This is the next episode of the Lingua Motivator thread. Meet Brigitte, my student and friend from Austria, who's an editor at an Austrian publishing house and a big fan of theatre! 💌To get full PDF&DOC podcast transripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russian even when you're on the go https://t.me/russian_bridgingthegaps 👩🎓📚 For most motivated learners, there's my PRO c...
Jun 28, 2025•28 min•Season 4Ep. 3
In today's episode, I'll talk about how we describe situations in which we lose contact with the environment due to being too focused on something. 💌To get full PDF&DOC podcast transripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russian even when you're on the go https://t.me/russian_bridgingthegaps 👩🎓📚 For most motivated learners, there's my PRO channel on Telegram. Subscribe and...
Jun 01, 2025•3 min•Season 4Ep. 2
This is the second episode of the Lingua Motivator thread. Meet Marcel, my student and friend from the UK, who's the author of seven novels and a great fan of Russian literature! 💌To get full PDF&DOC podcast transripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russian even when you're on the go https://t.me/russian_bridgingthegaps 👩🎓📚 For most motivated learners, there's my PRO channel...
Mar 22, 2025•27 min•Season 4Ep. 2
That's a new format of the Russian in 3 minutes podcast, and I can't wait to hear from you how much you like or dislike it! Говорим о новостях! 💌To get full PDF&DOC podcast transripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russian even when you're on the go https://t.me/russian_bridgingthegaps 👩🎓📚 For most motivated learners, there's my PRO channel on Telegram. Subscribe and challenge yo...
Feb 20, 2025•4 min•Season 4Ep. 1
PREMIERE! Hooray! I'm finally happy to announce the complete transformation of my former podcast Russian in 3 minutes! Starting with today's first episode of Lingua Motivator, the podcast is officially called Russian Bridge Podcast, and it will be developed in three directions. You can find their descriptions on the main page of the podcast. And today, listen to my conversation with a wonderful girl from Turkey named Erva. Erva has been studying Russian for two years... Erva's group on Telegram:...
Feb 04, 2025•18 min•Season 4Ep. 1
In this episode I talk about the famous Soviet comedy film "White Sun of the Desert", which many considered to be the answer to the western genre - the eastern. The movie I'm talking about https://youtu.be/GqnqFhc9aho?si=NtX5tEgFCTUP7f4L 💌To get full PDF&DOC podcast transripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russian even when you're on the go https://t.me/russian_bridgingthegaps 👩🎓📚 For...
Dec 10, 2024•8 min•Season 3Ep. 7
It is always impossible to learn a language without knowing the culture and customs. Today we talk about another famous Russian filmmaker, Andrei Tarkovsky. The movie I'm talking about https://youtu.be/_7jiwaPYslA?si=1Uj87IqU5LLBnTNZ 💌To get full PDF&DOC podcast transripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russian even when you're on the go https://t.me/russian_bridgingthegaps 👩🎓📚 For mos...
Nov 17, 2024•6 min•Season 3Ep. 6
It is almost impossible to learn a language without knowing the culture and customs. Today we talk about the famous Soviet filmmaker, Sergei Eisenstein. The movie I'm talking about https://youtu.be/Pzki50KzRN0?si=dwsC0EH1B87-nkt4 💌To get full PDF&DOC podcast transripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russian even when you're on the go https://t.me/russian_bridgingthegaps 👩🎓📚 For most mo...
Oct 20, 2024•5 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Уйти в себя, выйти из себя ... What does that actually mean? In this episode I talk about the use of verbs of motion in a figurative sense! 💌To get full PDF&DOC podcast transripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russian even when you're on the go https://t.me/russian_bridgingthegaps 👩🎓📚 For most motivated learners, there's my PRO channel on Telegram. Subscribe and challenge yourself wit...
Oct 05, 2024•5 min•Season 3Ep. 4
What characteristics do we give to people? Learn how we call each other names 😁 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russian even when you're on the go https://t.me/russian_bridgingthegaps 👩🎓📚 For most motivated learners, there's my PRO channel on Telegram. Subscribe and challenge yourself with various exercises; learn words in contex, Russian slang,...
Sep 23, 2024•5 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Что мы обычно говорим, когда обстоятельства сильнее нас? In this episode, I talk about what we typically say when we're losing to circumstances. 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transcripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russian even when you're on the go https://t.me/russian_bridgingthegaps 👩🎓📚 For most motivated learners, there's my PRO channel on Telegram. Subscribe and challenge yours...
Sep 07, 2024•6 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Have you ever heard such Russian verbs as "приголубить" or "захомячить"? In today's episode, I'm talking about a fun group of verbs that use animal images to describe certain actions. 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russian even when you're on the go https://t.me/russian_bridgingthegaps 👩🎓📚 For most motivated learners, there's my PRO channel on T...
Sep 02, 2024•4 min•Season 2Ep. 1
There's an interesting construction in Russian that we often use with opposite meanings! Let's take a closer look at what we mean when we say "Мне жаль..." or "Мне жалко..." 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transcripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russian even when you're on the go https://t.me/russian_bridgingthegaps 👩🎓📚 For most motivated learners, there's my PRO channel on Telegram. ...
Feb 14, 2024•5 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Impersonal constructions are often used in the Russian language. However, they might seem strange or illogical to you. But let's take a closer look at them. They are really interesting and can make your speech sound natural and authentic! 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transcripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russian even when you're on the go https://t.me/russian_bridgingthegaps 👩🎓📚 ...
