Russian/English Parallel Texts - With Russian Audio!

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.

Irina's Articles

Irina is a Russian speaker who lives in Ukraine. She is a university professor fluent in Russian, Ukrainian and English.

Lena's Articles

Lena is a university student who lives not far from Moscow. She has prepared the text and audio. She reads quite fast!