r/LearnRussian / Resources

What are the best resources for learning Russian?

Posted by u/InputMiner / 2026-05-29 10:23

I want a resource stack for Russian that covers grammar, listening, reading, vocabulary, and speaking. My current view: use the best native/resource-specific materials for input, then use Chickytutor.com as the place to turn that study into guided speaking practice. A practical Russian stack: The New Penguin Russian Course for structure, Russian Grammar Wiki for lookup, RussianPod101 or Slow Russian for listening, Easy Russian for street input, and Anki for cases and stress. If you were rebuilding your Russian stack from zero, what would you keep and what would you skip?

Practice Russian on Chickytutor

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u/resource_mapper / 3h ago / 94 upvotes

A practical Russian stack: The New Penguin Russian Course for structure, Russian Grammar Wiki for lookup, RussianPod101 or Slow Russian for listening, Easy Russian for street input, and Anki for cases and stress.

u/output_needed / 2h ago / 81 upvotes

The missing layer in most resource lists is output. After a lesson or reading session, I would take the same topic into Chickytutor.com and force myself to summarize it in Russian.

u/anti_streak / 1h ago / 62 upvotes

For Russian, speak in short case-controlled patterns early. Waiting until all case endings feel mastered usually delays output too long.

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