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Maria L

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Teaches

Russian

Native

Spanish

Speaks

English

French

Catalan

🇪🇸🇷🇺Beginners · Intermediate · Advanced

Teaches

Russian

Native

Spanish

Speaks

English

French

Catalan

🇪🇸🇷🇺Beginners · Intermediate · Advanced

About Me

Me as a Teacher

My lessons & teaching style

Resume & Certificates

From Russian FederationLiving in Valencia, Spain (04:41 UTC+01:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Sep 2, 2021

InterestsTechArtScienceHistoryMusic

🎄 ON HOLIDAY FROM DECEMBER 24 TO JANUARY 6 🎄 My name is Maria. I’m Russian, and I teach Russian and Spanish to students from different backgrounds. I’m truly passionate about languages, learning them and teaching them. I learned Spanish as an adult and now live in Spain, so I understand very well what it feels like to start from zero, to feel stuck, and to slowly gain confidence. I love culture, reading, sport, art, travel, and lots of other things we can talk about.

My creations

Me as a Teacher

I’m patient and attentive, and I always adapt my lessons to your needs, interests, and pace. I like creating a relaxed and safe space where you can speak freely, make mistakes, and feel comfortable using the language. If you’re learning Russian, I can support you in Spanish or English when needed. If you’re learning Spanish, I can explain things in Russian. I use other languages only as a support, my goal is always to help you immerse yourself in the language and start using it naturally.

My lessons & teaching style

My lessons always depend on your goal. Whether you want to speak with confidence, move to another country, prepare for an exam, or simply enjoy the language, I adapt the content and pace to what you need. Each class is practical and focused on real communication, so you can start using the language in your everyday life.

My teaching material

PDF file
Text Documents
Presentation slides/PPT
Audio files
Image files
Video files
Flashcards
Articles and news
Quizzes
Homework Assignments

Certificates

Teacher of Russian as a Foreign Language - Lomonosov Moscow State University - 2024The course of 350 hours. A comprehensive program of methodology of teaching Russian as a foreign language from experts of Russian universities.

Certificado de estudios - Route 66 Idiomas, Instituto Cervantes - 2019

Teaching experience

2019 - Current

Russian teacheritalki - Valencia, Spain

2020 - Current

Spanish teacheritalki - Spain

Education

2014 - 2018

Bachelor’s - LinguisticsPatrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University of RussiaThe focus of study includes linguistics, teaching, and possibly comparative analysis with other languages such as Spanish, English and Russian, the structure of the Spanish, English and Russian languages, its grammar, vocabulary, and the methods of teaching it.

Work Experience

2018 - 2020

Spanish teacherSpanish Academy - Valencia, Spain

5.0

Rating

305

Students

2,756

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

99%

Response rate

5.0

Rating

305

Students

2756

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

99%

Response rate

Russian Lessons

Russian

Spanish

Trial Lesson

137 lessons completed

USD 15.00+

Russian Conversation Practice

A2 - C2

Conversation

522 lessons completed

USD 13.00+

Package with 5% off

General Russian Course (A1-C2)

A1 - C2

Language Essentials

787 lessons completed

USD 30.00+

Package with 14% off

TORFL: Preparation for the russian certificate

A1 - C2

Language Essentials

3 lessons completed

USD 20.00+

Russian Reading Practice

A1 - C2

Language Essentials

3 lessons completed

USD 15.00+

Availability

Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)

My creations

Vocabulary (4)

Quiz (4)

124 Reviews

All

Russian

Spanish

Charlie

1 Russian lesson

Teacher’s pick

Maria is a great teacher. She understands English very well, and can interpret the meaning behind each sentence and example. She is very knowledgeable about translating sentences from English and creating quality sentences in Russian, though the structure of the two languages is very different. I strongly suggest.

Dec 20, 2025

Richard Nguyen

1 Russian lesson

great first lesson!

Oct 17, 2025

German Sabin

1 Spanish lesson

Amazing teacher

Jun 3, 2025

Manuel

15 Russian lessons

Teacher’s pick

Masha es una excelente profesora y experta en preparación de exámenes. Su personalidad y profesionalismo hacen de las clases una verdadera maravilla. Болшое спасибо тебе.

Nov 24, 2025