What Do Russian People Read? | Easy Russian 67

Hello, dear friends, and welcome to a new episode of Easy Russian. Today we have a topic, as you probably guessed, one of the most popular among Russians, namely literature. Who is your favorite writer? What book has made the greatest impression on you lately? Do you read often at all? My Moscow colleagues were eager to answer these and many other questions. Let's listen and see. What exactly do you like? I'm talking about the novel Two Lives. In fact, I think that this is a Bible, a table book, a book for all times. And in different periods of your life you read it and understand how you feel at this moment. Pushkin, probably. Why him? Because I read him at school and studied. Maria Semyonova. I like her series Volkodav and the series of books Brothers, which she can't finish. Now I read Erika Fromm, Art to Love. I like it. And I have a very positive attitude to philosophy. His position seems close to me. Bulgakov. What do you love him for? For Master and Margarita most of all. What do you love him for? For the truth in life. And every time I read it, it's as if from scratch. And you understand the work better and better. And from the other side. You can read it and not reread it. Do you have a favorite work of his? Master and Margarita, of course. I love different works, but I read Master and Margarita from the school bench. The last time I read it was two years ago. With great pleasure again. Who is your favorite writer? Dostoevsky. What do you love him for? For depth. Psychological works. War and Peace. Nostalga. I also love Master and Margarita. Do you have a favorite work of his? Master and Margarita. My favorite. Damn. Bulgakov. Why do you like him? Why did I say that? Rather Dostoevsky. Sadness, melancholy. I like it. What is your favorite work of Dostoevsky? Karamazov, probably. Gogol. Why do you love him? Can a writer love something? I just like his work. First of all, of course, there is humor. And the Russian person is fully revealed there. There is very lively, bright, the life of people living in Ukraine. Do you have a favorite work of his? Probably Dead Souls. Do you read a lot? One good book. Fast. Average per week. On average, one and a half, two books per week. Do you read a lot in general? I read much less now, of course, like all of us, like most of us, than we read in childhood. Because now we have a lot of other sources of information, very fast sources of information, when you can get as much as you need But in general, yes, I read. I always have some book that I read at the moment. Do you read a lot? A lot. I love to read. Unfortunately, I love to read, but little of the classics was read. I'm somehow more in foreign literature. Mark Aurelius, Seneca, Plato. I'm more like Ancient Greece. I'm sorry that I don't read Russian classics. Do you read a lot in general? No, not much. I read a lot. Four books a week, electronic library. Do you read a lot in general? Unfortunately, not much lately. I watch movies. In general, I would like to read more. Do you read a lot in general? Now there is no time, but I used to read a lot. Do you read a lot? Lately, no, because I'm busy with family life. What kind of literature do you prefer in general? A variety. I just come home, the library is big, I pull it out, I haven't read everything yet. I also like the fairy tales by Soltykov. What kind of literature do you prefer in general? Psychological, esoteric, the one that makes you think and think. You know, I read what my friends and acquaintances advise me. Just today I finished reading the book The Civilization of Clark. It's not a classic prose, it's about the development of human civilization. Very interesting. I don't like fantasy, and philosophy is closer to modern realities, so despite the time gaps, it seems to me that everything is the same. Death, wars, love, friendship, hatred, envy. It was, it is, the circumstances in which it happens and the principle is the same. Therefore, I probably illustrate the history of those times to this day. Books and reading are really one of the most entertaining ways to learn foreign languages. But we also have something else for you. Namely, cool exercises that we prepare every time for each new issue. There you will find special cards for memorization, crosswords, quizzes and much more. And also I would like to remind you that we have a good podcast. I am really very proud of this work. Come to us, study with us and support us so that we can shoot new videos and record new podcasts for you. What kind of literature do you usually read? Now mostly fantasy about dragons. Can you name someone from abroad who you like? There are no modern ones. Conan Doyle, Jules Verne. Light, so to speak, entertainment and fantasy. Can you name someone from abroad who you like? Yes, Faust, for example. What kind of literature do you usually prefer? Something gloomy? No, just something funny. It's hard to find something worthy that doesn't roll in vulgarity and some stupid humor. Mostly classical. Russian, of course. Russian writers. What kind of literature do you prefer? I can't give you a preference. At the moment I'm reading a great author, Hayleth Hosseini. I'm reading his third book called A Thousand Shining Suns. I can say that I read every time I have a free minute. A great Afghan author. I recommend him. What kind of literature do you prefer? I prefer art than science or historical literature. Is there a book that influenced you? The streets influenced me, not the book. It's hard to say for one simple reason. At every age it's a different book. It's the same as asking a person what's his favorite age. Maybe someone will answer. But I can say that I feel great at any age. Every time I have a free minute I read a book that influenced me as a person. When I was 12 I read Anna Karenina. My mother said that I didn't understand what she meant. She said that I should get married and have children and then I would understand. That's how it happened. At every age I think your work is the most effective and the most meaningful. Is there a book that influenced you? I can't say. I think my life experience helped me. Yes. Radical Forgiveness Troitsky's Repentance I read sad books. I'm a positive person but I read sad books. I remembered Solotakovsky's Dream a school program. My teacher was a sports journalist and I told myself that I should read Russian classics. One of them is Solotakovsky's Dream that I bought but didn't finish. And Goat in Milk. Is there a book that influenced your personality? Master Margarita. Can you share a quote or a thought from Master Margarita that you think is important? There is a saying that works don't burn. If we do something it will exist in the Universe and the Universe will answer for it. Is there a book that influenced your personality? I don't think so. I can't say anything. My favorite book is Master Margarita. Is there a book that influenced your personality? I like Margaret Mitchell's The Wind Carrier very much. I've read it many times and I think I'm returning to the image of Scarlett. I remember when I was a kid and when I read it for the first time I had a headache. Steadfastness, character, not giving up, going to the goal. Is there a book that influenced your personality? It's hard to say. I don't know. Maybe Susan Nielsen to some extent. The events described in his books in the 50s and 30s during Stalin's rule give a person a lot to rethink in life. Human values are the place of a person in a state, in a machine like a state. It's such a small grain that can't solve much. Can you share a thought from your favorite work? Love for the sea is instilled by the creation of unbearable conditions on the shore. There was a book called Nessy. I read it three years ago and I thought it was superficial. Now I read it again and it says that faith is the courage to believe in the invisible. If you thank for what you don't have yet, the universe, the universe will give it to you soon because you make it clear that you are ready for it. Do you have a thought that is important for you from a work? Since I work as a realtor, the phrase is very close to my heart. Yes, Moscovites are all the same, only the apartment issue has deteriorated. It's the same Margarita. What comes to mind now is probably from Ostrovsky. I can't say it literally now, but yes, you have to live with dignity so that it is not painful later. If you take Margarita, evil is not in the devil, but in people. People themselves spoil other people's lives. As they say in Dostoevsky, people are created to torture each other. Don't treat people the way you don't want them to treat you. In fact, this is a commandment. Let's consider that this is my favorite quote. This is how our next issue turned out. Did you like it? And what books do you usually read? What is most interesting to you? And do you read a lot of fast information in this our century? Write to us in the comments, like if you liked this video and see you soon! Bye!