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  • Add the resources in alphabetical order so they're easier to find. :)

Note: new rules could be added in the future.


Alphabetical Index

  • Add-ons (browser): These are plugins that you install on your browser and that help you in different ways, such as providing word meanings, etc.
  • Audiobooks: Audio files where you hear a voice reading the book you've chosen.
  • Books: Books from Russian authors or translations.
  • Dictionaries: Stand-alone or dictionary files for you to use on your computer.
  • Newspapers: Famous or not services that provide news for Russia and the rest of the world... in Russian.
  • Online courses: Free or paid services online that teach you the language through lessons.
  • Podcasts: Audio files that feature people speaking about the language or giving tips/lessons to learners.
  • Television: TV channels, shows in Russian.
  • Textbooks: Grammar books that teach you the grammar of the language with theory and exercises.
  • Websites: Sites that give help for learning Russian. They give material, tips, hints, and various help for self-learners or regular students.
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Television

  • LiveTV, online streaming of sporting events

  • 1tv.ru News in Russian, the lectors speak very good Russian.

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Online courses

  • Busuu, online language learning site. Basic profile is free.
  • Edufire/languages/Russian - a site where you can try and find a teacher of Russian with whom you later connect via edufire web-site or Skype. (paid)
  • Russian LinguaLift, online Russian textbook, spaced repetition tools and educational games (paid)
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Websites

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Newspapers

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Books

  • Russian for Mathematicians, Edited by Doctor of Sciences A. Petukhov, Publishing House of Moscow Center, for Continous Mathematical Education, MOSCOW, 2004
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Audiobooks

  • add the resource here, following an alphabetical order
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Textbooks

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Dictionaries

  • ABBYY Lingvo.ru, multilingual dictionary.
  • Academic, an extensive collection of Russian dictionaries
  • Gramota, grammar reference and more
  • lurkmore.to, russian lurkmore: an on-line encyclopedia of interesting facts, focused on memes (stable ideas and expressions) of runet.
  • Multitran, great translations for English-Russian, German-Russian, and includes grammatical tables, but doesn't mark stress
  • ru.wiktionary, online dictionary and grammatical tables
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Add-ons

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Podcasts

  • PodFM, Podcast directory for Russian language podcasts
  • Russian Podcast, Simple audio for those who know basic grammar and want to improve their Russian
  • Taste of Russian Resource for upper-intermediate or advanced learners of Russian. Downloadable Russian mp3 podcast feed with scripts submitted. As far as basic practical use is concerned, registration is not required.
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Articles about writing texts in Russian

Collection of articles by art-director A. Lebedev, editor M. Ilyahov and other respectable people in web-development.

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