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Language skills
Listening
Audio Lessons for Learning Russian
Levels A1–A2. A series of podcasts featuring Russian teacher Anastassia and a student, Chris. The lessons include dialogues for listening comprehension, as well as grammar topics and expressions that become progressively more complex. The dialogues are then translated sentence by sentence into German, and the grammar used in them is explained. Transcripts are also available for all lessons.
Podcasts in Russian
Levels (A1) A2–B2. Various dialogs, organized by topic, with transcripts and translations of new vocabulary into English.
Reading
Learn Russian with Comics (A2–B2)
Познавательный журнал «Школа жизни»
Levels (B1) B2–C1. Podcasts with texts in Russian covering various current events, interesting facts, history, and much more.
Grammar and vocabulary
The Cyrillic Alphabet
The Alphabet with Example Words
For reading and listening.
Grammar
Exercises on Noun Declension (A1–A2)
Exercises on declension, separated by gender and case, or all together.
Verbs (A1–B1)
Conjugation forms as well as the past tense, future tense, and imperative forms of the most common Russian verbs, written out and spoken aloud.
Vocabulary
Russian vocabulary and expressions by topic (A1–B1)
Some include video lessons (e.g., family, congratulations, at a hotel, “Vocabulary for Lovers,” etc.).
Dictionaries
LEO Russian-German Dictionary
A dictionary with audio pronunciations of words and, in some cases, example sentences. It includes a vocabulary trainer (see “Trainer”) that allows you to create your own lists of words to learn. Vocabulary lists for reading and listening. For each topic, there are interactive exercises to reinforce vocabulary (e.g., matching words to pictures, word searches, etc.). If the audio doesn’t work in Google Chrome or Mozilla, please open the page in Internet Explorer.
PONS Russian-German Dictionary
A dictionary featuring audio pronunciations of words, some with example sentences, and a vocabulary trainer.
Language tests and examinations
Placement Tests for the “Jasno!” Textbook (A1)
Placement Tests for the “Jasno!” Textbook (A2)
Placement Tests from Lomonosov Moscow State University (A1–C1)
Multiple-choice; vocabulary and grammar are tested
Language courses
Every Day Russian (A1–B2)
An online platform featuring podcasts, reading comprehension exercises, and short vocabulary quizzes. The content can be sorted by proficiency level or activity (e.g., Russian for Beginners, Word of the Week, Stories in Russian, etc.). The site offers a wealth of vocabulary for authentic, everyday colloquial Russian.
Online project of the state-run Pushkin Institute of the Russian Language (A1–C2)
Online language courses, free webinars with tutors, etc.
Learn Russian for Free
Free online Russian course for self-learners: lessons, vocabulary, dialogues, texts, videos, grammar explanations, and interactive grammar and vocabulary exercises for beginners and intermediate-level learners
Other
Media
РИА Новости
Website of the Russian news agency
Интерфакс
Website of the Russian news agency.
Moscow German Newspaper.
A newspaper covering politics, business, and culture in German.
Russian animated films with English subtitles
Go to “Settings” to select English subtitles.
TACC
Website of the Russian news agency.
The Moscow Times
Daily newspaper about Russia and Moscow in English.
Mosfilm
Movies in Russian, some with English subtitles.
Animated films in Russian (A2–B1)
Portals and teaching resources (for teachers)
Russificate
A blog for Russian learners and teachers with extensive learning materials.
Want to learn more? Check out our cross-language web links, too.
Textbooks with Audio
- A1-A2: Jasno! Russisch für Anfänger - Lehrbuch (+ 1 Lösungsheft + 2 Audio-CD), Klett
- A1-A2: Jasno! Russisch für Anfänger - Arbeitsbuch (+ 1 Audio-CD), Klett
- A1-A2: Jasno! neu Russisch für Anfänger - Kursbuch (+ Lösungsheft + Handreichung für den Unterricht + 2 CD-ROMs), Klett
- A1-A2: Jasno! neu Russisch für Anfänger - Arbeitsbuch, Klett
- A1: Otlitschno! Der Russischkurs - Kursbuch (+ 1 Audio-CD), Hueber
- A2: Otlitschno! Der Russischkurs - Kursbuch (+ Lehrerhandbuch), Hueber
- A1-B1: Russisch mit System - Lehrbuch (+ 1 Audio-CD), Langenscheidt
- Lasst uns nach Prostokvashi gehen (Поехали в Простоквашино), RR
Vocabulary
- A1-B2: lex:tra Russisch nach Themen - Grund- und Aufbauwortschatz, Cornelsen
- A1-B2: Russisch nach Themen - Grundwortschatz - Übungsbuch, Cornelsen
- Sprachführer - Mit Russisch unterwegs, Hueber
- A1: Jasno! Vokabeltrainer Russisch - Vokabelheft (+ 1 Audio-CD), Klett
- A2: Jasno! Vokabeltrainer Russisch - Vokabelheft (+ 1Audio-CD), Klett
Writing
- Jasno! Neu-Schreibtrainer, Klett
- Russische Schreibschrift und Schreibregeln - Kyrillische Handschrift lesen und schreiben lernen, Russisch & Russland von A bis Z
Cultural Studies
- Санкт-Петербург: культурная столица России (Sankt Petersburg: Kulturhauptstadt Russlands), TD
- Leseverstehen
- Einfache Geschichten (очень простые истории), Slatoust
- Es ist schwer, ein Gott zu sein (Трудно быть богом), Slatoust
Dictionaries
- Daum/Schenk Wörterbuch deutsch-russisch/russisch-deutsch
- Taschenwörterbuch Russisch, Langenscheidt
- Bildwörterbuch Russisch-Deutsch, PONS
- Учебный толковый словарь русского языка
Self-Study and Make-Up Plans
Would you like to learn German independently and intensively? With our A2 self-study plan, you can work in a targeted way and achieve a whole language level.
For more information on the self-study plan, please contact the staff at the Self-Study Center.
Foreign-Language Films
In the Self-Study Center, you’ll find a large selection of foreign-language films, news reports, and documentaries from the Language Center’s DVD archive.
You can find an overview of all available films and recordings in the DVD archive folder on site. If you’re looking for a specific film, our staff will be happy to assist you.