SECOND YEAR RUSSIAN-RUS 201, 202, 203
Portland Community College
Russian
Internet Links
This web page was created
to provide supplemental web-links for each chapter of our textbook Poidyom. You'll also
find links for the language lab
activities we will be doing during class. I hope you have as much fun
using them, as I did finding them.
-Review
first year
vocabulary from English to Russian
with these exercises by George Mitrevski. Exercise
1, Exercise
2, Exercise
3, Exercise
4, Exercise
5, Exercise
6, Exercise
7, Exercise
8, Exercise
9, Exercise
10, Exercise
11, Exercise
12, Exercise
13, Exercise
14, Exercise
15, Exercise16,
Exercise
17, Exercise
18, Exercise
19, Exercise
20, Exercise
21, Exercise
22, Exercise
23, Exercise
24, Exercise
25, Exercise
26, Exercise
27, Exercise
28, Exercise
29, Exercise
30.
Don't forget to listen to the supplemental audio materials for this chapter! You'll find them under the audio link on the main page.
Language
lab activities to be
completed as a class:
-What do these Russian like to do in their free time. Watch the
video from chapter
7, Golosa, book 2 .
Language lab
activities to be
completed as a class:
-Furnish
your living room at this on-line furniture store.
-We will watch
this video from chapter
6 of Golosa together
in the language lab.
-Rent an apartment in
St. Petersburg.
Chapter
4
Food vocabulary:
-Flashcards
for food vocabulary.
-Here's a picture dictionary for fruits and vegetables with
pronunciation.
-Do a word find with
fruits and vegetables.
-Flashcards
for food adjectives.
-For the truly
curious,
here's a picture dictionary with kitchen
utensils and appliances.
-Listen to these suggestions for what
to feed American tourists. (from V puti)
-Listen to these suggestions for what
to feed Russian tourists. (from V puti)
-What would you like for lunch? See what the Russian restaurant Талекли
ёлки палки has on the menu.
-Care for some eggs? Дискотека Авария
will cook up some for you with this song.
-Why don't you drink some beer Пей пиво! with
those eggs. Another chart buster from Дискотека Авария.
-Don't like beer? Listen
Akvarium's song Чай
and have a cup of tea instead!
-Chiz and Co also want some tea. Listen to their song Хочу
чаю.
Instrumental
case:
-This exercise
by Lynne Ikach provides practice with instrumental
singular and plural endings.
-Here's another instrumental
case exercise from Luc Beaudoin.
Genitive plural
and partative genitive:
-Flashcards
for containers/quantitative.
-Drill those genitive
plural endings and those yucky
irregulars with theses exercises from V puti.
-Practice using "of" with
the genitive case by doing this exercise from George
Mitrevski.
-Here's a translation
exercise with the genitive case for "of" from George Mitrevski.
-Listen to this recipe
for borsch.
-Listen to these recipes
for котлеты and hamburgers.
-Here's a Soviet
Russian language learning video on buying food.
Other
vocabulary:
-Flashcards
for other high frequency vocabulary from chapter 4.
Cultural
stuff:
-Tired of cooking? Check
out the
menus at various
Moscow restaurants.
-Feeling more
adventurous? Try
these Russian
language recipes.
-Here is the original for the story "Тайное становится явным".
Don't forget to listen
to
the supplemental audio materials for this chapter! You'll find them
under the audio link on the main page.
Language lab
activities to be
completed as a class:
-Go to the on-line grocery store.
-"What are we going to eat?" is the title of this video from chapter
9, Golosa, book 1.
Chapter 5
Clothes
vocabulary:
-This picture dictionary features men's clothing
and women's
clothing along with correct pronunciation.
-Flashcards
for clothing vocabulary.
Genitive
case for stating ownership:
-Here's an
activity with
the possessive
pronoun чей.
-Work on using the genitive
case to state ownership with this activity from George Mitrevski.
Body
part vocabulary:
-Flashcards
for the body part vocabulary.
-This picture dictionary
features
parts of body
with correct pronunciation. In case you need more, here's part II.
