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The full path · A0 → B1+

Learn Russian from scratch

63 lessons in 6 unitsA0 → B1+

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Unit 1 · A0

Foundations

12 lessons

Read Cyrillic, greet people, and name your world.

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  1. Cyrillic I: Old & False FriendsRead your first Russian words in ten minutes — А, К, М are already yours.
  2. Cyrillic II: The New ShapesЖ, Ш, Щ, Ы — the genuinely new letters, each with one reliable sound.
  3. How Russian SoundsStress, the disappearing «о», and why хорошо sounds like “kharasho”.
  4. Hello & GoodbyeSay hello, thank people, and know привет from здравствуйте.
  5. Who Are You?Introduce yourself with я, ты, он — and the “is” Russian skips.
  6. First Sentence PatternsBuild real sentences: Это…, У меня есть…, questions, and не.
  7. Asking Questionsкто, что, где, когда, почему — get any answer you need.
  8. Things Around YouName everyday objects — and spot every noun’s gender from its ending.
  9. Colours & First Descriptionsкрасный дом, красная машина — describing things that agree with you.
  10. Numbers 0–20 & Your AgeCount, give your age, and catch numbers at speed.
  11. My Familyмама, брат, бабушка — the people who matter, and whose they are.
  12. At the CaféOrder coffee and blini with fixed polite phrases — a full transaction.

Milestone · You can read any Russian word and introduce yourself.

Unit 2 · A1

Everyday Life

12 lessons

Live a normal day: verbs, descriptions, and your first three cases.

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  1. Present Tense I: What You DoThe -ешь melody: работать, читать, понимать — and «я не понимаю».
  2. Present Tense II: Speak, Live, LoveThe -ишь melody: говорить по-русски, жить, любить.
  3. One Book, Many BooksTurn one книга into many книги — the core plural endings.
  4. Describing Thingsновый, старый, интересный — full adjective agreement.
  5. Where Things Happenв Москве, на работе — your first case, learned through addresses.
  6. My HomeRooms and furniture — the prepositional case moves in.
  7. What You WantWant, read, see, buy — the direct-object case.
  8. Numbers to 1000 & MoneyReal prices — and why it’s рубль, рубля, рублей.
  9. ShoppingУ вас есть…? Можно померить? — clothes, sizes, and paying.
  10. Nothing & Nobodyнет молока — the case of absence, origin and belonging.
  11. Eating OutOrder a full meal — Я буду…, чашка чая, and the bill.
  12. Time & DaysКоторый час? — tell time and plan your week.

Milestone · You can describe your day, your home, and buy what you need.

Unit 3 · A1 → A2

Moving Around

10 lessons

Leave the house: motion, directions, transport, weather — and the full case map.

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  1. Going & Comingидти or ехать — and the little switch from где to куда.
  2. Every Day I Goходить or ездить — habits and round trips, the second half of the famous four.
  3. Asking for Directionsпрямо, налево, направо — never stay lost.
  4. Taking Transportна метро, на автобусе — tickets, transfers, announcements.
  5. To Me, To Youмне нравится — the case of giving and liking, finally explained.
  6. Weather & SeasonsСегодня холодно. Идёт дождь. — sentences with no subject.
  7. With Milk, With Friendsс молоком, с другом — the togetherness case.
  8. Yesterday: the Past TenseFour endings — читал, читала, читали — and your whole story.
  9. A Trip to RememberHotels, suitcases, the sea — and telling the story afterwards.
  10. The Six Cases, One MapYou’ve met all six — one job description each, one mental map.

Milestone · You can navigate a Russian city and tell people how it went.

Unit 4 · A2

Building Conversations

14 lessons

Stop transacting, start conversing — plans, stories, people.

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  1. Tomorrow & Plansбуду + verb — the easy future for making plans.
  2. Done or Doing? Aspect Iчитать vs прочитать — the difference English hides.
  3. I'll Get It Done: Aspect IIя прочитаю, я позвоню — the one-word future for promises and results.
  4. Health & the Bodyу меня болит голова — explain what hurts and get help.
  5. Work & Careerработать врачом, хочу стать… — jobs, studies, and patronymics.
  6. Hobbies & Free Timeиграть в футбол, играть на гитаре — and how often.
  7. What People Look Likeу неё длинные волосы — describe anyone: looks and character.
  8. Better, Bigger, Bestбольше, лучше, самый — compare everything.
  9. Arriving & Leavingпришёл, ушла, вышел — five prefixes that multiply your verbs.
  10. Dates & Celebrationsкакое сегодня число — ordinals, dates, and С днём рождения!
  11. Once Upon a Timeсначала, потом, вдруг — tell a story that flows.
  12. Invitations & ArrangementsДавай пойдём! — invite, accept, decline, reschedule.
  13. Cases in the Pluralмного друзей, пять рублей — the missing plural endings.
  14. Your Life in RussianРасскажите о себе — the A2 capstone: your story, three minutes, connected.

Milestone · You can hold a real conversation about your life, past and future.

Unit 5 · B1

Speaking Your Mind

9 lessons

Move from describing to discussing — opinions, feelings, advice.

Practice here is part of Plus · every lesson is free to read

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  1. In My Opinionя считаю, мне кажется, по-моему — agree and disagree politely.
  2. Feelings & Reactionsрад, боюсь, скучаю по — say how you actually feel.
  3. Giving Adviceсоветую, стоит, лучше — help people decide.
  4. What If: быесли бы я выиграл миллион… — dreams and polite requests.
  5. Aspect MasteryAspect in requests, prohibitions, and phases — the native touches.
  6. Books & Filmsсюжет, главный герой — discuss what you read and watch.
  7. Understanding the Newsсообщается, что… — crack the code of headlines.
  8. How Russians LiveBanya, dacha, superstitions — the unwritten rules.
  9. Idioms & Particlesже, ведь, ну — the tiny words that carry the tone.

Milestone · You can defend an opinion and follow real Russian conversations.

Unit 6 · B1+

Mastering Russian

6 lessons

Unlock authentic Russian — the grammar you need to read real prose.

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  1. Participles for Readersчитающий, сделано — the forms that fill every written page.
  2. Verbal Adverbsчитая, прочитав — the literary gear, decoded not memorized.
  3. Complex Sentencesкоторый in all cases, чтобы, хотя — sentences with rooms in them.
  4. The Full Motion Systemпере-, до-, об- — every prefix, plus нести, вести, везти.
  5. Nuance & RegisterFormal, neutral, or among friends — the same thing three ways.
  6. From Adapted to AuthenticRead real Russian prose with 90% comprehension and no panic.

Milestone · You can read real Russian and talk about what matters to you.

How this path works

63 lessons in 6 units, in the order that makes Russian feel easy: sounds first, patterns second, endings last
  • Read, then practise.Each lesson ends with practice — ten exercises, instantly checked, mixed fresh every time.
  • 80% masters a lesson.Score 80% or more in a lesson’s practice and it’s mastered; below that, practise it again. Read ahead whenever you’re curious — “Up next” stays on the first lesson you haven’t mastered.
  • Come back daily.Practice brings back what you got wrong, so yesterday’s mistakes become today’s wins. Ten minutes a day is the whole method.
  • Track yourself.The first three lessons work without an account; after that, a free account keeps your progress and streaks safe across devices.