🇷🇺 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.

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📚 RUSSIAN RESOURCES:

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

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

Russian Verb Conjugation Made Simple
https://iwillteachyoualanguage.com/le...

The Ultimate Guide To Russian Verbs Of Motion
https://iwillteachyoualanguage.com/le...

⏱ 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

📜 SOURCES & ATTRIBUTIONS:

Special thanks to @RussianwithAnastasia for recording the Russian examples for us. Visit her channel here 👉🏼    / anastasiasemina  

Andrey speaking Russian | Slavic languages | русский язык | Wikitongues
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"Map of Russian dialects" by Trevbus is licensed under CC BY 3.0
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Love and Doves with english subtitles
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"Bering Sea Aleutian Is Alaska map" by Gretarsson is licensed under CC BY 2.0
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Ninilchik Russian bird song
   • Ninilchik Russian bird song  

Russian sign photo by Adrian Negura
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"Glagolitic alphabet with the phonetical correspondence to the cyrillic alphabet" by Harry is licensed under CC BY 3.0
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