-Here's a talking
dictionary with face
vocabulary at Hello-World.
-Listen to the song "Моё
сердце," by Сплин.
-Listen to Кино's "В
наших глазах,"
Physical
appearance:
-Flashcards
for physical appearance vocabulary.
-Practice
stating resemblance with this exercise from Golosa.
-Listen to this description
of meeting someone at the airport. (from В пути)
-Listen to this nonsense text about a red headed person by Danil
Kharms. (from В пути)
-Watch the Simpsons in Russian featuring Marge's
blue hair.
Personality:
-Flashcards
for personality trait vocabulary.
-Read
about how your
favorite color relates to your personality.
-Listen to this discussion about what personality
traits these people like and don't like. (from
В пути)
Other
vocabulary:
-Flashcards
for other high frequency vocabulary from chapter 5.
Don't forget to listen to the supplemental audio materials for this chapter! You'll find them under the audio link on the main page.
Language
lab activities to be
completed as a class:
-Can you find
a love match for Galya?
Chapter
6
Daily activity
verbs:
-Flashcards
for daily activity verbs.
-Listen to this monologue
about Mark's day. (from В пути)
-Watch this clip from Улица Сезам about
what a muppet forgot to do in the morning.
-Mikhail
Zoschenko's
story "Баня" is a hilarious classic. It's way above your level,
but perhaps you might be able to get some of it. (Take
RUS 241 in the
spring to read and discuss it in English.)
-Here's the English
translation of "The Bathhouse."
-Kornei Chukovskii's classic children's
poem "Мойдодыр" is about a little boy who learns the virtues of
taking a good bath.
-Listen to Владимир Высоцкий's classis song "Утренная
гимнастика."
Language lab
activities to
be
completed as a class:
-Moscow movie schedule
-We will watch
this video from chapter
5, Golosa, book 1 together
in the language lab.
Chapter
7
Days, months
and time expressions:
-Review the days
of the week and months with this exercise from George Mitrevski.
-Flashcards
for days and time expressions.
-Here's a children's poem about
each month of the year.
-Listen to the song Апрель
by
Смысловые галлюцинации.
Stating dates:
-Flashcards
for ordinal numbers 15th-2000th.
-Practice stating
dates with this exercise from George Mitrevski.
-Here's another exercise with stating dates.
-Practice stating full
dates with this exericse from George Mitrevski.
-Listen to this biography
about Vladimir Zvorikyn. (from В пути)
Russian history:
-Learn more about Russian
history from
ancient to
Soviet times at this site.
-Who
said there's no more propaganda in Russia? Learn about Russian history and democracy
from this governnment site
created for Russian school children.
Holidays:
-See if you can match
these Russian holidays to the dates when they occur?
-Watch this Улица
Сезам video about a birthday.
-Watch these listening comprehension videos with exercises from Bowdoin College. Video
1, video
2, video
3,
-Watch a video about Women's
Day from Bowdoin College. Here's a second
video. A yet a
third.
-Read more about Russian
holidays on Russian Wilipedia.
-It wouldn't be New
Year's
without Дискотека Авария song Новый
год. I've never been to a New Year's party where it wasn't
played!
-This chart will put
all your doubts to rest about the true differences
between Ded Moroz and Santa Clause.
-Watch Piglet wish Eyore a happy birthday.
Marriage,
weddings and other life events:
-Flashcards
for life event verbs.
-Here's an
exercise on marriage
vocabulary and verbs.
-Listen to this monologue
about a wedding. (from В пути)
-Listen to Чиж
&
Co.'s song "Она не
вышла замуж."
Other
vocabulary:
-Flashcards
for other high frequency vocabulary from chapter 7.
Cultural
stuff:
-Read your horoscope
in Russian.
-Here is the original text for "Старая собака"
by Виктория Токарева.
-Learn more about Виктория
Токарева here.
-Rewatch Винни Пух и день заботы on Youtube.
Part I and Part
II.
-Learn all you ever wanted to know about Vinnie Pukh at his offical
website.
