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 Title: Университет, литература, Сибирь (с Лизой) - Advanced Russian Podcast (usb)
Caption: Goncharov. Tolstoy. Dostoevsky. Turgenev. And Chekhov! This is the base.
- Friends, hello everyone! And welcome to the new release of the Russian Progress project. This is
a channel and podcast for those who study Russian. Well, something like this.
- Friends, hello everyone! This is the Russian Progress channel - podcasts and videos for those who study the Russian
language. And this is Artyom. In case you suddenly forgot who it is. - And this is Lisa.
- Yes. In case you didn't know who it was. - Yes. And Lisa helps me with creating materials.
Lisa writes subtitles and transcriptions. And so I asked her to voice the introduction, because she
had probably heard this introduction 1000 (thousand), well, not 1000 (thousand), but several dozen times.
- Well, yes. - Here.
And we met in Akademgorodok (this is our Novosibirsk science city) to simply talk
about a free topic. Are you from Novosibirsk at all? - Well, okay, let's start, yes, with such basic things.
- Yes. - Yes, I’m from Novosibirsk.
I was born in Novosibirsk. Then I lived in Iskitim for some time. This is a city in the Novosibirsk
region. Quite a small, relatively crime-ridden town. But I lived in such a residential,
more or less quiet area. Nevertheless, we still moved from there with our parents around
the age of 14 (fourteen). And then I already studied and lived in Berdsk. I just hung out at the Academy.
Then I entered. - Just hanging out?
- I just partied hard in general. Well, okay, I mean hanging out - I went here and studied
for exams. And I was just walking, seeing my brother. My brother lives here. All. Then
I entered university here. And now I’ve been studying at the Academy for six years, working,
spending almost all my time. - Academ is the abbreviated name
for Academy Town, right? - Yes, this is Academy Town.
Well, this is like Novosibirsk. But it is believed that this is a very remote
(really remote) area of ​​Novosibirsk. And even here, as a rule,
everyone says, “we’ll go to the city” or “we’ll go to Novosibirsk.”
- Yes. - That is, it’s as if there is such
a border between the Academy and Novosibirsk itself. - Yes. But here everything is a little different,
in fact. Here, firstly, we are in the forest. This is a city in the forest. It's very green here.
Coniferous forest. And here everything is quite developed. That is, there are even bike paths.
- The main university of Novosibirsk is NSU, right? And tell me why you chose this
university? Why did you decide to study here? - Firstly, my brother studied here. That is,
he himself graduated from NSU. True, he is a geologist. He graduated from university: completed bachelor's,
master's, and postgraduate studies. He defended himself, became a candidate of sciences, then began working at the Institute
of Geology and at the same time teaching at NSU. I wish I had heard a lot, in general, about this university.
I understood that the quality of education is really good. And somehow I didn’t even have other
options, really. Plus Akademgorodok. That is, I like Academy Town itself.
-Have you considered NSTU? - No.
- Where I studied. Well, at least he's in the city. That is, at least in the city. And it is considered
[that this is] the second university. Clearly, this is not the same level as NSU. To get into NSU,
you need to be very smart. Here. Well, plus it's far away. That is, I did not consider it, not only because
you need to study very well there, but also because it is far away. Here. That's why I studied at NSTU. Well,
haven't you considered any other options? - Despite the fact that in my year,
when I entered, it was possible to submit an application to five universities at the same time for
several directions, I applied only to NSU and only to philology. Here. That is, I had
such a purposeful choice. How purposeful he can be at 17 (seventeen) years old,
of course. But, yes, I only submitted documents here. Here. As a result, I literally flew
into the last carriage. So I studied on a budget. I was the last one, you know, on the list who flew
on a budget. That's it. The puzzle is complete. So I stayed here for the sixth year. I've been studying for six years.
- Gorgeous. Well, with the university it’s clear why you chose it. Tell me, why philology?
- Well, here, too, in fact, it’s as if there were no other options. Because it 100%
had to be something humanitarian. I thought (chose) between journalism,
linguistics and philology. But philology is a more basic humanities education. That
there is [if] you graduate from philology, you can go work as a journalist.
- Of course, yes. - If you graduate from journalism,
you’re done, you’re already on a narrower path. It’s the same with languages ​​- you graduate from philology,
you can go to work as a linguist, translator, work on texts, and so
on. You are graduating from linguistics, again, as if this is applying to a narrower field.
