Why Smolensk is important for Russia? | Staying with a local family & exploring the city @ElifromRussia
Why Smolensk is important for Russia? | Staying with a local family & exploring the city  @ElifromRussia
Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago
I came to the historic town Smolensk. Let's see how locals live here, what they eat, and what the lifestyle in Smolensk is like. We will also teach you some useful Russian words along the way :)

📌bit.ly/travelvocabularyrus - download the guide '50 phrases for traveling in Russia'. For every phrase we have also recorded an audio so that you learn the pronunciation as well

📌elinabakunova.com/russianclub - Russian Speaking Club where you can practice the Russian language. Join us from any level ;)

youtube.com/c/alenatrp - Alena's channel :)

Time codes:
0:00 Blogger #1 in Smolensk
1:09 Calling a taxi
2:25 Super Russian thing - carpet on the wall
3:23 Vocabulary of directions
5:00 Problem of local reindeer statue
5:51 History of Smolensk
6:13 Main landmark of Smolensk - Fortress
7:48 Lunch time! Going to a local cafe with Russian cuisine
9:59 Vocabulary in the shop
11:18 Harsh Russian humor
12:28 Breakfast vocabulary
13:46 Vocabulary for marriage
15:11 Main Smolensk's attraction - Eternal Puddle
18:26 WW2 museum in Smolensk
19:29 Smolensk museum of USSR
20:39 Hiding a matryoshka doll!
21:06 Indian students in Smolensk!
24:36 Special gift from Alyona!

📍 More videos:

youtu.be/Zsi3Naelsyw - Life in a provincial Russian town in the Urals | Perm

youtube.com/watch?v=2pVu9PDhm2Y - Russian culture | Habits you should adopt in Russia

youtu.be/awrFPsvx6ik - Slavic languages | Are they similar and can you learn all of them?
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🤍 patreon.com/elifromrussia - if you feel like supporting my channel through Patreon
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