-Watch all the Vinnie Pukh cartoons on the web. "Винни
Пух идёт в гости". Here's "Винни
Пух (and the honey
tree)
.
Don't forget to listen
to
the supplemental audio materials for this chapter! You'll find them
under the audio link on the main page.
Chapter 8
Review material
for places in city, transportation vocabulary:
-Review transportation
vocabulary with this picture dictionary.
-Flashcards
for places and whether they take в or на.
-Practice
using "в" or "на" with this interactive grammar exercise from В пути.
-In case you're not sure how to act on public transportation
or the metro,
here are two etiquette lessons for Russian kids.
Где/куда/откуда?
-Practice the
accusative case for expressing destination with this exercise from В пути.
-Give yourself a headache practicing Куда/где/откуда
for places with this exercise from В пути.
-Make your headache worse practicing Куда/где/откуда
for people with another exercise from В пути.
Verbs of motion:
-Flashcards
for verbs of motion.
-Match
multi and uni-directional verbs together in pairs with these
exericses from В пути.
-Lots 'o verbs of motion. Exercise 1, exercise 2, exercise 3, exercise 4, exercise 5.
-Even more practice with multi
or uni-directional verb of motions. (from В пути.)
Travel:
-Here's one of those Soviet Russian
learning videos on travel.
-Listen to this description of a tour
of Tallin, Estonia. (from В пути.)
-Listen to this description of a tour
to Kiev. (from В пути.)
-Visit the Moscow
Sheremetyevo airport,
Russia's largest.
-Here is the original text for Василий Шукшин's "Чудик."
-Learn more about Василий Шукшин
here.
Other
vocabulary:
-Flashcards
for other high frequency vocabulary from chapter 8.
Songs:
-Listen to Машина
времени's classic song "Разговор
в поезде."
-Listen to Krokodil Gena sing "Голубой вагон".
-Listen to Kino's
song Троллейбус.
-Кино aldo brings us "Мои
друзья всегда идут,"
-Here's a song called Домой
by Чиж и Co.
Don't forget to listen to the supplemental audio materials for this chapter! You'll find them under the audio link on the main page.
Language lab
activities to be
completed as a class:
-Where do you want to go on vacation?
-We will watch
this video about public transportation from chapter
3, Golosa, book 2 together
in the language lab.
-Need a hotel in Russia? Learn all about them in this video from chapter
4, Golosa, book 2.
Chapter 9
Conjugating
prefixed verbs of motion:
-Flashcards for prefixed
verbs of motion.
-More
flashcards for prefixed verbs of motion.
-Practice forming
prefixed verbs of motion with these
exericses from В пути.
-Work on conjugating
prefixed verbs of motion with these
exercises from В пути.
Aspect
with prefixed verbs of motion:
-Practice aspect
with prefixed verbs of motion with this exercise from В пути.
Prefix choice:
-Practice choosing
the correct prefix with thеse exercises
from В пути. Exercise
3. Exercise
4.
-Flashcards
for prepositions and their cases.
-Listen to Sergei
and Tatiana Nikitin's beautiful song "Переведи
меня через майдан."
Relative
pronoun который:
-Practice using the relative
pronoun который with these two exercises.
Cultural stuff:
-Here's one of those Soviet Russian
learning videos on public transportation.
-Here is the original text for the fairy tale "Маша и медведь"
Don't forget to listen
to
the supplemental audio materials for this chapter! You'll find them
under the audio link on the main page.
Chapter
10
Professions
vocabulary:
-Here's a picture
dictionary
with a few professions.
-Flashcards
for professions vocabulary.
-Read the Russian
employment ads
and find
out what it takes to get hired in Russia.
-Check out which professions are in highest demand in
Russia.
-Here are some children's
poems about professions.
-Listen to Машина времени's satircal song "Солдат"about
obligatory service in the Soviet army.
Чтобы:
-Here's an exercise to
practice using чтобы.
Don't forget to listen to the supplemental audio materials for this chapter! You'll find them under the audio link on the main page.
