Время Свободы (Радио Свобода)

What it actually is

Radio Liberty's flagship daily news hour in podcast form: bulletins, correspondent reports and short interviews in a fixed running order you learn quickly. It is classic radio-news Russian — clearly enunciated, formulaic, and repetitive across days in a way that helps vocabulary stick. Free with a deep archive. No transcripts; RFE/RL is designated 'undesirable' in Russia and the site is blocked there, so listeners inside the country need a VPN.

What it covers

• Listening
• Vocabulary

Listed for

• Russian

Official links

• RSS ↗
• Apple Podcasts ↗

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