Probably stemming from her professional background, Elena's knowledge of the Russian language is palpably deeper then what we've encountered and have been rather underwhelmed with on this platform so far. (saying this as a Russian-speaker myself) Thank you!

Fantastic lesson, as always :) I've studied many languages and hundreds of hours on Italki over the last ten years, and have rarely have met such an accomplished, kind and dependable teacher as Elena! Highly recommend to any learners looking to speak more Russian.

I really enjoy Elena’s lessons. She is very patient with me and understanding towards me, even when I blank on words I should know! I am a perfectionist at heart, and I do not like making mistakes, but Elena has never once made me feel bad about making them. I always see my mistakes as helpful, learning opportunities that I don’t need to be ashamed of. Maybe I will be cured of my perfectionism once and for all!

I have been taking lessons with Elena for a little over a year and am very happy with the progress I’ve made in that time. She plans each lesson thoughtfully, making time for both conversation practice, which helps me practice my speaking and refine my vocabulary, and grammar study, which is the area I’m currently focused on improving in. I appreciate that she also types out corrections for me to reference after our lessons and consistently puts effort into preparing personalized lesson plans. She is a very caring and compassionate teacher and I highly recommend her!

Elena noticed I was upset after our lesson today because I was being too hard on myself. She was not only reassuring, but she was very encouraging and uplifting. She was also put many things into perspective that I will tend to forget whenever I am very down on myself. I am so thankful for a tutor like Elena, I don’t know what I would do without her.

very professional attitude 👌 thank you!