Language
lab activities to be
completed as a class:
-What do the residents of Zelenograd
dream about?
Chapter
11
Comparative
adjectives:
-Flashcards
for irregular comparative adjectives.
-Here are three exercises with comparative adjectives. Exercise 1, exercise 2, exercise 3.
-Do another activity with comparative
adjectives by George Mitrevski.
-В путиprovides
another two
exercises for formation of comparative
adjectives.
Imperative
verbs:
-Drill
the imperative forms of verbs with this exercise from George
Mitrevski.
-Practice forming imperatives
with this exercise from В пути.
-Here are three more exercises for practicing imperatve verbs.
Exercise 1, exercise 2, exercise 3.
-Listen to Кино's song "Закрой
за мной дверь," for some imperatives.
Cultural stuff:
-View Russian art by
major artists on Olga's Gallery. (Best Russian art site
available!)
-Learn more about Anton
Chekhov (in
English) and
read Смерть
чиновника in
the
original.
-Here is the original text for "Произведение
искусства".
-Read more short stories
by
Chekhov in Russian.
-Ready for a good,
old
session of Russian
case torture? Try your hand at this case review exercise from В пути.
Don't forget to listen
to
the supplemental audio materials for this chapter! You'll find them
under the audio link on the main page.
Summary/review
exercises:
-This site provides a work
out in case declension (putting words into different cases.)
-Here's a test over general
case knowledge.
-Another text on general
case usage.
-Here's a test on verbal
aspect. I'll be tough at this stage for you, but give it a try.
Russian
music videos:
YouTube offers an huge
selection of Russian popular music
for your listening and viewing pleasure. Below you'll find some of
the most popular groups for different genres of music.
Classic rock:
Aквариум "Город"
(from the film ASSA), "Поезд
в огне," "Брод,"
"Десять стрел"
"Никита Рязанский"
"Рок-н-рол
мёртв "
"Серебро
господа," "Чай,"
" "Брат
никотин," "500,"
"Сестра" "Древнерусская тоска,"
"Аделаида," "Сидя
на красивом холме"
"Иван чай,"
"Мальчик
Евграф," "Северный
цвет," "Нога
судьбы," "Танцы
на крайне весны," "Великая
железнодорожная симфония," "Маша
и
медведь,"
"Встань
у реки," "25 к
10," "Иванов,"
"Поколение
дворников,"
ДДТ: "Я
получил эту роль," "Что
нам ветер" "Осень"
"Это
всё" "Конвеер"
"Терророст,"
"Революция,"
"Ветер,"
"Чёрный
пёс Петербург"
"Рождённые
в СССР," "Дождь,"
"В последнюю осень'"
"Родина"
"Ленинград," "Метель,"
"Ночь Людмила,"
"Небо
на земле," "Белая
ночь,"
Кино: "Группа
крови," "Перемен,
being signed in Russian sign language"
"Мама анархия"
"Видели
ночь,'" "Кукушка,"
"Следи
за
собой,"
"Следи за собой
live,"
"Когда
твоя девочка больна," "Закрой
за мной дверь," "Война,"
"Спокойная
ночь'"
"Троллейбус,"
"Кончится лето," "В
наших глазах," "Красно-жёлтые
дни," "Каждую
ночь," "Это
не любовь," "Музыка
волн,""Звезда
по имени
солнца,"
"Попробуй
