Учим русский с короткими рассказами #1 | Чувство дома | Русский B1–В2

«Учим русский с короткими рассказами» — серия подкаста Russian Without Rush. В каждом эпизоде вы слушаете короткий рассказ на русском языке и небольшой комментарий, который помогает понять живую русскую речь.

В этом эпизоде — история о чувстве дома: что значит иметь дом не только как место, где мы живём, но как место, где чувствуем себя собой.

Learning Russian with Short Stories #1 | A Sense of Home | Russian B1–B2

Learning Russian with Short Stories is a special series from the podcast Russian Without Rush. In each episode you listen to a short story in Russian followed by a short language commentary that helps you understand natural spoken Russian.

In this episode you will hear a story about the feeling of home — not just a place where you live, but a place where you belong.

English translation 🇬🇧

Hello everyone! This is the Russian Without Rush podcast. To listen effectively, you need to stay focused — and to stay focused, you need a story.

Today we immerse ourselves in Russian speech with a short story about the feeling of home.

For a long time, I was convinced that I didn’t really have a home. Not in the practical sense — I always had an apartment and an address — but in a deeper, inner sense.

Since childhood my life kept unfolding the same way: I was always leaving somewhere and arriving somewhere else. Studying in another city, then a job, then another job, then another move.

At some point I noticed a strange habit: I never fully unpacked anywhere. I always left part of my things in the suitcase — as if I might suddenly have to leave again.

When I moved to another country, it seemed that this time everything would be different. I rented an apartment, bought dishes and a couple of plants — and pretended that I had come to stay.

One evening I couldn’t open the door. The key didn’t fit. I checked the house number. My house. My floor.

And suddenly a thought became very clear: I have nowhere to go if this door doesn’t open.

I took a deep breath, tried another key — and the door opened immediately. I had been trying to open my apartment door with the key to my office.

I stepped inside. The mug on the table, my jacket on the chair — everything was in its place.

And suddenly I felt calm. If the thought “I have nowhere to go” frightens me, that means I actually do have somewhere to go.

Since that evening I no longer leave things in my suitcase. And for the first time in many years, I think I know where my home is.

Russian transcript is available in the episode transcript. All the Episode materials: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1QBtiC-_0HJwSCF43YFPvKnHEhFedEBdg?usp=sharing