A self-study course for beginners, live lessons with real teachers and a level test that pinpoints your starting point — everything you need to make Russian yours.
From a work permit to citizenship and a university degree — each category has its own level, exam and state purpose. Choose yours.
Pre-university preparation up to B1 / TORFL-I for studying at Russian universities (state quota).
TORFL · universitiesThe mandatory exam in Russian, history and law — for a work permit, temporary and permanent residence.
Work permit · A1–A2Business and professional Russian for highly qualified specialists and their families.
Business RussianExam-exempt (science, sport, culture) — Russian for integration and everyday life for talents and their families.
No exam · Decree 883Preparation for the mandatory Russian test for school admission — and smooth adaptation in class.
School entry testThe exam for citizenship and permanent residence (language, history, law); native-speaker status.
Citizenship · NRYaLanguage and cultural adaptation under the State resettlement program for compatriots.
State programFor families abroad: keep Russian alive for children and loved ones — online, from anywhere.
Online worldwideNo credit card, no trial timers. Start the full beginner course right away — and live teachers are one click away.
A full 20-minute assessment — and you get an accurate level, from complete beginner to advanced. Worth every minute.
→ total beginner? Skip the test, start from zeroSelf-study for A1–A2 — or live lessons with a teacher matched to your goal.
→ study & work tracks includedOur method is built on live communication — you speak real, modern Russian from the start.
→ «Привет! Как дела?»International CEFR scale — so your progress is understood by any university or employer in the world.
Preparing for TORFL (ТРКИ)? Our courses cover everything you need for the state exam — required for universities and citizenship. The exam itself is taken at Russian state universities; we get you ready for it.
Our school has taught foreign languages since 1992. In 2024 we distilled that method into our own modern platform for Russian as a foreign language.
You learn the language people actually speak today — with real-life dialogues, media and culture.
Video lessons, vocabulary, games, homework and chat with your teacher — one browser tab, any device.
Not an app's improvisation — a school curriculum aligned with international and Russian state standards.
Courses follow the international CEFR scale — your level is understood by universities and employers worldwide.
Course content matches the requirements of the Russian state exam — from work permits to university admission and citizenship.
Certified specialists in Russian as a foreign language — in a school that has taught languages since 1992.
Official guides and academic references we recommend to our students.
📄Guide for foreign citizens moving to Russia (PDF)→ 🧳Information for those coming to work in Russia→ 🎬Multi-Russia: scientists of Russia (video)→ 📚Gramota.ru — the reference portal on Russian→ 🏛️Pushkin State Russian Language Institute→ 🪆Russian Museum of Ethnography — 157 peoples online→ 🎓Education in Russia — official admission portal→Language is a door. Behind it — nature, cities, art and people you'll want to talk to.
Nature
Cities
Education
Culture
Science
Peoples
Hand-picked resources about Russia and in Russian — the fun way to soak in the language between lessons.
Mosfilm Golden Collection
1000+ legendary films on YouTube — with English subtitles.
youtube.com/@Mosfilm_eng
Easy Russian
Street interviews with double RU + EN subtitles — real people, real speech.
youtube.com
«Kitchen» — the hit series
The cult sitcom — season 1 official on YouTube; turn on subtitles and binge.
youtube.comAlready understand half of it? Then you're ready for the next level.
Continue with a courseOur group of Russian-language teachers from Uzbekistan completed the advanced professional development course. We received the national language certificate and passed our attestation with flying colours!
As a teacher I can appreciate how good the platform really is from a student's perspective. It has facilitated my everyday communication and helped me build a deeper connection with my Russian students.
I successfully completed the A1 and A2 programmes and I am really happy with how learning works on your platform!
«Completado satisfactoriamente el 100% de las lecciones y actividades. ¡Muchas gracias por la excelente calidad del curso!» — Completed 100% of my course lessons. Thank you for the excellent quality!
From Quito to Hanoi — our students live in every time zone, and lessons follow their schedule, not ours.
A word, a phrase and a story about Russia — your first micro-lesson is already on this page.
One of the first words you'll actually use. «Сегодня я учу русский!»
More words — full course →The phrase that starts a million conversations. Answer: «Отлично!»
Practice it in the course →1 642 metres deep, 25 million years old — and it holds 20% of the world's fresh water.
Discover Russia →Read the real daily agenda in living business Russian — the best fluency workout for advanced learners.
Read Kommersant →We recommend: Eli from Russia — documentary journeys across the country's farthest regions, in English. 1M+ subscribers.
Watch →Teach with us, grow your qualification, or train your team — GovoriRU works with professionals and organizations worldwide.
👩🏫Grow professionally and bring our materials into your own classroom.
🏢Train your teams in Russian — with clear, measurable results.
🎓Launch Russian-as-a-foreign-language teaching at home — in your city, region and country.
Write in any of our 9 languages — we'll reply in yours.
Phone: 8 800 511-60-02
