Russian

I was initially captivated by the Russian language when I was playing Call of Duty with my brother in middle school. The harshness and uniqueness of the language was simultaneously beautiful and sparked interest to learn it. I had already begun studying German independently when I was thirteen years old, so why not tack on Russian? During independent study, my level reached B2. However, I hardly used the language during high school and college, leading to a drop in fluency. Since 2023, I have been working to reclaim my Russian to a higher level by attending language practice groups and using a variety of the resources below.

Russian Language Resources

Online:

Mango
- Cost: free
- Details: different dialect courses, focus on vocab & not so much on grammar, helpful for beginners & learning useful phrases
LearnRussian.RT
Pimsleur
- Cost: $20 per month
- Details: different dialects, focus on vocab & not so much on grammar
Learn Russian with Russian Made Easy (free)
Amazing Russian (YouTube & website)

Books:

Short Stories in Russian for Beginners (free-$13)
Russian Grammar for Beginners Textbook ($14)
Complete Russian Beginner to Intermediate ($35-$52)
Beginner’s Russian with Interactive Workbook ($30)

Instagrams:

@russianwithnastya ; Russian language teacher
@russian_up ; Russian language stories, videos
@varwarock ; Russian travel content
@baginskayairina ; About Russian in Russian ; language teacher
@russianprogress ; Russian language content
@orusskomporusski ; Russian language learning

Youtube:

Ïclal - Language Learning content - @iclaliano
Russian with Max
Russian Progress
About Russian in Russian
Amazing Russian
Russian Made Easy

Podcasts (Spotify)

Learn Russian with Russian Made Easy
Русский с талком
Что это было
Be Fluent in Russian Podcast
RussianPod101
Slow Russian

Music

Zivert
Klava Koka
Derek Fiechter, Brandon Fiechter
Russian Folk Ensemble
Arthur Pirozhkov

Movies & TV Shows

Kompromat
Stalingrad
Welcome to Chechnya
The Sniffer
Вечерний Ургант
Шерлок Холмс
Кухня
Интерны
Физрук