спеть вместе со мной,"
"Последний герой,"
"Апрель,"
"Песня
без слов," "Дальше
действовать будем мы,"
"Восьмиклассница,"
"Легенда,"
"Пачка
сигарет," "Бошетунмай,"
"Камчатка,"
"Звезда,"
"Муравейник,"
"Мои
друзья всегда идут,"
"Малыш,"
Наутилус Понпилиус: "Гуд бай, Америка,"
"Я
хочу быть с тобой," "Крылья,"
Машина Времени: "Разговор
в поезде" "Костёр"
"Марионетка"
(circa 1976-dig the lead singers Weird Al hair!), "За
те, кто в море,"
"Поворот,"
"Она идёт по жизни
смеясь," "Солдат,"
"Наш дом,"
Секрет: "Привет,"
"Алиса,"
"Моя любовь на
пятом этаже," "Сара
Барабу" "Я
люблю буги-вуги," "Именины у Кристины,"
"Tысяча
пластинок"
Alternative/Modern rock:
Земфира: "Искала,"
"Кукушка,"(
Kino cover) "Бесконечность,"
"СПИД,"
"Итоги,"
"Аривадерчи,"
"Траффик,"
"Хочешь,"
"Параноя,"
"Сигареты
Земфиры," "Почему,"
"Прости
меня, моя любовь," "Не стреляйте," "Малыш,"
"Мы
разбиваемся," "Ждать,"
"Ромашки,"
"До
свидания,"
"Город,"
"Ненавижу,"
"Досказано,"
"Румба,"
"Маечка,"
"Непошлое,"
"Блюз
Земфира," "Прогулка,"
"Самолёт,"
Сплин: "Моё
сердце," ""Выхода
нет," "Новые
люди," "Первый
снег," "Моя
любовь," "Прочь
из моей головы," "Гандбол,"
"Остаёмся
зимовать,"
"Лабринт,"
"Паузы,"
"Пластмассовая
жизнь," "Обрит
без Сарары," "Романс,"
Би-2 "Полковник,"
(from film Brat-2) "Варвара,"
"Зажигать'"
"Песок,"
"Дурочка,"
"Серебро,"
"Моя
любовь," Научи
меня быть
счастливым,"
"Держаться
за воздух," "Скольские
улицы," "Он
плохо кончил,"
Чиж& Co.: "О
любви," "Поезд,"
"Ерогенная
зона," "Вот
пуля просветела," "Дверь
в лето," "Still
life," "Домой,"
"Она
не
вышла замуж," "Вечная
молодость," "Хочу
чаю" "Перекрёсток"
"Солдат
на привале," "Невеста,"
"Последние
деньги," "Полонез,"
"На
двоих,"
Чичерина: "Ту
лу ла," "Сама,"
"Уходя,
уходи," "Когда
твоя девушка больна" (Kino cover), "Жара,"
"Просто
пою," "Показалось,"
"Пожарные,"
"На
войне," "Ясно,"
Ночные снайперы: "31ая
весна" "Светафоры,"
"Актриса,"
"Кошка,"
"Ты
дарила мне розы," "Катастофический,"
"Куба,"
"Светофоры,"
"Сенбернары,"
Танцы минус: "Диктофоны,"
"Город,"
"Цветы,"
"Половинка,"
"32
капель" "Охотник,"
"Разум
когда-нибудь победит," "Зачем
топтать
мою
любовь,"
Смысловые галлюцинации: "Вечно
молодой," "Первый
день осени," "Утро,"
"Апрель,"
"Полюса,
Маша и медведи: "Любочка,"
"Без
тебя,"
Кукрыниксы: "Колдовство,"
"Никто,"
"Звезда,"
"Знай,"
"Свадьба,"
АукцЫон: "Дорога,"
"Еду,
еду, еду," "Моя
любовь," "Всё
вертится," "День победы 1" "Падал,"
"Птица,"
"Любовь,"
группа Ленинград: "Кислотный
DJ" "Музыка
для мужика,"
"Дикий
мужчина," "Губoшлёп,"
"Мальчик"
"Яблочко,"
"Всё
это рейв, "
"Люди
не летают," "www,"
"Алкоголик,"
"Геленджик,"
Heavy metal/Punk:
Король и шут: "Отцы
и маски," "Лесник,"
"Охотник,"
"Гробовщик,"
"Прыгну со скалы,"
"Кроклатый
старый дом," "Ели
мясо мужики,"
"Мётвый
анархист," "Северный
флот," "Кукла
Колдуна," "Хороший
пират–мёртвый пират," "Я
устал," "Джокер,"
Алиса: "Мы
вместе," "Власть'"
"Родина,"
"На
