Maslenitsa (RussianDose Podcast — for people who are learning Russian)

Maslenitsa (RussianDose Podcast — for people who are learning Russian)Maslenitsa (Semana de la Mantequilla) (Podcast RussianDose — para personas que están aprendiendo ruso)谢肉节 (Ма́сленица) (RussianDose 播客 — 面向学习俄语的人)Maslenitsa (Butterwoche) (Podcast RussianDose — für Menschen, die Russisch lernen)Maslenitsa (Semaine du beurre) (Podcast RussianDose — pour les personnes qui apprennent le russe)If you are listening to this episode in the middle or at the end of winter — that means it's the perfect time to talk about the most delicious, the most fun, and the most "pancake-filled" holiday in Russia. About Maslenitsa. Do you know what blini (pancakes) are? Have you ever seen how Russians eat pancakes for a whole week? Or how they burn a huge straw effigy in the middle of the city? This is not madness, it's a tradition. Let's figure it out.Our topic today: "Maslenitsa: Why do Russians bake mountains of pancakes and burn a straw effigy?"