Russia 40

Listen to Russia 40, a 17-year-old boy from Ulan-Ude, Buryatia, Russia. Click or tap the triangle-shaped play button to hear the subject. 

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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

AGE: 17

DATE OF BIRTH (DD/MM/YYYY): 12/04/2008

PLACE OF BIRTH: Ulan-Ude, Buryatia, Russia

GENDER: male

ETHNICITY: Russian/White

OCCUPATION: 10th grade pupil

EDUCATION: 10th grade

AREAS OF RESIDENCE OUTSIDE REPRESENTATIVE REGION FOR LONGER THAN SIX MONTHS: none

OTHER INFLUENCES ON SPEECH: none

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RECORDED BY: Ivan Masterov

DATE OF RECORDING (DD/MM/YYYY): 12/04/2025

PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION OF SCRIPTED SPEECH: N/A

TRANSCRIBED BY: N/A

DATE OF TRANSCRIPTION (DD/MM/YYYY): N/A

ORTHOGRAPHIC TRANSCRIPTION OF UNSCRIPTED SPEECH:

Hello, I live in Russia, in Resp- in Republic of Buryatia, in the city Ulan-Ude. My republic have, eh, has the largest freshwater storage Lake Baikal, which is also the deepest lake in the world. There are many endemics in my region. I go to school. My favorite hobby is riding a motorbike in the forest, and I also like to go to the gym. My favorite subject at school is physics and mathematics. I like to, sss, and also I like to study English.

[Subject speaks Russian]: Привет, я живу в России, в Республике Бурятия, городе Улан-Удэ. Ээ в моей республике находится самое большое озеро в мире сээ наибольшей глубиной. В моём регионе очень много эндемических животных. Я учусь в школе. Моё любимое занятие – это катание на мотоцикле по лесу вместе с моими друзьями. А также я люблю заниматься спортом. Мой любимый предмет в школе это физика и математика.

[Transliteration: Privet, ya zhivu v Rossii v Respublike Buryatiya, gorode Ulan-Ede. Eeeh v moei respublike nakhoditsya samoe bol’shoe ozero v mire seeeh naibol’shei glubinoi. V moyem regione ozhen’ mnogo endemicheskih zhivotnikh. Ya uchus’ v shkol’e. Moyo lyubimoe zanyatie – eto katanie nah mototsikle poh l’esu vmeste s moimi druz’yami. Ah takhzhe ya lyublyu zanimatsya sportom. Moi lyubimyi predmet v shkole eto phizika ih matematika.

English translation: Hello, I live in Russia, in Republic of Buryatia, the city of Ulan-Ude. There is the largest lake in the world with the biggest depth. There are many endemics in my region. I go to school. My favorite hobby is riding a motorbike in the forest with my friends. I also like to do sports. My favorite subject at school is physics and mathematics.]

TRANSCRIBED BY: Ivan Masterov

DATE OF TRANSCRIPTION (DD/MM/YYYY): 12/04/2025

PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION OF UNSCRIPTED SPEECH: N/A

TRANSCRIBED BY: N/A

DATE OF TRANSCRIPTION (DD/MM/YYYY): N/A

SCHOLARLY COMMENTARY: N/A

COMMENTARY BY: N/A

DATE OF COMMENTARY (DD/MM/YYYY): N/A

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