пороге неба," "Белая
невеста," "Дождь,"
"На
пороге неба," "Траса
Е95,"
Наив: "Что нам
делать," "Мама
анархия (Kino cover)," "Суперзвезда," "Я не
шучу," "Селави,"
"Вася,"
"Танки
панки," "НЛО,"
"Рок,"
"Моё
сердце
не остановилось," "Дурак,"
Pop/Techno/Rap:
Иван Купала: "Кострома,"
"Пчёлы,"
"Брови,"
"Молодость,"
"Галя,"
"Росы,"
"Велик
день," "Дятель,"
Дискотека Авария, "Зло," "Новый
год," "На
острые атаки," "Яица" "Давай
Авария" "Супер
звезда," "Пей
пиво!" "Паша
Face
Control,"
"Некуда
деваться" "Опа,"
Руки вверх: "Московская
тоска," "Крошка
моя," "Думала,
"Назови
его, как меня," "Без
любви," "Студент,"
Тату: "Я сошла с ума," "Нас не догонят,"
"220,"
Глюк'оZа: "Танцуй,
Россия!!" "Ой,
Ой," "Юра,"
"Бабочки,"
"Дочка,"
"Ненавижу,"
"Швайне,"
"Снег идёт," "Невеста,"
UG: "Ещё
один день," "Остаюсь
таким же," "Ненависть
и верность,"
Серёга: "Кукла"
"Возле
дома твоего," "Чёрный
бумер," "Дискомарерия,"
"Кружим,"
Bards/Folk
music:
Владимир Высоцкий: "Я не
люблю," "Утренная
гимнастика," "Дорогая передача,"
"Песни
о слухах," "Мы
вращаем землю," "Спасите
наши
души," "Что
случилось в Африке," "Невероятное
из сумасшедшего дома," "Милицейский
протокол," "Охота
на волков,"
Булат Окуджава: "Ballad
of soldiers' boots" "Пока
земля ещё вертится," "Песенка об Арбате,"
"О Володе Высоцком,"
"Песенка о
Моцарте,"
"Последний
троллейбус," "Песенка,
короткая, как жизнь сама,"
Сергей и Татьяна Никитины: "Переведи
меня через майдан," "Бручмулла," "Весеннее
танго," "Александра,"
"Песня шута," "Прощание
с
Парижем,"
"Какое
небо голубое," "Снег
идёт,"
Жанна Бичевская: "Ой,
да не вечер," "Чёрный
ворон,"
"Миленький
ты мой," "Шумел
камыш,"
"Боже,"
"Бродяга,"
"Старуха,"
Александр Розенбаум: "Вальс
Бостон," "Вещая судьба,"
"Казачья,"
"Я не
верю." "Налетела
грусть,"
Soviet music:
This site
has it all if you are feeling nostalgic for the Soviet past! Also contains a
nice collection of Soviet propaganda posters.
If you'd like to buy your own Russian CD's, they're available at Russiandvd.com. (There's a button at the top of the page to change to English. Also I've ordered from this site and have not had any problems.)
Russian radio stations:
BBC Russian series
"Goodbye Summer".
This series is dated and cheesy,
but it worth watching. It's language is simple and there are on screen
Russian subtitled that help you follow the dialogue. You'll never
forget the saga of Viktor and Olga!
Watch "Goodbye Summer" episode
1.
Watch "Goodbye Summer" episode
2.
Watch "Goodbye Summer"
episode 3.
Watch "Goodbye Summer" episode
4.
Watch "Goodbye Summer" episode
5.
Watch "Goodbye Summer" episode
6.
Watch "Goodbye Summer" episode
7.
Watch "Goodbye Summer" episode
8.
Watch "Goodbye Summer" episode
9.
Watch "Goodbye Summer" episode
10.
Watch "Goodbye Summer" episode
11.
Watch "Goodbye Summer"
episode 12.
Watch "Goodbye Summer" episode
13.
Watch "Goodbye Summer" episode
14.
Watch "Goodbye Summer" episode
15.
