Easy Russian News
Improve your Russian with free news lessons based on real current events. Published daily for approximately A2 to low B1 learners, every lesson includes optional stress marks, slow natural Russian audio, an English translation, and useful vocabulary in context.
- Every lesson includes
- Optional stress marks
- Slow natural Russian audio
- Natural English translation
- Vocabulary in context
- Free daily practice
Лавро́в объяви́л о закры́тии це́нтров Гёте-институ́та
Russia’s foreign minister said that Goethe-Institut centers would close after Germany announced action against the Russian House in Berlin and Russia’s Bonn consulate. The Goethe-Institut described the announcement as bad news for Russian learners of German and library visitors.
На ю́жном по́люсе Сату́рна нашли́ огро́мную десятиуго́льную волну́
Hubble observations have revealed a huge, evolving ten-sided atmospheric wave around Saturn’s south pole. Scientists are continuing to study how the unusual feature formed and whether it will last.
Хи́мики из Ту́лы нашли́ спо́соб де́лать ве́щества без раствори́телей
Chemists in Tula developed a solvent-free laboratory method for making compounds from plant-derived materials. The approach produced the desired compounds quickly and with very few extra substances.
В Росси́и разреши́ли стро́ить се́ти 5G
Russia has allowed four major mobile operators to begin building 5G networks. The first networks are planned for large cities, but most users may not notice faster service immediately.
В Орле́ спасáтели сня́ли калейдоско́п с па́льца де́вочки
Rescuers in Oryol carefully removed a plastic kaleidoscope from a girl’s finger after her grandmother asked for help. The work took 15 minutes, and the girl was not injured.
Глава́ ЦРУ предложи́л встре́чу Тра́мпа, Пу́тина и Зеле́нского
CIA Director John Ratcliffe proposed a possible three-way meeting of Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a visit to Moscow. The proposal has not been accepted and remains only an idea.
Четы́ре зо́лота в велотре́ке на Спартакиа́де в О́мске
Four cyclists won individual gold medals on August 28 at the track-cycling competition of the Spartakiad in Omsk. Alina Lysenko and Nikita Kiriltsev won the sprint events, while Valeria Valgonen and Daniil Zarakovsky won the omniums.
Фестива́ль Абу́-Даби прошёл в Москве́
A free five-day festival on Moscow’s Manezhnaya Square introduced visitors to Emirati music, crafts, food, and traditions. A large dome showed 360-degree images of Abu Dhabi’s landmarks and natural landscapes.
Наводне́ния в Непа́ле и Тибе́те унесли́ со́тни жизне́й
Flash floods near the Nepal-Tibet border destroyed roads, bridges, and homes after an ice-and-rock collapse in the Himalayas. More than 270 people have died and over 1,300 are missing.