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Regular live classes in small groups. Ask questions, practice conversation, progress fast.
You speak Russian every week, with a native teacher
You join whichever slot suits you, with nothing to book. The joining link arrives by email, and the session is recorded.
- 4 slots this week, across all three levels
- 2 to 5 students per class, all at your level
- Replay available the same evening, with no time limit

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The language of your parents, your grandparents or your partner. The one you want to pass on to your children.





- Finally understand what is said at the table, and answer back.
- Your in-laws speak Russian to you. Answer them in Russian.
A language is passed down from generation to generation. Now it is your turn.
Start for freeProgress in Russian between classes, at your own pace
Interactive lessons with native audio, vocabulary, dialogues and quizzes. Everything you need to reinforce your skills between live sessions.
Between classes, you move forward twenty minutes a day
Lessons follow one another in order, with no evening to set aside. Every word is recorded by a native speaker.
- 257 lessons across 61 modules, from beginner to advanced
- Native audio on every word, with a slow-down button
- Your progress is kept, on phone and on computer alike
You hear the language as it is actually spoken
The recordings are made by native speakers, not by a synthetic voice. The slow-down button separates the sounds when it goes too fast.
- Every sentence can be played and slowed down
- The transcription and translation sit under the audio
- You replay it as many times as you need, with no limit
Every module ends with a quiz, not with a ticked box
You are corrected on the spot, with the explanation. A failed quiz can be retaken, with no penalty and no record.
- Immediate correction, with the right answer explained
- An end-of-level test opens the next level
- A level certificate at the end of the course
Your Russian level, certified in your name
- Issued once you have passed every lesson of a level: beginner, intermediate or advanced
- Downloadable as a PDF and shareable on LinkedIn
- A unique number, verifiable online on targumi.com
- Included in the plans with live classes, from the first payment: it is not issued during the trial
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Your Russian curriculum
Exactly what you'll find inside the platform: 61 modules, 257+ structured lessons, quizzes and exercises.
- Open and closed syllables , reading your first words10 min
- Word stress, the rhythm of Russian10 min
- Vowel reduction , when О becomes А10 min
- Cyrillic handwriting , tracing your first letters10 min
- Здравствуйте / Привет , saying hello10 min
- Спасибо / Пожалуйста , thanking and replying10 min
- До свидания / Пока - saying goodbye10 min
- Как дела?, asking for and giving news10 min
- Saying your name , Меня зовут...10 min
- Saying where you're from , Я из + genitive10 min
- Saying your age , Мне ... лет10 min
- Talking about your profession , Я студент, врач, инженер10 min
- Nationalities - Я француз / француженка10 min
- Professions in the feminine and the masculine10 min
- Talking about your job , Работать + где? / кем?10 min
- Languages and skills , Я говорю по-русски10 min
- Parents and children , мать, отец, сын, дочь10 min
- Brothers and sisters , брат и сестра10 min
- Grandparents , дедушка и бабушка10 min
- The couple - муж, жена, свадьба10 min
- Physical appearance - высокий, красивый10 min
- Character , умный, добрый, весёлый10 min
- Hair and eye colours10 min
- The agreement of adjectives , gender and number10 min
- Numbers from 0 to 10, Один, два, три...10 min
- Numbers from 11 to 20 , Одиннадцать... двадцать10 min
- Tens and hundreds , Тридцать... сто10 min
- Counting and paying , Сколько стоит?10 min
- Asking and telling the time , Который час?10 min
- The minutes , Половина, четверть, минута10 min
- Before the Hour , Без + Genitive10 min
- Times of day , Утро, день, вечер, ночь10 min
- Days of the week , Понедельник... воскресенье10 min
- The months of the year , Январь... декабрь10 min
- Dates , Какое сегодня число?10 min
- Expressing time - На прошлой / на этой / на следующей неделе10 min
- Basic colours - Красный, синий, зелёный10 min
- Secondary colours , Оранжевый, розовый, серый...10 min
- Asking about colour , Какого цвета?10 min
- Colours in Everyday Life , Expressions and Full Agreement10 min
- Meals of the day, Завтрак, обед, ужин10 min
- Russian dishes , Борщ, каша, блины10 min
