Tapes of theological discussions/sermons/interviews in Russian?

[Emily Tall]

Some of the sermons of the martyred Russian priest, Father Aleksandr
Men', have been recorded, and Russian book stores may carry them. E.
Tall

"Udut, Kenneth" wrote:

> Tapes of theological discussions/sermons/interviews in Russian?
>
> I would like to know
> where I could find
> tapes (or CDs) of
> theological discussions,
> Orthodox sermons,
> interviews, or talks
> at conferences, given
> in Russian.
>
> If they are available,
> do they have transcripts?
>
> And finally, hope beyond hope,
> would it have English translation
> as well?
>
> [even if it has no transcript,
> it is okay]
>
> The reason is that I am
> currently going through
> a course called "Language
> Bridge", for learning Russian,
> and one of the things that it
> has the learner do, is to
> simultaneously repeat what
> the speaker is saying, over
> and over and over again,
> preferably while reading
> the text as well.
>
> There is an English translation
> as well, although not an
> exact translation word-for-word,
> just so that the learner can
> have some idea what is being
> talked about.
>
> I have been using it for almost
> a month, and have found that
> it is quite effective.  I have
> found that there is a 'running
> dialog' in Russian going on in
> my head a lot of the time, and
> that I understand much of what
> is being said, even if I do not
> take the time to consciously
> translate into English (which
> takes a few seconds).
>
> The author suggests that, either
> during or after the course, that
> one should continue this method
> using either TV programs, radio,
> tapes, etc.
>
> I can't think of a better
> source than the words of
> priests, bishops, monks, and
> theological teachers to help
> me in this quest to make
> the Russian language less and
> less obscure, and more
> comprehendable, hopefully to
> the point where I will be able
> to converse. [beyond the
> "hello, my name is/what time
> is it" types of things]
>
> Any help for a source of
> such recorded lectures,
> sermons, conversations,
> interviews in Russian on
> Russian Orthodox topics
> would be most appreciated!!
>
>            Kenneth Udut
> Kenneth.Udut at SPCORP.COM