21 min

A Russian Would Never Take A Bribe ... Right‪?‬ The Motherland Podcast

    • Language Learning

Apparently, surprisingly, we had to bribe our way into and around Russia.
In this episode we share our experiences dealing with pirates, stubborn officials, as well as the shameless use of a priest’s garb and our new-born’s cuteness to lubricate the mechanisms of bureaucracy.
We also explore the Russian obsession with un-castrated animals and acid to the face.
Words and phrases:- Corruption: Коррупция- ‘Korruptsiya’- Government: Дума- ‘duma’- Crime: криминал - ‘kriminal’- Dog: Собака - Sobaka
In Russia, podcast reviews you! - Спасибо большое!

Apparently, surprisingly, we had to bribe our way into and around Russia.
In this episode we share our experiences dealing with pirates, stubborn officials, as well as the shameless use of a priest’s garb and our new-born’s cuteness to lubricate the mechanisms of bureaucracy.
We also explore the Russian obsession with un-castrated animals and acid to the face.
Words and phrases:- Corruption: Коррупция- ‘Korruptsiya’- Government: Дума- ‘duma’- Crime: криминал - ‘kriminal’- Dog: Собака - Sobaka
In Russia, podcast reviews you! - Спасибо большое!

21 min