- Tastes and preferences , Я хочу... / Я люблю...10 min
- At the Restaurant and the Market , Ordering and Shopping10 min
- Rooms in the house , Комната, кухня, спальня10 min
- Furniture , Стол, стул, кровать, шкаф10 min
- Locating things in the home , В комнате, на кухне10 min
- Describing your home , Чисто, светло, тепло10 min
- Means of transport , Метро, автобус, такси10 min
- Asking for directions , Как доехать до...?10 min
- Buying a ticket , Билет и проездной10 min
- On the move , In the metro and on the bus10 min
- At the shop , Магазин, рынок, торговый центр10 min
- Prices and money , Сколько стоит? Дорого! Дёшево!10 min
- Clothes , Размер, цвет, примерка10 min
- Comparing and negotiating , Дороже, дешевле, лучше10 min
- The restaurant and the café , Ресторан и кафе10 min
- Ordering a Dish, Я хочу заказать...10 min
- The bill and tipping , Счёт, пожалуйста!10 min
- Dietary preferences and allergies , Я не ем мясо10 min
- Booking a room , Бронирование номера10 min
- Arriving at the hotel , Заселение10 min
- Problems and requests at the hotel , В номере не работает...10 min
- Checking out , Выселение из гостиницы10 min
- Saying where it hurts , У меня болит...10 min
- Going to the doctor , Врач, больница, аптека10 min
- Medicines and Prescriptions , Лекарство и рецепт10 min
- Symptoms and diagnosis , Температура и простуда10 min
- Calling for help - Помогите!10 min
- Calling the police , Вызовите полицию!10 min
- Lost documents , Я потерял паспорт10 min
- Getting lost and asking for help , Я заблудился10 min
- Cyrillic: А–З (familiar letters)12 min
- Cyrillic: И–Р12 min
- Cyrillic: С–Я + special letters12 min
- Привет ! Здравствуйте ! , Greetings10 min
- Меня зовут... Я из...10 min
- Perfective vs Imperfective , Совершенный и несовершенный15 min
- Forming aspect pairs , Образование пар15 min
- Aspect in the past tense , Вид в прошедшем15 min
- Aspect in the Future and Imperative , Вид в будущем15 min
- Past tense narration , Прошедшее время15 min
- The future tense , Будущее время15 min
- The conditional , Сослагательное наклонение15 min
- Reported speech , Косвенная речь15 min
- The office , В офисе15 min
- Job interview , Собеседование15 min
- Professional life , Рабочая жизнь15 min
- Professional communication , Деловое общение15 min
- At university , В университете15 min
- Exams , Экзамены15 min
- Student life , Студенческая жизнь15 min
- Research , Научная работа15 min
- Planning a trip , Планирование поездки15 min
- Moscow , Москва15 min
- Saint Petersburg , Санкт-Петербург15 min
- Deep Russia , Глубинка15 min
- Documents , Документы15 min
- At the bank , В банке15 min
- The Post Office, На почте15 min
- Public services , Государственные услуги15 min
- I think , Я думаю15 min
- Agreement and disagreement , Согласие и несогласие15 min
- Causes and consequences , Причина и следствие15 min
- Comparisons , Сравнения15 min
- Joy and surprise , Радость и удивление15 min
- Sadness , Грусть15 min
- Anger , Гнев15 min
- Fear and worry , Страх и тревога15 min
- Concession , Уступка15 min
- Hypotheses - Гипотеза15 min
- Consequence , Следствие15 min
- Persuasion, Убеждение15 min
- Slang , Сленг15 min
- Proverbs , Пословицы15 min
- Russian humour , Русский юмор15 min
- Registers of language , Стили речи15 min
- From tsars to revolution, От царей до революции15 min
- The USSR , Советский Союз15 min
- Post-Soviet Russia , Постсоветская Россия15 min
- Russia today , Россия сегодня15 min
- New Year , Новый год15 min
- Maslenitsa and Easter , Масленица и Пасха15 min
- Other festivals - Другие праздники15 min
- Customs , Обычаи15 min
- Literature , Литература15 min
- Cinema and music , Кино и музыка15 min
- Russian Internet - Рунет15 min
- Art and performances , Искусство15 min
- Education , Образование15 min
- Everyday life , Быт15 min
- Mentality - Менталитет15 min
- Issues , Проблемы15 min
- Профессии , Jobs and professions18 min
- Поиск работы, Job Hunting18 min
- В офисе, The work environment18 min
- Зарплата и условия труда , Wages and Working Conditions18 min
- Рассказывать о работе, Talking About Your Job18 min
- + 5 more
- Описывать жильё , Describing your home18 min
- Снять квартиру , Renting a flat18 min
- Уборка дома , Housework and chores18 min
- Жизнь в районе , Neighbourhood life and transport18 min
- На рынке и в магазине , Grocery shopping18 min
- + 2 more
- Nominative, Accusative and Genitive15 min
- Present tense conjugation12 min
- Emotional expressions (обалдеть, офигеть)20 min
- Essential proverbs (не всё то золото, что блестит)20 min
- Advanced Пословицы (в тихом омуте черти водятся)20 min
