The full path · A0 → B1+
Learn Russian from scratch
63 lessons in 6 units, in the order that makes Russian feel easy: sounds first, patterns second, endings last. Every lesson ends with interactive practice, and short daily sessions beat long weekend ones — ten minutes a day is the whole method.
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Foundations
Read Cyrillic, greet people, and name your world.
A0
Cyrillic I: Old & False Friends
Read your first Russian words in ten minutes — А, К, М are already yours.
A0
Cyrillic II: The New Shapes
Ж, Ш, Щ, Ы — the genuinely new letters, each with one reliable sound.
A0
How Russian Sounds
Stress, the disappearing «о», and why хорошо sounds like “kharasho”.
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Hello & Goodbye
Say hello, thank people, and know привет from здравствуйте.
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Who Are You?
Introduce yourself with я, ты, он — and the “is” Russian skips.
A0
First Sentence Patterns
Build real sentences: Это…, У меня есть…, questions, and не.
A0
Asking Questions
кто, что, где, когда, почему — get any answer you need.
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Things Around You
Name everyday objects — and spot every noun’s gender from its ending.
A0
Colours & First Descriptions
красный дом, красная машина — describing things that agree with you.
A0
Numbers 0–20 & Your Age
Count, give your age, and catch numbers at speed.
A0
My Family
мама, брат, бабушка — the people who matter, and whose they are.
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At the Café
Order coffee and blini with fixed polite phrases — a full transaction.
Milestone: You can read any Russian word and introduce yourself.
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Everyday Life
Live a normal day: verbs, descriptions, and your first three cases.
A1
Present Tense I: What You Do
The -ешь melody: работать, читать, понимать — and «я не понимаю».
A1
Present Tense II: Speak, Live, Love
The -ишь melody: говорить по-русски, жить, любить.
A1
One Book, Many Books
Turn one книга into many книги — the core plural endings.
A1
Describing Things
новый, старый, интересный — full adjective agreement.
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Where Things Happen
в Москве, на работе — your first case, learned through addresses.
A1
My Home
Rooms and furniture — the prepositional case moves in.
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What You Want
Want, read, see, buy — the direct-object case.
A1
Numbers to 1000 & Money
Real prices — and why it’s рубль, рубля, рублей.
A1
Shopping
У вас есть…? Можно померить? — clothes, sizes, and paying.
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Nothing & Nobody
нет молока — the case of absence, origin and belonging.
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Eating Out
Order a full meal — Я буду…, чашка чая, and the bill.
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Time & Days
Который час? — tell time and plan your week.
Milestone: You can describe your day, your home, and buy what you need.
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Moving Around
Leave the house: motion, directions, transport, weather — and the full case map.
Practice for this unit is part of Plus — unlock it →A1Plus
Going & Coming
идти or ехать — and the little switch from где to куда.
A1Plus
Every Day I Go
ходить or ездить — habits and round trips, the second half of the famous four.
A1Plus
Asking for Directions
прямо, налево, направо — never stay lost.
A1Plus
Taking Transport
на метро, на автобусе — tickets, transfers, announcements.
A2Plus
To Me, To You
мне нравится — the case of giving and liking, finally explained.
A2Plus
Weather & Seasons
Сегодня холодно. Идёт дождь. — sentences with no subject.
A2Plus
With Milk, With Friends
с молоком, с другом — the togetherness case.
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Yesterday: the Past Tense
Four endings — читал, читала, читали — and your whole story.
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A Trip to Remember
Hotels, suitcases, the sea — and telling the story afterwards.
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The Six Cases, One Map
You’ve met all six — one job description each, one mental map.
Milestone: You can navigate a Russian city and tell people how it went.
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Building Conversations
Stop transacting, start conversing — plans, stories, people.
Practice for this unit is part of Plus — unlock it →A2Plus
Tomorrow & Plans
буду + verb — the easy future for making plans.
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Done or Doing? Aspect I
читать vs прочитать — the difference English hides.
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I'll Get It Done: Aspect II
я прочитаю, я позвоню — the one-word future for promises and results.
A2Plus
Health & the Body
у меня болит голова — explain what hurts and get help.
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Work & Career
работать врачом, хочу стать… — jobs, studies, and patronymics.
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Hobbies & Free Time
играть в футбол, играть на гитаре — and how often.
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What People Look Like
у неё длинные волосы — describe anyone: looks and character.
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Better, Bigger, Best
больше, лучше, самый — compare everything.
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Arriving & Leaving
пришёл, ушла, вышел — five prefixes that multiply your verbs.
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Dates & Celebrations
какое сегодня число — ordinals, dates, and С днём рождения!
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Once Upon a Time
сначала, потом, вдруг — tell a story that flows.
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Invitations & Arrangements
Давай пойдём! — invite, accept, decline, reschedule.
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Cases in the Plural
много друзей, пять рублей — the missing plural endings.
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Your Life in Russian
Расскажите о себе — the A2 capstone: your story, three minutes, connected.
Milestone: You can hold a real conversation about your life, past and future.
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Speaking Your Mind
Move from describing to discussing — opinions, feelings, advice.
Practice for this unit is part of Plus — unlock it →B1Plus
In My Opinion
я считаю, мне кажется, по-моему — agree and disagree politely.
B1Plus
Feelings & Reactions
рад, боюсь, скучаю по — say how you actually feel.
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Giving Advice
советую, стоит, лучше — help people decide.
B1Plus
What If: бы
если бы я выиграл миллион… — dreams and polite requests.
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Aspect Mastery
Aspect in requests, prohibitions, and phases — the native touches.
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Books & Films
сюжет, главный герой — discuss what you read and watch.
B1Plus
Understanding the News
сообщается, что… — crack the code of headlines.
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How Russians Live
Banya, dacha, superstitions — the unwritten rules.
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Idioms & Particles
же, ведь, ну — the tiny words that carry the tone.
Milestone: You can defend an opinion and follow real Russian conversations.
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Mastering Russian
Unlock authentic Russian — the grammar you need to read real prose.
Practice for this unit is part of Plus — unlock it →B1+Plus
Participles for Readers
читающий, сделано — the forms that fill every written page.
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Verbal Adverbs
читая, прочитав — the literary gear, decoded not memorized.
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Complex Sentences
который in all cases, чтобы, хотя — sentences with rooms in them.
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The Full Motion System
пере-, до-, об- — every prefix, plus нести, вести, везти.
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Nuance & Register
Formal, neutral, or among friends — the same thing three ways.
B1+Plus
From Adapted to Authentic
Read real Russian prose with 90% comprehension and no panic.
Milestone: You can read real Russian and talk about what matters to you.
Put it to work
Read your first Russian text
After two or three lessons you can already read real (graded) Russian — short stories with audio, tap-to-translate sentences, and a word list to keep. Reading is how lessons turn into a language.
How to use this path
- Read, then practice. Each lesson ends with a practice button — ten exercises, instantly checked, mixed fresh every time.
- Come back daily.Practice sessions automatically bring back what you got wrong, so yesterday’s mistakes become today’s wins.
- Don’t aim for perfection. 80% accuracy is the sweet spot — if you score higher, move on to the next lesson.
- Track yourself. The first three lessons work without an account; after that, a free account keeps your progress and streaks safe across devices.