E225 - Unknown story about War and Peace

E225 - Unknown story about War and Peace

Author: BeFluent January 14, 2026 Duration: 16:41
Join BeFluent - https://bit.ly/3PnVR6u Мало кто знает, что «Война и мир» начиналась совершенно не как роман о войне. Few people know that War and Peace did not begin as a novel about war at all. Первоначально Толстой собирался писать книгу о декабристах, которые вернулись из ссылки в 1856 году. Originally, Tolstoy planned to write a book about the Decembrists who returned from exile in 1856. Он хотел создать историю о человеке, который пережил каторгу, вернулся домой и пытается ...

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E211 - Tereshkova's secret [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 14:40
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E209 - Flights and all the details about flying [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:22
Join BeFluent - https://bit.ly/3PnVR6u ездить – to go (by vehicle), to travel (habitually, repeatedly)я поеду – I will go (by vehicle)мы вылетаем в – we are flying out at/toсколько ты будешь лететь? – how long will you b…
E208 - Story about Tolstoy [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:04
Join BeFluent - https://bit.ly/3PnVR6u радость – joyрад, рада – glad (masc., fem.)скучать – to miss / to be boredвозвращаться – to return / to come backуважать – to respectзапоминать – to memorizeрасстраиваться – to get…
E205 - My recent 10k race [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:25
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E203 - Our recent trip to Japan [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 16:27
Join BeFluent - https://bit.ly/3PnVR6u тоска – emotional pain, boredom, sorrowжизнь – existence, experience, meaningмысль – idea, feeling, awarenessдоля – part, fate, lotвремя – period, moment, eternityмир – planet, soci…
E202 - Talking about Saharov [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 18:39
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