- Idiomatic expressions (вешать лапшу, водить за нос, бить баклуши)20 min
- Крылатые выражения (Pushkin, Griboyedov, Krylov)20 min
- Urban slang (тусовка, движуха, днище, зашквар)20 min
- Профессиональный жаргон (IT, medicine, army)20 min
- Participles and gerunds (читающий, прочитав, будучи)20 min
- The language of the internet (хайп, мем, вирусный, лайк, репост)20 min
- Пушкин и золотой век (Евгений Онегин, Капитанская дочка) , Pushkin and the Golden Age20 min
- Tolstoy and Dostoevsky (War and Peace, Crime and Punishment)20 min
- Чехов и театр (Вишнёвый сад, Три сестры)20 min
- Silver Age poetry (Akhmatova, Tsvetaeva, Blok, Yesenin)20 min
- Soviet authors (Bulgakov, Sholokhov, Solzhenitsyn)20 min
- 20th-century poetry (Mayakovsky, Pasternak, Brodsky)20 min
- Кино (Тарковский, Эйзенштейн, Михалков, Звягинцев) , Cinema20 min
- Современные авторы (Pelevin, Ulitskaya, Vodolazkin)20 min
- Reading Пушкин in the Original , Архаизмы and Old Structures20 min
- Летопись and historical documents , Повесть временных лет20 min
- Философия Russian , Русская мысль (Бердяев, Лосский, русская идея)20 min
- Famous speeches , Знаменитые речи (rhetoric, structure, quotations)20 min
- Formal email - Деловое письмо (Уважаемый, С уважением, вложение)20 min
- Russian CV , Резюме (личные данные, образование, опыт работы)20 min
- Essay writing , Сочинение/эссе (тезис, аргументы, вывод)20 min
- Creative writing , Творческое письмо (рассказ, очерк, стихи)20 min
- Meeting20 min
- Negotiation20 min
- Presentation20 min
- Networking20 min
- Argument20 min
- Techniques20 min
- Topics20 min
- Formal debate20 min
- Mediation20 min
- Diplomacy20 min
- Intercultural communication20 min
- Ethics20 min
- Written Translation20 min
- Interpreting20 min
- False friends FR-RU20 min
- Translation Registers20 min
- Article analysis20 min
- Report writing20 min
- Advanced public speaking20 min
- Job interview20 min
- ТРКИ III-IV Strategy20 min
- Advanced vocabulary20 min
- Long texts20 min
- Advanced written production20 min
- СМИ и пресса, Essential Vocabulary18 min
- Жанры журналистики, Journalism genres18 min
- Заголовки и подзаголовки, Headlines and subheadings18 min
- Телевидение и радио , TV and radio18 min
- Цифровые СМИ , Digital Journalism18 min
- + 5 more
- Поиск работы , Finding a job18 min
- Структура компании , Organisation chart18 min
- Совещания и рабочий ритм , Meetings and the pace of work18 min
- Деловые переговоры , Business negotiation18 min
- Деловая переписка - Professional correspondence18 min
- + 5 more
- Изменение климата , Climate change18 min
- Экология и охрана природы , Ecology and environmental protection18 min
- Язык публицистики - The style of opinion journalism18 min
- Зарубежная пресса , International journalism18 min
- Радио и подкасты , Radio and podcasts18 min
- Спортивная журналистика , Sport in the press18 min
- Экономическая журналистика, Economic press18 min
- Реструктуризация , Change management18 min
- Переговоры - Negotiation tactics18 min
- Договорное право , Contracts and clauses18 min
- Финансовая отчётность , Analysing the figures18 min
- Лидерство , Team management18 min
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A curriculum designed to get you speaking Russian in the situations that actually matter to you.
Start for free- 01Cyrillic alphabet: read and write fluently in 3 weeks
- 02Conversational Russian and modern idiomatic expressions
- 03Mastering Russian grammar: 6 cases and verbal aspects, explained simply
- 04Business Russian for markets in Eastern Europe, the CIS and Central Asia
- 05Russian literature and culture: from Pushkin to contemporary TV series
- 06TORFL (Test of Russian as a Foreign Language) preparation, A1 to C2
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- A complete learning platform: learn to build sentences, listen to audio recorded by native speakers, practise with exercises.
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- 4 live classes a week with a native teacher: small groups of 3 to 5 people. Practise, ask your questions, improve your pronunciation, and let yourself be guided as you learn the language. No obligation, join in as you wish. There are classes for every level.
- A complete learning platform: learn to build sentences, listen to audio recorded by native speakers, practise with exercises.
- Every live class replay available, the ones held before you signed up and the upcoming ones, with their PDF, available to download.
- Learner discussion groups, with the teachers: practise writing, chat every day.
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