Episodes

Thursday Mar 17, 2022
157 Jews in Ukraine and Russia
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
As early as the 18th century, there were no Jews in the Russian Empire. Then they moved there in great numbers.
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Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
156 Cossacks, the frontier people
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
The anthem of Ukraine mentions the Cossack heritage. In the 16th - 17th centuries, living in Ukraine meant living in the frontier.
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Friday Mar 11, 2022
155 The myth of Russian-Ukrainian brotherhood
Friday Mar 11, 2022
Friday Mar 11, 2022
If Kiev is older than Moscow, why Russia is considered the older brother of Ukraine? Important words: Little Russia, Greater Russia.
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Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
154 Ukraine – the meaning of the name
Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
The name of Ukraine means a "border," but also "a country." From the land in dispute to an imperial borderland and an independent state.
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Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
153 How Ukraine made Russian history longer
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Dates and tricky words in the episode: the 9th century, the 12th century, Kiev, Moscow, Orthodoxy, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth – Киев, Москва, православие, Польско-Литовское государство.
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Sunday Feb 27, 2022
152 Ukrainian and Russian in Ukraine
Sunday Feb 27, 2022
Sunday Feb 27, 2022
Russian language is not the property of Russia. Ukraine is not Russia. Dates in this podcast: 1991, 24 February 2022.
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Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
151 Icicles and thaws
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
Russian nature and politics are prone to produce icicles and thaws. Dates in the text: the '60s, 20th century, 1953, 1956.
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Sunday Feb 20, 2022
150 Masks and faces
Sunday Feb 20, 2022
Sunday Feb 20, 2022
We wear medical masks to confront the pandemics and we wear social masks to communicate with the outside world.
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Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
149 Doping scandals and big sport
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
When sportsmen compete, do pharmacological industries do the same?
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Sunday Feb 13, 2022
148 Fears and joys of public speaking
Sunday Feb 13, 2022
Sunday Feb 13, 2022
Start speaking – it might help. Speak more often – it will help even more. Enjoy it!
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