Russian cartoons on Youtube:
-Can
you handle it? Here's Sponge Bob in Russian: Pizza
Delivery, A
Piece of Paper, Plankton,
Opposite
Day, Superman
of the Sea, Class
monitor.
-Watch the entire cartoon "Cheburashka
i krokodil Gena." "Part II."
-Russian
Winnie the Pooh: "Винни Пух идёт в
гости. Here's "Vinnie
pukh and the honey tree "
"Eyore's gloomy day Part
I and Part
II."
-Nu pogodi (Russian Road
Runner type of cartoon): Episode
1, Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode
4, Episode
5, Episode
6, Episode
7,
Episode
8, Episode
9, Episode
10, Episode
11, Episode
12, Episode
13, Episode 14, Episode 15, Episode
16, Episode
17,
Episode
18,
-"Troe
iz Prostokvashino,"
-"The Cat and the
Tree
(with subtitles),"
-"The Cat
who
Walked
by Herself part I, part
II, (with subtitles)"
-"Moidodyr,"
-"Kot Leopold,"
-"Kotyonok po imeni
GAV,"
-"Koshkin dom,"
-"Malish i Karlson"
-"Левёнок и черепаха."
-"Умка."
"Умка
ищет друга."
"Трям"
More stuff
to watch on the Internet:
-Free movies on
Russianremote! None of these films are subtitled, but they are
available to watch for free.
You can also watch Russian language cartoons, news reports, t.v. shows, music videos
and sport shows
all without subtitles.
-You've
watchedYouTube. But have you watched RuTube,
Russia's YouTube?
Russian DVD's, videos and books at PCC library
-Here's a link to the Russian
DVD collection at the PCC Sylvania Library available for check out
to PCC
students.
-We have a great collection
of Russian language readers, textbooks, dictionaries, grammar
references at the PCC Sylvania library. Don't
miss out!
Russian DVD's and videos at Multnomah County Library.
-Here's a link to the Russian
DVD collection at the Multnomah County Library. They have 460 DVDs
available for 3 week check out. All
you have to do is get a library card, put the
DVD on hold and have it
delivered for free to the Capitol Hill Branch library down the
street
from PCC or any other area library. If you still watch VHS
tapes, they also have 14 of those to watch too.
Additional web sites:
How do I type in Russian?:
-Russify your computer. Fonts
here.
-Russify
your Mac.
-Russify everything.
-You can do your own Russian word processing and use a spell checker at
GoogleDocs.
Create a free account.
Additional
sites:
-Want to join
a local Russian conversation group? You can do so through the
Meetup company.
-Yandex is a major Russian search
engine, which is more complete for Russian things than Google is.
-If
you'd like
to
read Russian
newspapers
in English or Russian or even listen to Russian radio, go to
Russian Alive. Some of the
papers can only be read if you
subscribe, but others
are free. The
Moscow Times is one of
the best English language newpaper listed
here and it's free!
-Cornell University has a site called "Beginning
Russian Through Film" that has downloads of lots of film clips that
are great to watch.
The Eralash clips are the easiest, since this
was a
t.v. show
for school age kids.
-Have I managed to make you a lover of Russian proverbs
yet? If so, here's a dictionary of them for Russian children.
-The Golosa website offers the chance to listen to Russian news broadcasts
at a slower speed. They are still hard, but maybe you might be
able
to understand a bit.
-Barry Sher's Russian Index
provides probably the most
complete listing of Russian and English language web sources for
all aspects
of Russian language and life. It will keep you busy
for days! (In English)
-Give your tongue a
workout with these tongue twisters.
-For those of you
who know American sign language, here you'll find the Russian alphabet in Russian
Sign Language,
which is
different from American Sign Language.
-Tired of Yuri? Want your own Russian pen-pal? The
pen-pals and e-pals forum at Master Russian can help you find one.
-Want to learn how Russians say things? Here's an illustrated dictionary of Russian idioms.
-Want to test your knowledge of Russian culture and learn more?
Here's a
program for developing
cultural knowledge in English that's
great!
This web page was
created and is maintained by Kristine Shmakov. Please report any
problems to kshmakov@pcc.edu