Embedded Files
Things to Watch
Things to Watch
BBC Russian Service's YouTube channel lots of videos at various levels, many with (English or Russian) subtitles!
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty US-funded news agency reporting Russian news, often with English subtitles
3ears: a (mostly) free platform that provides interactive Russian videos with transcripts
Russian with Dasha (and other Russian YouTubers)
Comprehensive list of films, series, and more available for free
Don't Forget Russian: Watch! collection of films and other video material, with and without subtitles
Practice Speaking
Practice Speaking
iTalki: online classes with experienced tutors
Telebridges/Телемосты: a conversation exchange site, for novice, intermediate, and advanced speakers
HelloTalk: chat with native speakers for free!
The Mixxer: find language partners around the world
Things to Hear
Things to Hear
Russian Song Subtitle Database: over 300 Russian songs on YouTube with English subtitles
AudioLingua: listen to short audio clips at various levels
Rockin Russian: practice your language by watching music videos
Radio Garden: listen live to radio stations around the world
Russian Rocket: a podcast for Russian language enthusiasts
More Russian podcasts at various levels
Download LyricsGaps on the app store -- they've got some great Russian songs with exercises!
BIG LIST of films, tv shows, podcasts, radio stations, and more, compiled by Russian teacher/scholar extraordinaire Erik McDonald
Особое мнение program on Эхо Москвы for advanced-level listeners
Don't Forget Russian: Listen! great collection of podcasts, interviews, and other short texts
Practice your Grammar!
Practice your Grammar!
LLC Commons: find materials by grammar topic, textbook, and more!
Don't Forget Your Russian! a broad collection of resources to help you maintain and practice your language: texts to read, watch, listen to, and analyze!
Между нами (Mezhdu nami), our online 001-051 textbook, has lots of great grammar explanations; here's the index, listed by topic.
Things to Read
Things to Read
Russian for Free: short texts with audio
Lingua.com: short reading comprehension texts
Blogs, news sites, and literature from Erik McDonald (scroll past films, tv, etc.!)
Don't Forget Russian: Read! a collection of short texts, from literary works to cultural readers
more Language apps & sites
more Language apps & sites
DuoLingo: fun, free practice
Memrise: spaced-repetition flashcards, similar to Duo
Mango: great for pronunciation!
Academic.ru: a comprehensive list of online dictionaries and encyclopedias
Where's the stress? go to udarenieru.ru to find the stressed syllable in any Russian word, along with the full declension (here's an example).
Multitran is my favorite online Russian-English/English-Russian dictionary, offering lots of usage examples!
Social Media
Social Media
ВКонтакте (vkontakte.ru): sign up for an account on the largest Russian social network: you'll learn tons about popular culture (films, music), in addition to language!
Odnoklassniki.ru (OK.ru): "Classmates" is another social network in Russia; the average user is a little older than the average VK user
Read about other Russian social networks here!
Follow some of the top Russian influencers on Instagram to add a little dose of language practice to your feed!
Or follow some famous Russian TikTokers for fashion, music, cooking content... or just to hear contemporary slang!
Folks to follow on Twitter (re Ukraine crisis): @Andrew__Roth @maxseddon @lapatina_ @ChristopherJM @NatashaBertrand @KevinRothrock @SimonOstrovsky @AricToler
Enjoy exploring, learning, and discovering news sites on the Russian Internet! Please let us know if you find another resource that we should add to this list -- just like the Russian language itself, the Russian net is always growing and changing; let us know what you discover!
Page updated
Google Sites
Report abuse