Resources
Please take time to have a browse at these useful links to help you with your studies, to expand your knowledge of Russian culture and simply to have fun.
Our Learning Materials
- Audio recordings to accompany the intensive beginners level course
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We like to use the following books :
Media
- Various Russian TV channels available online
- Radio Cultura provides cultural news, reading classical works of literature, discussion programmes and world music
- St.Petersburg Times is the most popular free newspaper in English language based in Russia about Russian and St.Petersburg life
- Anglia is a popular free newspaper in Russian language based in London, news, events, private announcements. It is targeted to those to migrated to the UK from Western Europe
Learning the language
- Russian-English Dictionary available online
- Idioms provides Russian / English idioms and proverbs - expand your vocabulary and understand the nature of the Russian people
- Books provides free downloads and an easy search, there is a large variety from classics to modern humour and even song lyrics
- Gramota is a great internet reference source about the Russian language. There are tests, difficult cases of learning Russian, professional forums – suitable to someone who has got confident knowledge in Russian
Other Interesting Links
- Vkontakte is a large Russian social network similar to facebook, good for all levels for finding friends and practicing your Russian.
- Pushkin House is a flourishing centre for Russian Culture in London, lectures, concerts and other events
- London Adventure Group is an outdoor social group run by a friend.
- Russian Restaurant in Bradford