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Learn Russian from Zero — Expert Tools for Every Step

Whether you are just starting out or honing your skills, this ecosystem gives you everything you need to speak, read, and understand Russian with confidence: Resonance textbook, online course Corrus, and LexTutor dictionaries.

Resonance: Russian for Beginners — The Complete Textbook

Resonance textbook and study guide
34 large structured lessons covering grammar, vocabulary, and communication from zero to A2+ (ability to communicate with native speakers of Russian with confidence). Includes hundreds of exercises with answer keys, reading texts, cultural commentary, and full audio supplements. Available in paperback and e-book.
★★★★★ "A textbook of choice for self-learners and teachers of Russian." — Cross-Cultural Studies journal

CORRUS: Learn Russian Online — Free to Start

Corrus tools for Russian language learning
Online course of basic Russian: learn the alphabet, reading rules, Russian pronunciation, acquire communication skills.
Start right away, no account or subscription needed to begin. Sign up later to continue your studies.

LexTutor: English–Russian Dictionaries & Vocabulary Tools

Lextutor tools for Russian language learning
A comprehensive online dictionary platform with the LexSite English–Russian and Russian–English dictionary, subject-specific beginner's word lists, flashcards, and personal dictionary builder.
Develop your vocabulary with our free smart dictionaries. Create your own learner's dictionaries.

Papers and Reviews

What researchers and teachers say about our products
Resonance: Russian for Beginners is a textbook of choice for self-learners of Russian and for the teachers of Russian as a Foreign Language. Clear explanations of the Russian grammar in English, numerous exercises with answers, texts with assignments aimed at practicing reading skills and online supplement with dictionaries and audio records make Resonance a leader among the Russian language textbooks.
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The American Scholarly Journal Cross-Cultural Studies: Education and Science

Review: Resonance: Russian for Beginners. Book 1 / Grobova N.A.
Unlike Russian language textbooks written by foreign authors, Resonance: Russian for Beginners published in the USA and used worldwide adequately presents both the linguistic material and the historical, social and cultural context.
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The Russian Journal of Law

Language. Discource. Communication: Development of language-aware personality in the context of professional discource / Ryabova I.Yu., Ryadovykh N.A.
The educational platform LexSite/LexTutor is a multifunctional online tool that facilitates the development of essential professional translator's skills.
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Journal Pedagogical Education in Russia

Step-wise development of translator's digital competence in the students of URFU's linguistic educational programs / Kovaleva A.G., et al.
The interactive training course with audio suppport Corrus – Essential Russian Language was developed by experts in the field and responds to the strictest demands of the learners. The course is based in the content of the best contemporary textbook on Russian as a Foreign Language Resonance: Russian for Beginners. The interactive features of the course expand and enhance flawless presentation of the textbook's content. All components are accompanied by audio records made by educated native speakers, unlike in most other resources that use syntesized audio. This feature facilitates correct Russian pronunciation. From the very first lessons the learners can participate in dialogs and read texts in Russian.
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International Scientific Journal Rusistica Whithout Borders, Sofia, Bulgaria

The Interactive Course of Russian as a Foreign Language Core Russian Online / Grobova N.A.
Language Interface Inc, renowned developer of techonogical means for learning and teaching Russian as a foreign language, released the course Corrus – Essential Russian Language, which teaches students the Russian alphabet, reading and pronunciation rules and helps the learner speak without foreign accent from the beginning. It also teaches learners to make phrases in Russian, enabling them to participate in conversations respecting the norms of the Russian speech etiquette. The course Corrus includes valuable unique information that is usually not covered in other learning materials, such as Russian keyboard installation, traditional simplified letter inscription, etc.
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The International Journal of Philological and Areal Russian Studies Novaya rusistika (Brno, Czech Republic)

First Steps in Learning Russian as a Foreign Language with the Interactive Guide Corrus / Berg E.
The textbook Resonance: Russian for Beginners stands out among other Russian language textbooks for its top-quality explanations of the linguistic material. The textbook takes into account the contemporary social and cultural realities and is a part of a state-of-the-art learning ecosystem. Its efficient methodology facilitates quick acquisition of conversational skills. The textbook contains hundreds of exercises to practice with each learned topic. The textbook is particulary valuable for the teachers of Russian since it provides them with the course structure, ready-to-use lessons and recommendations on teaching methodology.
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The International Journal of Philological and Areal Russian Studies Novaya rusistika (Brno, Czech Republic)

Russian Textbook Resonance: Russian for Beginners — Modern Implementation of Classic Methodology / Grobova N.A.
The Lexsite-Lextutor platform is a reliable service based on precise linguistic data. It features numerous teaching functions beneficial for students and teachers, helping customise and motivate studies. With the use of Lexsite/Lextutor platform the vocabulary development process becomes better structured and targeted. It improves language learning motivation in self-learners and those who study the language with teachers.
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Almanac Innovative Approaches in Computer Science within Higher Education

Using the Lexsite-Lextutor platform for teaching foreign vocabulary / Kovaleva A. G., Gubina D.I.
LexSite is a large English-Russian / Russian-English dictionary that contains commonly used words and expressions, terms used in science and technology, and idiomatic expressions. The dictionary is available in public domain, free of charge. It presents reliable verified information, adopted to the specifics of the Russian and English grammar. The dictionary shows correct translaitons of polysemantic words, homonyms and homoforms. Featuring explicit comments to the translations and showing words in high-quality context, it greatly helps improve language learning and translation efficiency.
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Voprosy Leksikografii - Russian Journal of Lexicography

Suggested Solutions for the Bilingual Internet Lexicography Problems in the LexSite Dictionary Project / Berg E.B., Kit M.

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This language learning ecosystem was developed by Language Interface, linguistic engineering company founded in 1994. We provided Russian–English translation for major international projects, such as International Space Station, Shuttle-Mir Space Program, Caspian Pipeline Complex. Each component of our ecosystem — a lesson, an exercise, lexical entry — were created with the same precision and diligence as the translations made for space missions or environment protection programs.
Our work spans energy infrastructure (Sakhalin Energy), Caspian Pipeline), international institutions including the United Nations, and aerospace projects for NASA's International Space Station. This experience helped us create a powerful terminology base, which became the foundation for the English-Russian / Russian-English dictionary LexSite.
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International Space Station
Shuttle-Mir Space Program
Integrated Cargo Carrier for the Space Shuttle Orbiter
ACRV: Assured Crew Return Vehicle
Caspian Pipeline Project
Tengiz Oilfield Development
Sakhalin II Project
Sakhalin Onshore Processing Facility (OPF)
Kashagan Oil Field Development
Yuzhnoye Khylchuyu Oilfield Development
Russian Standards and Regulations
Oil Mist Generating System LubriMist
ControTrace Heat Tracing Systems
American Concrete Institute's Building Code
United Nations Reports and Studies
Caspian Environment Programme
Social and Economic Studies