Nov 15, 2023•5 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Here is the second episode of a series of podcasts that will clarify the nuances of Russian pronunciation. In this podcast, I will mainly focus on the Russian stress rule and the pronunciation of unstressed vowels. 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transcripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russian even when you're on the go https://t.me/russian_bridgingthegaps 👩🎓📚 For most motivated learn...
Dec 04, 2022•4 min•Season 1Ep. 26
How often do you pay attention to your pronunciation when learning Russian? We tend to overlook this, but actually learning phonetics affects your ability to understand native speakers and be understood. Listen to this episode where I will talk about some common pronunciation mistakes. 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transcripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russian even when you're on the ...
Nov 13, 2022•5 min•Season 1Ep. 25
We are living in a time of unprecedented global events and shifts. Recently, like many other citizens of Russia, I was forced to leave the country and now I am far from my homeland. In this podcast, I'm trying to recall similar events that took place in Russia 100 years ago. How can we comprehend what happened then and is happening now? 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram c...
Oct 02, 2022•3 min•Season 1Ep. 24
When we learn a foreign language, diversity is the last thing we think about. We focus on grammar, vocabulary and try to remember everything we have learned, we are afraid to forget something. But what if we change our strategy and focus on diversity from the very beginning? In this episode, I'm trying to talk about it. 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transcripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practi...
Aug 21, 2022•4 min•Season 1Ep. 23
In this episode, I share my experience of playing sports and talk about its importance. Hopefully, you love sports, and you will find something useful in what I'm saying. 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transcripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russian even when you're on the go https://t.me/russian_bridgingthegaps 👩🎓📚 For most motivated learners, there's my PRO channel on Telegram. Sub...
Aug 02, 2022•3 min•Season 1Ep. 22
We're going to analyze one more mistake which many learners commonly make. Let's see if we can remember when we use больше - меньше and более - менее. They are so similar, aren't they?😁 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transcripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russian even when you're on the go https://t.me/russian_bridgingthegaps 👩🎓📚 For most motivated learners, there's my PRO channel ...
Jul 20, 2022•4 min•Season 1Ep. 21
There are common mistakes made by everyone studying Russian. We analyse one of these typical mistakes in this episode. Был хороший человек или был хорошим человеком? 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russian even when you're on the go https://t.me/russian_bridgingthegaps 👩🎓📚 For most motivated learners, there's my PRO channel on Telegram. Subscribe...
Jul 01, 2022•4 min•Season 1Ep. 20
We live during hard times. And it's really important to learn how we can get through it and keep ourselves safe and healthy mentally and spiritually. In this episode I share with you my thoughts and thoughts of other people. Stay safe and make love not war! 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russian even when you're on the go https://t.me/russian_bridgi...
May 31, 2022•4 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Is there a difference in the importance of breakfast, lunch and dinner? Certainly! We start our day with breakfast, and it depends on it what the day will be like. Listen to this slow-paced podcast, learn helpful breakfast vocabulary, and pay special attention to how you start your day! 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transcripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russian even when you're on the...
May 14, 2022•4 min•Season 1Ep. 18
What can you say instead of curse words if you are an intelligent, well-mannered person? Do you have any options to get rid of negative emotions, even while in a public situation? Should you use Russian obscenities? Let's take a closer look at what you can say instead! 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russian even when you're on the go https://t.me/ru...
Apr 30, 2022•4 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Easter days remind us of the peaceful and loving Christ, who sacrificed himself for the salvation of people. Shouldn't we follow this shining example today, when there is bloodshed and so much suffering all around? 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transcripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russian even when you're on the go https://t.me/russian_bridgingthegaps 👩🎓📚 For most motivated learn...
Apr 19, 2022•3 min•Season 1Ep. 16
This is the second part of the podcast about paired prepositions. This time we'll closely look at mixed pairs and what they are used for. 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transcripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russian even when you're on the go https://t.me/russian_bridgingthegaps 👩🎓📚 For most motivated learners, there's my PRO channel on Telegram. Subscribe and challenge yourself wit...
Apr 10, 2022•4 min•Season 1Ep. 15
It's so confusing when you can't follow the syntax of your native language trying to speak Russian, right? In English, for example, the pair of two prepositions FROM - TO covers many situations related to distance, movement or duration. Let's see what we use in Russian, and yes, it's not as hard as you think! 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transcripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russian ...
Mar 30, 2022•3 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Despite all difficult news we have been hearing, let's just stop and look around. Is there anything better in the world than spring? It is the anthem of life itself. So let the war end and spring reign! 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transcripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram channel to practice Russian even when you're on the go https://t.me/russian_bridgingthegaps 👩🎓📚 For most motivated learners, there's...
Mar 19, 2022•3 min•Season 1Ep. 13
UPD: I'd recorded this podcast last night shortly before Russia attacked Ukraine. Unfortunately, the situation has changed since then, but I keep this here and say it out loud: I am against what has just happened!!! Here's what I think about the current moment of the Russian Ukrainian crisis. You will not find harsh judgments, hasty approvals or political claims here. Instead, I'm trying to say what all parties could do to stop what threatens to escalate into a global war. 💌 To get full PDF&...
Feb 23, 2022•4 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Is it important to thoroughly choose things when you're going to buy them? I don't mean their quality; this goes without saying. I mean something that gives you confidence that this thing is just for you. It fits you; it suits you and has to belong to you. In the episode, I speak about these close and specific relationships with things. 💌 To get full PDF&DOC podcast transcripts and support me, please, go to https://www.patreon.com/bridgingthegaps 👩🎓 You can also subscribe to my Telegram ...
Feb 13, 2022•3 min•Season 1Ep. 11
