овощи // Vegetables
  • Месяцы и времена года // Months and Seasons  
  • Дни недели // Days of the Week 
Verbs
  • Прийти/приехать; зайти/заехать
  • Reflexive Verbs with -ся
  • Future Simple & Compound
  • Verb "to be" in the present tense
  • Verb Aspects // Виды глаголов
  • Let's repeat the verb "ИДТИ"
  • Идти -- шёл // to go in the past tense
  • ЛЮБИТЬ и НРАВИТЬСЯ // LOVE and LIKE in Russian 
  • Глагол "идти" // verb "to go”
Culture
  • Таким макаром // Russian phrases
  • Ты неси меня река... // Russian song
  • Не делай из мухи слона // Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill  
  • Русская дача // Russian dacha -- everything you wanted to know about dacha
Practice listening
  • Russian Poems for Kids. Part 1
  • Russian Poems for Kids. Part 2
  • Vysotsky "I do not like"
  • Генералы песчаных карьеров - Generals of Sand Quarries // Song
  • My vacation // Мой отпуск
  • Небеса Европы - Europe's skies // song
  • Fairytale "12 Months" Part 1
  • Fairytale "12 Months" Part 2
  • Fairytale "12 Months" Part 3
  • American diet
  • Putin's speech on 9 May
  • Very sincere boy
  • Russian cute names for beloved ones
  • Putins's speech on International Women Day
  • Valentine's Day in Russia // День Валентина в России
  • Putin's New Year's address // Новогоднее обращение президента России Владимира Владимировича Путина
  • MINI STORY #1 -- О наглой белке // About insolent squirrel
  • Minis Story #2 about an Insolent Squirrel
  • Терпение и труд... // Russian proverb + my story
Russian cartoons:
  • Woof the Kitten #1
  • Woof the Kitten #2
  • Woof the Kitten #3
  • Woof the Kitten #4
  • Woof the Kitten #5
  • Woof the Kitten #6
  • Woof the Kitten #7
  • Woof the Kitten #8
  • Woof the Kitten #9
Miscellaneous
  • Свой -- reflexive pronoun (own)
  • Motivational interview with Angelos Georgakis
  • Possessives in the Dative Case
  • Dative case. Part 1
  • ВЕДЬ -- one little tricky word
  • Noun Gender // Род существительных
  • Творительный падеж с предлогом "с" // Instrumental case after preposition "c"
  • Предложный падеж с предлогом “о” // Prepositional case after preposition “o”
Advanced
Here you will find more challenging posts for intermediate/advanced students. Every post has a vocabulary of the most difficult words (convenient, isn’t it?). These posts are longer and, therefore, more informative. They will help you to immerse yourself and to begin to think in Russian. And at the same time you will get know some interesting things about Russian culture and grammar in depth.

Russian writers (русские писатели)
  • Лев Николаевич Толстой. Часть 1 // L.Tolstoy. Part 1 (with audio)  
  • Лев Николаевич Толстой. Часть 2 // L.Tolstoy. Prat 2
  • Лев Николаевич Толстой. Часть 3 // L.Tolstoy. Prat 3  
Expressions (выражения)
  • С кем поведешься, от того и наберешься // You live and learn from those you live with
  • Поживем – увидим // Time will show 
  • Уйти с головой // To immerse oneself 
  • Горит в руках // Go like clockwork 
  • Без труда не вытащишь и рыбку из пруда // No pain, no gain  
Grammar (грамматика)
  • Виды глаголов // Aspects of verbs 
  • Спряжения глаголов // Verb conjugation 
  • Почему нельзя сказать «я побежу»? // Why "я побежу" is incorrect? How to say "I will win" in Russian
  • Ах! Ох! Ага! Ба! - русские междометия Russian interjections
Culture / Traditions / Mentality (культура / традиции / менталитет)
  • Отчество. Что это такое и зачем оно нам нужно? // What is patronymic and what for do we need it?
  • Когда нужно обращаться на "Вы" и когда можно на "ты" // When should you say "Вы" and when it is OK to say “ты" 
  • Масленица - народный праздник // Maslenitsa - folk holiday 
  • Русская песня "КАТЮША" // Russian song “Katyusha" 
Why should you learn Russian?
  • Зачем учить русский язык? // Why should I learn Russian language?  
  • Русская литература // Russian literature 
  • Путешествия // Traveling
  • Русские оценят твои усилия // Russians will appreciate your efforts
  • Русский - глобальный язык // Russian - global language
  • Зачем еще учить русский язык? Потому что хочется! // Why should I learn Russian? Just because I want to learn it! 
Miscellaneous (разное)
  • Плохой день. Что делать? // Bad day. What should I do?  
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