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Featured ↘

How to Practice Russian Without Living in Russia

January 16, 2026

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The 6 Russian Cases, Demystified Without the Boring Tables

March 30, 2026

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Latest ↘

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The Cyrillic Alphabet for English Speakers: Visual Mnemonics That Actually Stick

April 10, 2026

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Welcome to Alex Russian

May 1, 2026

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50 Russian Words You Already Know (Cognates with English)

December 1, 2025

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7 Russian Movies to Boost Your Listening

December 6, 2025

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Conversation ↘

5 articles

Apologizing and Disagreeing Politely in Russian

December 16, 2025

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Ordering Food in Russian: Cafe vs Restaurant

January 22, 2026

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Russian for Travel: Directions, Transport, Accommodation

February 1, 2026

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Russian Phone Calls and Texts: The Basics

February 27, 2026

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Russian Small Talk: The 10 Phrases You'll Use First

March 9, 2026

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Cyrillic ↘

4 articles

7 Russian Sounds That Don't Exist in English (and How to Make Them)

December 11, 2025

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Russian Stress Patterns: Why Words Sound Different Than They Look

March 15, 2026

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The Soft Sign and the Hard Sign, Demystified

April 20, 2026

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The Top 100 Russian Syllables to Read Fluently

April 25, 2026

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Method ↘

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Best (and Worst) Russian Apps Reviewed

December 21, 2025

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Daily Routines That Make Russian Stick

January 1, 2026

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Graduating from Textbooks to Real Russian

January 11, 2026

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The Realistic Timeline to Conversational Russian

April 15, 2026

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Culture ↘

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Dacha, Banya, and Other Things You Need to Know to Chat

December 27, 2025

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Russian Humor: Jokes You Can Finally Understand

February 11, 2026

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Russian Music for Language Learners: Rock to Techno

February 22, 2026

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Russian YouTube Channels Worth Following

March 25, 2026

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Vocab ↘

4 articles

False Friends: Russian Words That Fool English Speakers

January 6, 2026

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Russian Connectors for Natural-Sounding Speech

January 27, 2026

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Russian Idioms That Translate Beautifully Into English

February 17, 2026

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Russian Time Expressions: Yesterday, In a Week, All That

March 20, 2026

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Grammar ↘

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Russian Gender for English Speakers: A 5-Minute Primer

February 6, 2026

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Russian Plurals and Numbers: The 1, 2-4, 5+ Rule Explained

March 4, 2026

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The 80/20 of Russian Verb Conjugation

April 5, 2026

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Verb Aspects in Russian (Perfective vs Imperfective): The One Big Idea

May 1, 2026

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