Intermediate Russian: Chizhik-Pyzhik (Чижик-пыжик) – Learn Russian with Russian from Russia!
Every Russian knows a simple folk song about Chizhik-Pyzhik (о Чижике-пыжике):
Чижик-пыжик, где ты был?
На Фонтанке водку пил.
Выпил рюмку, выпил две —
Закружилось в голове.
Chizhik-Pyzhik, where’ve you been?
Drank vodka on the Fontanka.
Took a shot, took another –
Got dizzy.
Today I’m talking about Chizhik-Pyzhik, which is one of the smallest statues in the world. The tiny bronze bird, sitting on a ledge in the embankment, always makes people forget about keeping distance…
Сегодня я рассказываю о Чижике-Пыжике, одном из самых маленьких памятников в мире. Крошечная бронзовая птичка, сидящая на стене набережной, заставляет людей забыть о том, что нужно соблюдать дистанцию…

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Would you like to learn more about interesting places in Russia, while learning the Russian language? If you would like to further improve your Russian, check my video about one beautiful place in Russia or my other video lesson White Nights in St. Petersburg.