That is, as a rule, somewhere in breadth already... - Are linguistics and philology different things?
- Oh, well, here’s the moment. So, philology... - There is Russian language,
and linguistics - foreign languages? - Yes, this is the first one. And second: philology is
a larger field because it includes linguistics and literary criticism. That is,
if you are a philologist, you either study languages ​​or literature. But if you are a linguist
in the understanding of the faculty of foreign languages, that is, you are exclusively engaged in some
specific foreign languages. But at our university we have philology, it is domestic. That is, if
you are a linguist, then you study, first of all, the Russian language. You can take other languages
​​to study [them] in comparison. For example, I worked with Russian and French
in comparison. But, first of all, this is domestic philology. That is, you are studying
Russian. Well, and Russian literature, respectively. Again, if literature,
then this is first Russian literature, Russian authors. And then you somehow match them with something else.
- So you read a lot, right? Have you read all the classics?
- Listen, well, we had a literature course from the first year, from the most ancient literature,
literally from the “Teachings” of Vladimir Monomakh, these, you know,
texts written in Old Russian, and up to the classics. And then even before modern authors like some
Pelevin. Here. Over the course of four years, we had such an extensive course.
- And what made the greatest impression on you? What texts can you
highlight, recommend, perhaps? - Well, I’m more into the classics, of course. That is, for
me, the 19th (nineteenth) century, both domestic literature and foreign literature, is
precisely the 19th (nineteenth) century. Again, because all this is done (taken) at school,
well, all these classes are conducted, as a rule, mediocre. It’s as if this is normal, because
there is no goal, you know, to go straight somewhere in depth, to try to somehow
instill some philosophical thoughts into the minds of 14 (fourteen-year-old) people. - It's clear. Can you list the authors? That is,
the 19th (nineteenth) century is who, plus or minus? - The 19th (nineteenth) century is, well,
let’s say it’s domestic, it’s Goncharov, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky. These three... this is the base.
- We know two, at least. Well, in general, viewers of the channel know it all over the world.
- Well, Goncharov “Oblomov” too, I think. - Goncharov, it seems to me, is not so popular anymore.
What does he have? What works? - “Oblomov.”
- Oh, “Oblomov”, well, yes. - And also “Cliff”. He has
three works there, all with “O”, in my opinion. “Oblomov”, “Cliff” (and “Ordinary History”).
- I know Oblomov, at least yes. - Well, Turgenev. Here come on four. And Chekhov. Five.
- Yes, and Chekhov. - Here. This is the base.
- OK. These are such obvious authors. Or maybe those who are interested in Russian literature,
maybe they are missing someone very important? - Listen, it seems to me that this is what they think,
that these are the obvious authors. Because we went to classes and thought: “Oh,
what new things are we learning now? Lord, we have already re-read this
“Crime and Punishment” 5000 (five thousand) times, what else is possible?” - Pair. Immediately: a couple - what is it? I just
can't understand everything. - Couple is an activity.
- Occupation, yes. - That is, there are lectures,
there are seminars. Accordingly, lectures are theory, seminars are practice.
- A pair is just two classes of 45 (forty-five) minutes each, right?
- Yes. - Yes. Here. Therefore a couple.
- Well, we came to such classes and thought: “Lord, they won’t tell us anything new now,
we already read it 10,000 (ten thousand) times at school.” But in fact, when you... You
seem to be re-reading some fragments again, plus you have other disciplines going on at the same time,
for example, philosophy. And you understand: “Oh, damn, it’s real. Dostoevsky read Nietzsche, and therefore
in his “Demons” there is a contrast there, there is a superman
was - this is Kirillov, who is a character there.” But Tolstoy, he read Schopengua... how was it with him?
- Schopenhauer. - In general, he read this guy. It turns out
that's why he has a huge intro there. - Schopenhauer.
- Schopenhauer, yes. And that’s why he has a huge introduction in “War and Peace”
at the beginning, where he discusses what history is, what time is, what it is, there...
- You were really fascinated by all this, right? - Well, yes.
- So you weren’t bored reading this? - No, I wasn't bored. I was interested
in entering the texts in a different way and seeing something that, for example, I would not have seen before
if I had not learned some other things from other disciplines, for example.
- OK. Well, can you at least name, perhaps, where foreigners should start? What could be
easier to read? - Simpler?
