All of 135 The following articles are parallel texts presented in Russian and English.

Each text
contains audio in Russian. They are designed to help you learn Russian in a natural way. These
articles are designed for intermediate to advanced learners. However even beginners will benefit
from attempting to read along. We recommend you read through each article several times,
making sure that you understand it. Don’t forget to try reading each article aloud in Russian.
Each text was originally written in Russian then translated to English, this ensures that language
used will also be natural. On some occasions the English translation might feel a little unnatural.

At first the audio will seem very fast! The samples are recorded at natural Russian reading speed
which is quite fast. Don't worry! Just read and listen to each paragraph several times, making
sure you can pick out the main words. Listening to Russian at full speed will really help your
understanding when you get to Russia. Don't be stressed if it takes you a long time understand
the audio. After you have read the articles you should also attempt to understand the articles just
by listening, as this will help improve your oral comprehension skills.