Russian language tutorial & online phrasebook

Why do you need to know a little Russian? Because if you are going to travel to Russia, it will be much easier to make your way around if you can read the Russian alphabet and know a few basic words. Besides, you can make friends much easier. This guide will help you learn the Russian letters, basic grammar, and most key phrases in Russian you will need. To enhance your learning experience, everything is recorded in sounds, so you can hear how it should be pronounced.

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The tours offered by the MGU Russian Language Centre

The programmes of MGU Russian Language Centre include the following excursions:
Historical Center of Moscow: The Red Square, the Kremlin, St. Basil's Cathedral, Tverskaya Street - the main Moscow street

Group of buildings of the Moscow State Lomonosov University on Leninskiye Gory - word-class architectural accomplishment.


Also you can take part in other excursions, offered by our Centre:
Tsaritsyno - Estate-museum. Tsaritsyno is situated in one of Moscow’s most beautiful parks and has become beloved as a picturesque ruin and a memorial to imperial whims.
State Tretyakov Gallery - Russian National Art Gallery.

Kolomenskoye - Russian tzars palace.

"Kuskovo" - the residence of the Moscow princes, the remarkable monument of Russian art culture of XVIII century.
You just pay for the entrance ticket and a fare.


Information about other interesting places in Moscow and excursions you`ll find on the pages "Excursions" and "Activities". (http://www.rlcentre.com)

Russian for foreigners

You have been thinking of visiting Russia, you have made some Russian friends and have been in touch with them for a while. Or you could be already working in Moscow. That means that you’ve already experienced some communication problems. Sounds familiar?
At first, you decided to learn the Russian language on your own. It must have worked for the most diligent of you who managed to be extremely organized students and were determined to spend a couple of months one-on-one with a textbook or in front of your PC with one of the latest high-tech language courses. Perhaps, now your Russian vocabulary consists of a couple of hundred words and you have even mastered a dozen of rules of how to combine these words in simple sentences that actually make some sense. But you still don’t feel confident enough to talk to your Russian colleagues at work or chat casually with your Russian friends. It could possibly mean that you are ready once and for all to have a breakthrough with your Russian. In that case we have got something to offer.
You are much better off spending those two months as one of our students. Our experience has proven that you learn much faster in the language environment, in a small group or individually, guided by the experienced teachers who can help you to apply dull grammar rules naturally in useful language structures. That might sound too good to be true, but quite soon you will be able to realize that you have actually started speaking Russian and your motivation and confidence would be growing gradually day by day.
Our highly professional teaching guidance, friendly and caring atmosphere will simply save your time and money.We have different course packages to offer: small groups throughout the day, in the evenings and even over the weekends. Individual or paired tutoring can be arranged in our school or at your office if mutually agreed.

The Russian Lab team is available at any time to help you choosing the course package that would suit all your needs. We’d love to help you make the right choice. You will find out that Russian is just your cup of tea. Feel free to contact us on the phone or to stop by and visit our office which is located in the very heart of the city in one of those small, lovely and quiet Moscow streets.