Duration of the online course: 130 hours and 22 minutes
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Build a practical foundation in Russian with a free online course designed for true beginners and curious learners who want real progress, not just memorized phrases. From your first steps with the Cyrillic alphabet to forming complete sentences, you will develop the core skills needed to read, pronounce, and understand everyday Russian with confidence.
You will begin by getting comfortable with the Russian writing system, learning how letters map to sounds and how to avoid common beginner mistakes when English-looking letters behave differently. Step by step, your reading speed and pronunciation improve as you recognize the easiest letter groups, handle unfamiliar sounds, and connect spelling to speech. This makes it far easier to learn vocabulary naturally because you can actually read what you are learning.
As the course moves forward, you will start using Russian in meaningful contexts. You will practice everyday words and expressions that help you navigate simple conversations, including questions about location and short responses you can use immediately. Along the way, you will connect language to culture, keeping motivation high and helping the words stick through real-world associations rather than isolated drills.
To support your progress beyond the alphabet, the course introduces essential grammar in an approachable way. You will understand how Russian nouns work, what determines gender, and how cases function in practical usage, including why the accusative case matters in everyday sentences. You will also practice core sentence building blocks such as conjunctions for contrast, common numbers, and useful verbs with basic conjugation so you can describe actions, talk about people and family, and express simple ideas clearly.
By the end, you will have a balanced starting toolkit: stronger listening and pronunciation habits, the ability to read simple Russian text, and a clear grasp of beginner grammar that prepares you for further study. Whether you are learning for travel, work opportunities, or personal enrichment, this course helps you take the first real steps into the Russian language with structure, clarity, and momentum.
Video class: Dallas ISD - Russian World Lesson 1 -Russian language lessons
29m
Exercise: _How many people around the world speak the Russian language?
Video class: Dallas ISD - Russian World Lesson 2
29m
Exercise: Which Russian letter corresponds to the English letter P?
Video class: Russian World lesson 3
30m
Exercise: What is the easiest group of letters in the Russian alphabet according to the lesson?
Video class: Russian World lesson 4
29m
Exercise: Which Russian letter has a strong sound similar to 'H' and no English equivalent?
Video class: Russian World Lesson 5
30m
Exercise: Which Russian entertainment is mentioned as very popular?
Video class: Russian World Lesson 6
28m
Exercise: How many letters are there in the Russian alphabet?
Video class: Russian World Lesson 7 - Russian language Class
30m
Exercise: What are the main learning materials used in the Russian language class mentioned in the transcript?
Video class: Russian World Lesson 8 - Russian language Class
29m
Exercise: What determines the gender of nouns in Russian language?
Video class: Russian World Lesson 9
30m
Exercise: What is the Russian word for 'Here'?
Video class: Russian World Lesson 10
30m
Exercise: Which conjunction shows contrast in Russian?
Video class: Russian World Lesson 11
31m
Video class: Lesson 12 Russian world - Russian language lesson
29m
Exercise: How to ask about location in Russian?
Video class: Video Lesson 13
29m
Exercise: _What is the Russian word for "family"?
Video class: Russian language lesson - Russian world 14
30m
Exercise: What is the Russian word for 'grandparents'?
Video class: Russian World 15 Long Version
30m
Exercise: What is the Russian verb for 'to read' and its conjugation for 'I am reading'?
Video class: Russian World 16 Long Version
30m
Video class: russian World 17 Long Version
30m
Exercise: What is the Accusative Case Used for in Russian Language?
Video class: Lesson 18 Russian language lesson - Russian world 18
29m
Exercise: What is emphasized in the Russian language lesson?
Video class: Lesson 19 Russian World
29m
Video class: Lesson 20 Russian World
30m
Exercise: How do you say 'three' in Russian?
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Course comments: Russian
rajah irima
very good
Rodolfo Miliszewski
this is the best free course i found on the internet so far.
rajah irima
thank you so much for this course