LangMess is created by a languages and cultures lover - me 👱🏻♀️ I am a Russian language native on my Scandinavian journey, currently located near Reykjavík 🇮🇸 There will be plenty of stories told in English with elements of Russian, German, Italian and… Icelandic. Just come around 👀 Расскажу вам много всего интересного о культурах и языках, ну и о себе, natürlich.
Church or Beer? My experience of both European Easter and Orthodox Пасха 🪺
Waterfalls of Påskeøl (Easter beer) and snaps in the family circle or служба (a church service) at midnight? The ways of celebrating Easter in the West and the East differ that much, wouldn’t you agree? 😉 here is my experience of celebrating both: in Denmark and back in Russia. 17/24 April this year. Wish you blossoming and prosperity this warm season and enjoy the “Christ is Risen” in 6 languages in the end of this episode. And I am always glad to receive your questions/ suggestions/ criticism 📩 languagemess@gmail.com
21 Feb 2022
HYGGE - a (danish) way of living in the Present Moment 🙌🏼
What is Hygge? What if you’ve been practicing a hyggelig lifestyle all your life being absolutely unaware of the mere existence of the Hygge-concept? Hygge or Kos (in Norway) or Mys (in Sweden) are all definitions of the same attitude - I believe everyone can experience hygge! 🎵 Verschwende deine Zeit by Edwin Rosen
26 Dec 2021
Jul or How Danes Celebrate Christmas 🇩🇰
Merry Christmas everyone! I made it to Denmark in September…to explore the “South-Scandinavian” way of living from the insider’s prospective. In this episode I’m telling about Julekalenders, cookies, risengrød, the traditional dinner on the Christmas Eve - Juleaften, the Nisse spirit and more…hope you’ll get to know something new and just relax ⭐️
19 Jan 2021
Yuletide ✨ An Orthodox Christmas till Epiphany Diary ✨
Have you ever thought of connecting our modern Christmas Holiday to the Jule of the past centuries? And why do Russians wait for the New Years first? If you have any questions or suggestions or criticism reach me out 📩languagemess@gmail.com
25 Oct 2020
Banya Баня Banja 🧖🏼♀️🧖🏼♂️ Physical and Spiritual Purification
October is almost over. The days are getting shorter and colder. Es ist die richtige Zeit, Banja zu besuchen und sich aufzuwärmen! In this episode I am talking about Russian steamy Sauna - Баня. You will get to know the sayings: с легким паром (enjoy you bath; actually it’s an “after having bath” greeting), не хочу париться (I don’t wanna have a cow about it) and иди ты в баню 🤭 go to the banya - leave me alone!
More on Banyas: https://theculturetrip.com/europe/russia/articles/sandunovsky-banya-the-most-spectacular-bath-house-in-moscow/
https://www.calvertjournal.com/articles/show/11539/st-petersburg-guide-best-banya-sauna-steam-room-traditional-russian-history
🎵Music: Яцевич Михаил - Баня https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0Ej-_jl8VM
reach me out 📩 languagemess@gmail.com
1 Oct 2020
Dacha Datscha Дача 🏡 a Russian Cultural Phenomenon
*This episode must have been released on October 1st but due to the technical issues ... just imagine it’s October 1st ✨* «Посмотри, я едва не плачу! Я хочу поехать на дачу!» On this episode I am talking about dacha / дача, delving into a history of this authentic Russian phenomenon, showing up extracts from Russian classic literature which tackle the dacha theme (Anton Chekhov, Ivan Bunin) and *interviewing* my grandma and a friend of mine deciding on *what is actually dacha for us* 🙂 The initial idea behind Dacha was about leisure, enjoyment and relaxing. However, the Soviet Era changed everything. Would Russians rediscover “Bunin’s and Chekhov’s” dachas for themselves? Would they grow cherry trees or potatoes, or both? It remains to be seen. Anton Chekhov’s essay «На даче» —> https://www.booksite.ru/fulltext/che/hov/chehov_a_p/30.htm If you would like to learn more about the Soviet era’s dachas I advise you to have a look —> https://www.calvertjournal.com/features/show/8881/dacha-dacha-shkurpela-russia Final song 🎵 Dacha by Пётр Налич reach me out 📩 languagemess@gmail.com
20 Jun 2020
Белые Ночи 🌚🌝 The Midnight Sun
It’s summer solstice - a blessed time for human beings enjoying the sunshine ! And Swedish Midsommar festival! In this episode I am talking about white nights time in general and particularly in St.Petersburg in order to share with y’all my excitement! 21 июня 2020 - летнее солнцестояние и пик белых ночей. Всем летнего счастья! Music: Белая ночь, группа Форум, 1986. reach me out 📩 languagemess@gmail.com
7 Jun 2020
Съемки Kино 🎥 My Filming Morning
I occasionally got to participate in filming and decided to create a short story with “cinema words” in Russian. Я также рассказываю немного о себе и объясняю, что такое электричка и посёлок.
4 Jun 2020
LM starts🤞🏻
My welcome episode! Привет-привет!
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