Russian from 0
From the alphabet and your first sentences to talking about yourself, your family, your everyday life and more, with a clear path to a solid A1 foundation.
Start with the alphabet today.
You move with the group instead of drowning in twenty lessons at once.
Lessons, materials, exercises and homework on one platform.
You are not studying in silence.
Starting Russian shouldn’t feel overwhelming
Russian isn’t impossible. But learning it without a clear plan is.
You don’t know where to start
The alphabet? Vocabulary? Grammar? Verbs? There’s so much to learn that you end up jumping from one thing to another.
You know words, but can’t make sentences
You can recognize привет, пока, спасибо… But when you try to say something yourself, you don’t know how to put the words together.
Russian grammar looks terrifying
Cases. Endings. Verb changes. You see a table full of different forms and think: “How am I ever going to remember all of this?”
You’re studying, but not moving forward
You watch videos. Do apps. Save vocabulary lists. But you don’t have a clear idea of what to learn next, or how everything fits together.
Why it works differently here
Tried learning Russian before and gave up? This course is built for that problem.
Every week builds on the week before. You always know what to do next.
Exercises, tasks in the chat, homework you get feedback on. Not just watching videos.
I am a Russian teacher with a background in biology, so I am interested in how people understand, remember and connect new information.
The course repeats things on purpose, comes back to them, and links new words to what you already know.
What you’ll be able to do
12 practical steps take you from your first Russian words to simple everyday conversations.
Read Russian & introduce yourself
Привет! Меня зовут… Я из…Talk about yourself & other people
Кто он? Она врач.Say what you have & where things are
У меня есть… Где…?Talk about your everyday life
Я работаю, я читаю, я не понимаю.Order food & ask about prices
Я хочу… Сколько стоит…?Talk about your family & describe people
У меня есть брат. Ему 30 лет.Describe your home
Здесь кухня. Там окно.Talk about yesterday, today & tomorrow
Вчера я был… Сегодня я дома. Завтра я буду…Get around a city
Я иду… Я еду… Куда…?Talk about what you like, want & can do
Мне нравится… Я хочу… Я могу…Talk about how you feel
У меня болит голова. Мне холодно.Have simple everyday conversations
Как дела? Что ты делаешь? Где ты был?After 12 weeks you will not know all of Russian. You will have a foundation you can actually build on.
Take a look inside
You can see exactly how the course works before you join.
Take a look inside the course
Watch a real lesson
Your 12-week path
Everything you need is in one place: lessons, materials, practice and homework. Each week has one clear goal, and every week builds on the last.
Choose how you want to learn
Same Russian from 0 path. Different levels of support.
Or 25 €/month
- All Russian from 0 lessons, 12 weeks
- 2 bonus lessons: Russian handwriting, and reading together
- Group chat with weekly tasks
- 4 months access to the platform
I want to study on my own.
Or 66 €/month
- Everything in Solo
- I check your homework and give you personal feedback
- 6 live group lessons with me, Saturdays, 1.5 hours
- Dates: 14, 21, 28 November and 5, 12, 19 December
- 5 months access to the platform
- 12 places
I want a schedule, live practice and feedback.
Or 150 €/month
- Everything in Solo
- I check your homework and give you personal feedback
- 10 private lessons with me, one to one
- We arrange the times together, around your schedule
- 6 months access to the platform
- 5 places
I want personal attention.
Secure payment by Stripe. Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal or Klarna.
Hi, I’m Alena.
I’m a qualified Russian teacher. I created Russian from 0 because I know how overwhelming it can feel to start a language without knowing what to learn first.
Qualified to teach Russian as a foreign language. A professional qualification from Moscow State University, followed by further training in different levels and teaching methods.
8+ years and 3000+ hours of teaching. Three years at an international school, teaching children and teenagers one to one and in groups, plus 25+ private students I found and taught on my own.
My own programs, from A1 to C1. Built from real articles, books and everyday situations, for travel, work, university exams, TORFL and daily life.
A biologist’s view of memory. I studied biology before I became a Russian teacher, so I build lessons around how memory works. New words come back to you before you forget them, not after.
My goal is simple: to give you a clear path, explain things in a way that makes sense, and help you actually use Russian.
Find me here, or just write to me
Is this program for you?
This is for you if you’re…
- Starting from zero
- Don’t know the alphabet yet
- Know a few words but can’t form sentences
- Tried apps and random resources and don’t know what to study next
- Want a clear learning path
- Want to start using Russian in everyday situations
Not the right fit if you…
- Are already intermediate or advanced
- Are looking only for casual conversation practice
- Don’t want a structured process
Already speak a little Russian? I also take private students from A2 level. See my one to one lessons.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. It starts with the alphabet.
No.
Week 1 opens as soon as you buy. The cohort starts on 12 October.
So you follow the rhythm of the group and always know what to do next.
12 weeks, from 12 October to the end of December.
Saturdays at 17:00 CET, 1.5 hours, on 14, 21, 28 November and 5, 12, 19 December.
10 private lessons with me, arranged around your schedule.
A solid beginner foundation. You will be able to talk about yourself and handle simple everyday situations. This is not a certificate course.
You can pay by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal or Klarna. With Klarna you can split the payment into 3.
Yes. You can ask for a refund within 14 days of the course start on 12 October. Write to me by email or Instagram.
4 months on Solo, 5 on Group, 6 on 1-on-1, counted from 12 October.
Solo for flexibility, Group for structure and live practice, 1-on-1 for personal attention.
Enrolment opens on 25 September
Leave your email and I will write to you first.
Your Russian can start here.
Start from 0, follow a clear path, and build a Russian foundation you can actually use.
Enrolment opens on 25 September. The cohort starts on 12 October.