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Nikita Drepin

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Teaches

Russian

Native

Speaks

English

Spanish

Certified teacher with YouTube comprehensible input channel

Teaches

Russian

Native

Speaks

English

Spanish

Certified teacher with YouTube comprehensible input channel

About Me

Me as a Teacher

My lessons & teaching style

From Russian FederationLiving in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation (21:53 UTC+03:00)

About Me

italki teacher since May 3, 2024

InterestsArtMusicReadingScienceFilms & TV Series

Hello. My name is Nikita, I am from Veliky Novgorod - the heart of Russian history. I was born in 1998, now I live in St. Petersburg. I love to explore the world and explore myself. I like to study about different cultures, foreign languages, and improve my knowledge of the Russian language. I also like psychology and art. In my free time I compose music and play the piano. I think that you can talk to me about a variety of topics: the meaning of life, pictures of cats, the absence of ability to express our true feelings caused by linguistic limits, football, classical music, advantages and disadvantages of pizza with pineapples etc. I believe that all humans are siblings and comrades.

Me as a Teacher

In this section I would like to stress that teaching Russian as a foreign language is my conscious choice. I mastered this profession because it is important for me to do something that brings pleasure and fills life with meaning. Therefore, I guarantee fair treatment of my students. For me it is not just a way to make money, but also an activity which gives me an opportunity to help people by doing what I enjoy, using all my skills and knowledge.

My lessons & teaching style

I focus on both traditional and alternative methods of teaching. All people are different and seek different approaches for learning Russian language. I'm able to help with either basics of Russian grammar (as I've studied for grammar teaching certificate) or improving knowledge of the language with alternative methods such as Comprehensible Input or Crosstalk which I use for learning languages myself. However, if a students have no clear idea of how they should learn Russian, I'm always happy to share my views on learning languages.

My teaching material

PDF file
Text Documents
Audio files
Image files
Video files
Homework Assignments

5.0

Rating

Students

612

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

99%

Response rate

5.0

Rating

Students

612

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

99%

Response rate

Russian Lessons

Trial Lesson

17 lessons completed

USD 10.00+

Crosstalk

A1 - C2

Language Essentials

343 lessons completed

USD 12.00+

Speaking Practice

A1 - C2

Conversation

53 lessons completed

USD 12.00+

Comprehensible Input

A1 - C2

Language Essentials

198 lessons completed

USD 12.00+

Availability

28 Reviews

Laura

3 Russian lessons

Nikita was very easy to understand and talk to. He provides a laidback and relaxing atmosphere in which to practice speaking.

Oct 21, 2025

george

1 Russian lesson

nikita is personable and easy to talk to and he is very easy to understand. i would definitley reccomend him to anyone looking for conversation practice.

Aug 31, 2025

Sam

4 Russian lessons

It was my first lesson with Nikita but he was great! He spoke clearly and was very patient with me, always happy to help if I got stuck. I look forward to working with him in the future!

Sep 10, 2024

Bhargavi Viswanath

2 Russian lessons

Nikita is a compassionate listener and overall wonderful human being. I could understand almost all of what he was saying because he talks in a calm and slow pace. I look forward to the next class. Spasiba!

Oct 14, 2025

Matthew Wells

1 Russian lesson

Nikita gave me great advice and direction. I highly recommend his lessons. He helped me with understanding how to improve my speaking skills and understanding in Russian. Thank you.

Nov 9, 2024