The Russian Language: Everything They Didn’t Teach You In School

🇷🇺 Forget the vodka, bears, and ballet. In this video, I dive into the MOST fascinating part of all things Russian: the Russian language ITSELF! From the wild history of the language, to its unique sounds, letters, words, and structures, to the thinkers and artists who have used this beautiful language as their canvas—I cover it all here. And make sure to stick around until the end where I share some tips on how best to learn Russian.

📖 LEARN RUSSIAN THROUGH STORIES

Want to learn Russian through stories instead of textbooks? My beginner "Russian Uncovered" course shows you how 👉🏼 https://bit.ly/russianuncovered

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How to Learn a New Language With Stories 👉🏼 https://youtu.be/dPqWN2dlsBg

📚 RUSSIAN RESOURCES:

Short Stories in Russian for Beginners
http://iwillteachyoualanguage.com/ssrussian

Short Stories in Russian for Intermediate Learners
http://iwillteachyoualanguage.com/ssrussianint

Russian Verb Conjugation Made Simple
https://iwillteachyoualanguage.com/learn/russian/russian-tips/russian-verb-conjugation

The Ultimate Guide To Russian Verbs Of Motion
https://iwillteachyoualanguage.com/learn/russian/russian-tips/russian-verbs-of-motion

⏱TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro
1:08 - Where Does Russian Come From?
1:33 - Modern Russian
2:10 - Does Russian Have Dialects?
3:48 - Funny Russian Movie Clip
4:33 - Migrations Out of Russia
5:52 - Is Russian Worth Learning?
6:30 - Do I Have to Learn the Cyrillic Alphabet?
9:00 - Russian Verbs
10:08 - Russian Pronunciation
12:22 - Amazing, Untranslatable Russian Words
13:49 - Russian Thinkers & Artists

📜 ATTRIBUTIONS:

Andrey speaking Russian | Slavic languages | русский язык | Wikitongues
https://youtu.be/JeRb7Ud1kSU

"Map of Russian dialects" by Trevbus is licensed under CC BY 3.0
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Russian_dialects.jpg

Love and Doves with english subtitles
https://youtu.be/y_C4TpPSCQ4

"Bering Sea Aleutian Is Alaska map" by Gretarsson is licensed under CC BY 2.0
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bering_Sea_Aleutian_Is_Alaska_map.png

Ninilchik Russian bird song
https://youtu.be/unWUQooPTJ0

Russian sign photo by Adrian Negura
https://unsplash.com/photos/q-GPpz98ji0

"Glagolitic alphabet with the phonetical correspondence to the cyrillic alphabet" by Harry is licensed under CC BY 3.0
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glagolica.png

Видео The Russian Language: Everything They Didn’t Teach You In School канала Olly Richards