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Kristina

Russian

Native

English

Turkish

From Russian Federation

Living in Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation

Systematic approach, well structured lessons Здравствуйте! Меня зовут Кристина. I’m a professional Russian language teacher and speech therapist with over 10 years of experience. I’ve taught over 3,000 lessons to students from 40+ countries, from total beginners to advanced speakers. I don't follow a fully conversational approach to learning Russian that excludes grammar rules. Listening to a lot of Russian (or any other foreign language) doesn't mean you'll soon be able to speak it. I lived in China for one year, I heard Chinese every day for 365 days, surrounded by the language everywhere, but unfortunately, no miracle happened, and I never learned to speak Chinese. The thing is, an adult's brain differs from a child's brain. We have different language acquisition mechanisms: adults need to understand the logic of the language - why we change words in this particular way, what lies behind it, what mechanisms are at work? This is exactly where I can help you. Every language has its own mechanisms, and once you understand them, you'll be able to formulate your thoughts independently without fear of being misunderstood. I compare Russian to a building block set. For example, in English, the word "brother" has only one form, whereas in Russian it can be "брат, брату, братом, брате, брата". Your task is to choose the correct form so you're understood properly and your speech sounds clear and natural. Actually, it's not as scary as it seems, so if you're interested in learning Russian, you're welcome to my lessons!

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Trial Lesson

94 lessons completed

USD 5.00+

Standard lessons of Russian (from Zero to Advanced)

A1-C2

Language Essentials

1,695 lessons completed

USD 30.00+

4% off

Conversational practice in Russian

A2-C2

Conversation

118 lessons completed

USD 30.00+

4% off

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Patient·5

Structured lessons·3

For beginners·56

Jackson

118 Russian lessons

I have been taking lessons with Kristina since November, 2023. Kristina is a super teacher with lots of patience, diligence, and energy. Kristina pushes you to develop your Russian while maintaining a comfortable classroom environment. This is a very difficult balance to strike, and Kristina does it flawlessly!

Renato Fakhoury

13 Russian lessons

This was my first official lesson with Kristina and I am very excited to start learning Russian with her! Classes are fun and well prepared. :)

Juergen May

13 Russian lessons

I had another fantastic lesson with Kristina. It always amazes me how patient she is when I forget words and grammar for the hundreth time! The lessons are always fun and today's was no exception. Awesome!

Abdulaziz

10 Russian lessons

Very enthussiastic teacher

Athina Odias

43 Russian lessons

Another very good and interesting lesson about the Russian grammar and its application in practice.

Will

25 Russian lessons

So far, I'm really enjoying the lessons with Kristina. She has a well organized lesson plan and I've already learned a lot over these first few lessons. I'm looking forward to continuing learning Russian with her.

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