Music & Arts Russian Stories
Read 8 music & arts Russian stories across A0, A1, A2, B1, B2.
Пластинка в ящике комода
Masha discovers an old vinyl record in a drawer and listens to it with her mother.
Piano by the Entrance
A girl named Masha discovers a mysterious piano sitting alone in front of her apartment building.
The choir that fell silent mid-sentence
A story about a choir that follows a special tradition of silence to remember someone important.
Sheet music found in an old stove
A young woman discovers a hidden piece of music in her grandmother's old house that brings back long-lost memories.
The Violin from the Pawnshop
A story about a musician who finds a meaningful violin in a pawnshop that carries a deep emotional history.
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.
The Etude that Scriabin Burned
A young pianist visits Scriabin, only to witness him burn a musical masterpiece he deems insufficient to change the world.
Выставка, которую закрыли на третий день
A young artist faces the harsh reality of Soviet censorship when his abstract work is deemed unacceptable during a 1962 Moscow exhibition.