- Yes. - Well, I would read Tolstoy,
- Yes. - Well, I would read Tolstoy,
but, let’s say, not some “War and Peace”, yes, with two volumes, or “Anna Karenina” too, God
forgive me. Here. But I would recommend some stories. Short stories. There he
has a lot about some of his travels, he has stories about Crimea. Some small texts,
because this way you can get to know the author, generally understand his style and style. And it won’t be
hard, because the volume is small. Some more basic plots, probably something like this.
- Yes, I think it’s good advice to read any author, but just short stories.
Don't take something huge. Chekhov also has many such short stories.
- Yes, by the way, Chekhov in general has no great works. Therefore, you can read
Chekhov. The only thing is that with plays it can be more difficult. Well, all his “The Seagull”, “Three Sisters”.
- Well, yes. - They are also of a
more philosophical nature. But it’s the stories, for example, “Ionych” of some kind
, also of such a small volume, that you can read. I think it should be interesting.
- Fine. Let's return with you to Academy Town. Tell me, it seems to me that this is a good place in general
for foreign students. Because we have a lot of them here. And in general, you told me
that you communicated with the Chinese here. It seems that yes, this is a good option. Because
the education is very high quality, high level. And the place is nice, well,
except for the temperature, right? It's cold here. - Well, it’s cold here now, but in the summer
it’s generally beautiful here. Yes, it seems to me that this is a very good place for foreign students,
because, firstly, there are a lot of them here. That is, there is just
such a community of students from different countries. That is, we have guys from China,
Iran, and Japan studying here. By the way, a master’s student from America is now taking classes with me. The countries are different,
the cultures are different, nevertheless somehow it turns out, at least it seems to me, that it turns out
to be in some kind of coexistence within the framework of this entire environment. Because the environment...
- Aggressive? - No, I meant
that the environment is more likely, on the contrary, it pushes you to be in all this mess,
because everyone, plus or minus, is the same age, everyone, you know, there, students, young people study, after classes they
hang out, go to cafes together somewhere out there. - Well, yes, student life is like that.
- Yes. - There’s also a very beautiful new
one built here - a new hostel. - Yes, new campuses have been built.
- Campuses, yes. - There are all
these new buildings there, they are also for foreigners. That is, students study there, oh, they live,
it turns out, foreign students and our Russian-speaking guys,
undergraduates and graduate students. Here. Therefore, when students come here,
in addition to the main disciplines that are directly related to their specialization,
there are also classes in the Russian language. We have teachers who work with
such groups. In a fairly short time, they train some basic things: pronunciation,
grammar (which is one of the most difficult ones, yes, probably in the Russian language is grammar).
Well, that is, you can tighten your tongue at the same time. - So there are language programs here,
right? And there is an opportunity to study on an equal basis with the Russians.
- Yes. - So
these foreigners you’re talking about also pair up with Russians? Is it not that they
study separately in English? Is everything in Russian? - No, no, no. Yes, everyone studies together. Let's say
I'm currently studying for a master's degree. And in my group there are two foreign girls,
two Chinese. And we go to English classes with them, for example. For some
literature classes. We also seem to have something in common. Everything is calm. We communicate and help each other. It's clear
that it's hard. But it seems to me that it will be difficult for you in any country if it is not your home country. But,
at least, some extra conditions (additional conditions) are being created from the outside to facilitate
this process of adaptation and, in general, familiarization with our education system, with our culture. Therefore...
- Therefore, come to study with us! - Yes!
- Yes. That's just a squirrel. - Let me take a picture, by the way
. Just like that. And there too. Out. At all.
- We never talked at all about your hometown - Novosibirsk. You consider him
family, right? Or is the Academy already dear to you? Or Berdsk? Or Iskitim
in general? What's your place? - Well, for love, of course,
Academician. Registration: Novosibirsk. - According to registration - Novosibirsk. Well,
don’t you particularly like Novosibirsk? - I rather have such,
you know, emotions towards him, not exactly negative emotions, but rather neutral ones. I am glad
that they are really rebuilding it. That it is actually being improved. There are many places
you can go there too. Both educational and entertainment. But
it happens to me that cities at some point begin to bore you, no matter
how long you spend there. You just already want to leave here somewhere.
And this happens to me from time to time in Novosibirsk, when I just want to leave,
because somehow that’s all. I filled the measure of what I needed.
- Well, I understand, yes. This is a paradox. Because Novosibirsk is many times larger than Academ.
