Russian movies with English subtitles

Русские фильмы с английскими субтитрами

Question:

Can you recommend a place to watch Russian movies with English subtitles? Do you think this method is effective or a waste of time? Thanks!

My first choice would be Netflix, I’m a Netflix person. Currently there’s lots of Russian movies with English subtitles on Netflix,in fact, I wouldn’t shy away from some of the cartoons on there, like “Space Dogs.”

Other than that, Russian movies are widely available on the internet, just use yandex. For English subtitles, I used to watch RT TV — they have documentaries with English subtitles. If you like old Soviet movies (I don’t, haha), I can recommend this vkgroup–they have a great collection, as well as this website.

I think this method is just fine. When you’re learning a language, you have to use a variety of material, in a variety of forms. One thing to always remember though is that watching movies as well as listening to radio or podcasts in a foreign language is effective only so long as you’re engaged with the material and actually focus on what you hear. Here’s some advice on the kind of follow-up activities you can do after watching movies to make this method more effective. Simply blasting foreign radio/TV all day long won’t teach you a foreign language.

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