Russian teacher Елена

Елена

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Speak Russian Like a Native | Slang, Real Conversations & Culture
From Russian FederationLiving in New York, United States (16:53 UTC-04:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jul 13, 2020
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Привет! I’m Elena—your fun, certified Russian teacher from Krasnodar, now in NYC. I specialize in turning beginners into confident speakers and polishing advanced skills for work or travel. With 6+ years of experience and more then 6000 teaching hrs, I weave Russian movies, NYC’s multicultural buzz, and real-life scenarios into every lesson. Teaching Russian isn’t just my job—it’s my joy. Whether you’re struggling with cases or dreaming of fluent chats, I’ll adapt to your pace and passions. Let’s make mistakes, laugh, and celebrate progress together! There are countless ways to learn a language, but I stick to one simple rule: keep it fun, and everything else will fall into place naturally. I have taught every level from Beginners to Advanced and every age from 7 years old to 55 years old. I am very flexible and available for my students From the first class you will speak, engage and learn grammar in context. I closely follow each student's progress to ensure learning is fast, concrete, and effective. The method I use in my Russian course helps learners acquire real communication, comprehension, and expression skills. Every class is personalized to fit the student's individual needs. I monitor your progress carefully, and after each lesson, you will receive session documents with optional homework through Edvibe (interactive platform ), so you can continue practicing. Rescheduling policy: Students who do not show up within 25 minutes of the lesson start will be considere...
My teaching material
  • PDF file
  • Text Documents
  • Presentation slides/PPT
  • Audio files
  • Image files
  • Video files
  • Flashcards
  • Articles and news
  • Quizzes
  • Test templates and examples
  • Graphs and charts
  • Homework Assignments
5.0
Rating
250
Students
871
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
99%
Response rate

Russian Lessons

Trial Lesson
173 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
🧩 Russian Lessons That Are Fun, Practical, and Focused on Real Speaking! 🗣️
A1 -  C2

Language Essentials

274 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Package with 5% off
🔥<Russian for kids 7+ y.o. > 🔥
A1 -  B2

Language Essentials

59 lessons completed
USD 16.00+
Package with 20% off

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Podcast (1)
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92 Reviews

Talon Harris
28 Russian lessons
Teacher’s pick
She explains everything clearly and can help you with any questions you have. If I need help remembering a word or understanding something, she is patient and doesn’t try to push too much words to remember. She works really well with whatever you enjoy. I would highly recommend!
Feb 24, 2025
Student Sally Park
Sally Park
45 Russian lessons
Teacher’s pick
Elena is always prepared and professional. We use different materials such as pictures, songs, and video clips. We read a poem and sing a song together. ♥ She is always supportive and encouraging!
Sep 28, 2022
Student Николай
Николай
1 Russian lesson
My teacher was really amazing and took the effort to have a class as soon as possible, review my current russian and expand on my strengths, and highlight my weaknesses. English from her was perfect, as we practiced through interactive drawings on the whiteboard, graphs, arrows and more visuals. Highly recommended and thank you so much for the lesson!
Feb 24, 2026
Mariana Tenaglia
16 Russian lessons
Teacher’s pick
I love her lessons🫶 she gives you all the resources and she is really determined to make you learn! She uses flashcards and a platform that is really good 😊 I would recommend anyone to start classes with her
Dec 17, 2024
Student Lydia.de.baets
Lydia.de.baets
1 Russian lesson
У меня был очень приятный урок с Еленой. Я впервые за много лет снова говорила по-русски, она была очень терпеливой, поддерживала разговор и давала мне спокойно говорить. Мы смотрели очень короткие видео, а потом обсуждали их. Она записывала в чате все слова, которые я не знала. В целом я чувствовала себя очень комфортно и не боялась делать ошибки; я была уверена, что она меня исправит. В общем, урок мне очень понравился, спасибо!
Mar 4, 2026
Katie
1 Russian lesson
She was really kind, and very patient with me. I told her that I severely struggled with pronouncing the Russian letter “Р”, and she planned an entire lesson about practicing pronouncing words containing that letter and gave me advice on proper tongue placement to try to pronounce the sound correctly.
Oct 17, 2025
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