B1 Russian Stories
Practice intermediate Russian with stories that stretch vocabulary, sentence structure, and inference skills.
Звонок из телефонной будки, которой больше нет
A woman receives mysterious phone calls from a telephone booth that has long since been removed.
الملاكم الذي لم يُسمح له بدخول الحلبة
A boxer faces a difficult decision when he is told he cannot participate in the most important fight of his career due to a medical condition.
Трещина на байкальском льду
A local girl guides a tourist across the beautiful but dangerous, shifting ice of Lake Baikal.
Виолончель у Белого дома в августе 1991-го
A famous cellist returns to Moscow during the 1991 coup attempt to support the defenders of democracy with his music.
Этюд, который Скрябин сжёг
وصف
الпельмени التي عُجنت بصمت
A mother and daughter find a way to reconcile while preparing a meal together after a long silence.
Вагон-ресторан на третий день пути
A young woman named Katya, traveling by train to reconcile with her father, meets a stranger in the dining car who helps her find the courage to reconnect.
Приказ об эвакуации, который не подписали
A story about a worker in Pripyat who experiences the slow and fearful delay in the evacuation decision-making process after the Chernobyl disaster.
سوق سمرقند الليلي
A traveler in Samarkand moves beyond the official tourist sites to discover the authentic hospitality and spirit of the city at a night market.
Домовой, которого не позвали в новый дом
A family inadvertently leaves their house spirit behind when moving to a new apartment, leading to strange occurrences until they realize their mistake.
Шайба, которая не пересекла черту
A young hockey player must decide whether to reveal a truth that could cost his team their championship win.
الخطوة الأخيرة في ريكيافيك
A story about the famous 1972 chess match in Reykjavik where Boris Spassky's act of sportsmanship transcended the politics of the Cold War.
المرآة التي أحضرت ولم تؤخذ
وصف مترجم
Вода из запретного колодца
A young girl named Nadya must overcome an intense personal temptation to save her sick brother using water from a forbidden well.
Плов на сорок человек в незнакомом дворе
A kind man named Aziz steps in to help his neighbor by cooking a traditional plov for a wedding after the original caterer cancels.
Извинение, которое опоздало на год
A story about a girl named Alina who receives a long-awaited apology from a former friend who betrayed her trust a year ago.
Пропуск в закрытый город
A young woman navigates bureaucratic hurdles to visit her ailing grandmother in a restricted, closed city.