Episode #16 What is Russia made of
Warning! This episode contains explicit language and my personal feelings and opinions Today I wanna talk about Russian geography, what parts is my country made of, what are they called and why. And also mention different nationalities that live here. I probably should’ve made this episode earlier. But the thing is I don’t think it would’ve…
Episode #15 Gigi in Georgia
Not in Kansas Georgia anymore Hi! My name is Gigi Green and this is my travel podcast about… well. If you have listened to any other episode of this podcast, you’ve heard me say that it’s about Russia AT LEAST FOR THE MOMENT 🙂 Well, the moment has come when it’s not just about Russia…
Episode #14 Schools in Russia
This episode contains explicit language and a shitton of my personal feelings and opinions. Because it’s that time of year in Russia, when poor kiddies have to go to school again after about 3 months of the glorious summer break. Supposedly, anyway… Education is a topic I feel strongly about. For starters, technically I work…
Episode #11 The incomplete and utter history of Moscow. Part 2 Becoming great (duchy)
First, yay!!!! This is my episode number 11!!! Which means I’ve already created 10 episodes and wow, this is… real! I think I officially have a podcast now. And here it is 😉
Episode #10 Top 5 Moscow parks – №2 and №1
For my favourite Moscow parks number 5, 4 and 3, please, listen to the previous podcast episode, that would be #9. You can listen to this one as a stand alone too, though. Because I talk about parks separately, they each have their own story. The two in this episode are connected with each other…
Episode #9 Top 5 Moscow parks – №№5-3
I decided to take an episode break from Moscow history because really there’s so much of it, it’s slightly… well, not really slightly overwhelming. So to relax a little I wanted to talk about my most favourite thing in Moscow and actually anywhere – the parks. But turns out one can’t just sit down and…
Episode #8 The incomplete and utter history of Moscow. Part 1. Historical context
Crush course on early Russian history! 🙂 From the Slavs and their tribes to the Mongol invasion – all to understand the later role of Moscow and how it came to be what it is This episode may include explicit language. And a lot of my feelings and opinions. Irony and disclaimers So… I’ve been…
Episode #7 Big Facts and b#tching/ranting about Moscow
Lately I’ve been asking myself, why Russia? My question to myself is more of a philosophical nature. But you can check my episode #1 to find out! But I’ll give you a hint – I’m from these parts. And in these parts. Mmm… That’s sounds weird, but anyway on with an episode #7: big facts…
Episode #5 – Russian railways
Hi! My name is Gigi Green and I… think I need to change how I begin my podcast! There are too many words! Ok, let’s leave the important ones. This is my travel podcast about Russia, its history, traditions, nature, everyday life, culture and whatever the heck strikes my fancy about Russia. Why Russia? You…
Episode #2 – WWII and Victory Day in Russia
Now… I’ve never intended to have such a heavy topic as WWII – the Second World War for my second episode. But… there was just no way around it. At least I felt like it. Because this week we celebrated the 9th of May. It is one of the most important holidays in a Russian…