- Yes. - That is, in theory, Academician should get bored faster.
- Yes. But for some reason I don’t get tired of Akadem. - Here because it’s more comfortable, probably
somehow calmer. Squirrels are running. - Yes. Well, it's nature here. Despite the fact
that... - The sea is nearby.
- The sea is nearby. - Do people go swimming here?
- Yes. That is, they also travel by train. If you are from Academ, then you can walk here in
10-15 (ten-fifteen) minutes. Students go to the beach too, you know, as soon as summer begins. Already,
you know, the time of the last tests, or even when you closed the session - it generally just begins,
a second wind opens up for you. All. You quickly begin to cooperate with all
your classmates and friends, and go to the Ob Sea for picnics.
- I see, yes. - I took a burger from Spot and went to Obskoye.
- Not bad, by the way, here, yes. It would have been even warmer.
- Yes, yes, yes. - Here.
- Fine. What can you say about Berdsk? - Well, this is an average Russian
town, small too. These buildings and houses are the same type. There are a couple of places a la coffee shops or
something like that. There are beaches, too, by the way, in the city itself. That is, you can get there by minibus.
About ten minutes too. Get to the beach - why not sunbathe there? But I'm
not particularly impressed by it. City and city. Live. Well, that is, it is convenient in general that, for example,
it takes 15 (fifteen) minutes to get to the Academ. It's convenient. Getting to Novosibirsk is already more difficult. That
is, it’s already about 40 (forty) minutes to go to Novosibirsk. And this is already more expensive.
- Fine. What else do we have interesting here? Tomsk, Kemerovo? Have you been? Both there and there?
- By the way, I have not been to Kemerovo. I've been to Tomsk a couple of times. To be honest, I didn’t really like Tomsk
. But, you see, I probably just came at a time when,
it seems to me, I wouldn’t like it anywhere. The weather was so chilly. Puddles, grayness. First time:
it was March. It's such an early spring. And the second time: it was... recently I was there in September.
It was already more pleasant, but somehow it was still, you know, somehow cool, I don’t know, not very comfortable. I
also worked there. That is, I didn’t just rest. - Well, I see. Well, Tomsk is generally interesting - there
are a lot of wooden houses there. And this is such a college town too. Many even foreigners
go there to study, even though it is very cold there. Well, just like here in principle. But for some reason they choose
Tomsk. If I had to choose, I would probably choose Novosib. Because he's big, at least
. And from here you can go anywhere. Here. Although the city itself is not so beautiful. He's like that
industrial. Worker. But the center is developing. There are a lot of establishments in the center and it is beautiful. Here.
So you can at least come here, to this region. Basically, go and see.
- Get to Akademgorodok. - Get to Akademgorodok. Summer
or winter. Winter also has its own joke, because there is a lot of snow. Lots of sun. Well, in the summer it’s comfortable.
- Yes. In winter, by the way, there is a forest here. And you seem to be walking along the streets, all these trees,
you know, with snow. - Crispy snow.
- Yes. Everything is decorated with garlands. That is, it’s also quite cozy. Well,
it's cold, of course. But if you're lucky, then maybe there will be a warm winter. At least it's beautiful.
- Dressing warmly is easy. - Yes.
- Felt boots there, for example. Here. By the way, when I was in Irkutsk, they are not shy there.
Here in Novosibirsk people are embarrassed to wear felt boots or reindeer boots. And they just walk there
. It's probably even colder there. - Maybe I wasn’t there, by the way.
- Here. Fine. Maybe some message to the world?
- Here. Fine. Maybe some message to the world?
- To the world? - Yes.
- Listen, I don’t know, I haven’t thought about this question, by the way. But, I don’t know,
it seems to me that you just have to live. Live, damn it. And do what you do. The most
you can do now. Just try to be a good person, a kind person.
- Yes. - And be useful.
Again, try to be as useful as possible. - But you are definitely useful to us.
- Yes? - You help, yes,
with subtitles, with transcription. - I'm glad.
- And yes, we are waiting for you here, right here, in Academy Town. - On this bench.
- Yes. On this bench. - We'll sit here.
- All. Bye! - Bye!
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0:00 База
0:47 Академгородок
2:29 Университет (НГУ)
4:14 Филология
6:08 Литература
9:48 Что почитать на русском?
11:10 Академгородок для иностранных студентов
14:47 Новосибирск vs Академгородок
16:51 Бердск, Томск
19:57 Послание