Journeys with Gigi

What are oblast, krai and okrug? And why do we have republics inside Russia? (Spoiler: because they are just different names for parts of the country!)

The country not the state. It borders Russia, I've been there and it's amazing! So I can give you some info in its history, what it's like and what to see there

When the school year starts? When it ends? What do children study? Why do I hate this whole system? Why oh why?

Kolobok, Morozko, Vasilisa the Beautiful and my best attempt to stage whisper :)

I've been to a silent meditation retreat just this month and I've a ton of things to say about it. Warning! My personal experience only! Don't pretend to know everything about it :)

Continuation of the story that began in episode#8, this time it's the Mongol yoke and how to become a great duchy in several (not) easy steps :)

Best Moscow parks as ranked by me: Kolomenskoye and Tsaritsino (Numbers 5-3 are in the episode #9)

Best Moscow parks as ranked by me: Gorky Park, The main botanical gardens of Russian Academy of sciences and Aptekarsky ogorod

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 one is about the stuff that's big-bigger-the biggest in Moscow and how I personally feel about it

What do Russians eat in summer? Cold soups and mushrooms! For real!

This time I talk about Russian trains, what types of long distance trains are there, what do you need to take with you and some money-saving life-hacks

It's about my trip to the south of the European part of Russia to the Mineral waters of the Caucuses which is a complex of resort towns with mountains as a backdrop!

This episode is about bears in Russia. I talk about why they are associated with my country so much, famous Russian bears, what kinds of bears you can meet and how to stay safe if you meet one in the wilderness

My name is Gigi Green and this episode is about WWII in Russia because we celebrate Victory in that war on the 9th of May. I give a (super)quick overview of important battles and other events in Russia and also talk about how (and why) we celebrate it and what you might see in Moscow if you visit at that time.

My name is Gigi Green and this is my new travel podcast about Russia, my travels through it, its history, some traditions and important holidays, sports, nature, education, everyday life, culture, Russian films, tv, internet and basically whatever the heck strikes my fancy about Russia. At least for the moment :)