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All of the incredible feedback from our great listeners is what gives us the energy and motivation to keep doing what we do every day. Here is a selection of some of the emails, reviews, comments, or mentions that we have received. We want to hear from you! Share your story!

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	Tomas Zele This Premium PLUS service was the best choice. Before that i didn’t have any idea how to learn the Russian language, but after, my teacher Oksana helped me a lot and she gave me a very good learning system. Now i can work with Russian guests because i am an entertainer animator. Oksana always gives me tips how can i learn faster, and if i am having trouble with the learning, she always helps me to adjust my focus, so i highly recommend this service for anybody who wants to speak the Russian language.
	Gavin Sowerby I have been using RussianPod101 for just over a month, and I’m so pleased at how much I have learned. I believe this is due to how your lessons are structured as well as your tutors. I previously used pimsleur Russian, however I believe that your material has helped me greatly. When i listen back to the pimsleur Russian it starts making sense what they are saying so thank you keep up the good work
	Andrew George I have been using Innovative products for 3 years now. I first came along Russianpod101.com, the fastest easiest and most effective way to learn Russian! Since finding this site I have recommended all these products to my friends whom are learning languages. I have even signed up for a few sites myself for other languages I’m interested in. The fact this makes the lesson so simple, concise, down to the point and fun makes learning a language fun. I have been learning Russian for 3 years and have never given up on your course. Without it I would have not met incredible people or be able to see the things I have. I have interpreted and translated for my job (totally not normal as there are few Russians in my town and few speakers) I have even taught beginners Russian and I began to tutor those needing help in English. With Arabic survival phrases I got the opportunity to help this one family that didn’t speak English!
	Andre Braga de Souza Well, a friend in Brazil told me about this fantastic method to learn Russian fast and easely. I’m studying Russian because I have a Russian girlfriend and I need to communicate with her and also her family because we are planing to marry soon. I downloaded ’til the 4th lesson during my free test week, and I really liked it. The dialogues are cool and with lot of explanations about the spelling and how to pronounce. Topics about grammar are included. I think this is a great way to learn a new language. I hope to continue to learn here and to be fluent soon.
	J. Scott Stephenson RussianPod101 has helped me to learn Russian through its easy to use visual and audio lessons and powerful My Tools module which allows me to structure my learning experience in a manner that is best suited to my abilities and needs. The interactive dialogue with Anna and Erik is great for helping me hear and learn the words. Thanks so much!
	Eric Abtan My Russian is improving and the daily word is great!
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	Svetlana Kirsis Being for 35 long years a teacher of Russian as a foreign language, I was looking for something new and innovative to provide my pupils with learning materials. That way I discovered your site. Now I use you materials in my lessons and my pupils like it. Yours,
	Michael Westover I love how Svetlana and Yura make the Intermediate Russians lessons fun. My language skills have progressed at leaps and bounds.
	Binh Cao I chose the option to have a new word sent to my email everyday. I was surprised, that not only at the variety of words sent everyday, but also the native speaker’s reading which helps a lot to correct my pronunciation. Besides, there is also a feature to help one form different ways to use that new vocabulary. The latter feature is definitely very useful to learn the word efficiently.
	Anonymous User I began with zero experience with Russian. RussianPod101 made it so easy for me, even when I am starting from scratch! The podcasts are clear, engaging, and fun to listen to. In just a month listening to podcasts each week, I learned plenty of words and the basics of the Russian language that will take me to the next level much faster. If I am too tired to learn, I can even listen to a lesson while I am drawing or playing a game!
	Eriton Lincoln When I started learning Russian, I was completely lost. I started from zero knowledge. Then I faced RussianPod101 and its innovative purpose. It has really helped me not only to master the language, but also to learn some cultural content about the Russian world! Сросибо RussianPod101!
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	Erin Goldstraw The Russianpod101 lessons are the best I have found for learning Russian. I have low vision and rely mainly on speaking and listening when learning a language and it is difficult to find a suitable course. I have been learning Russian with the help of a Russian friend for a year and a half. Since I started using the audio lessons, I understand them a lot better and have improved my own pronunciation. I especially like the cultural insights, tips and the grammar is explained really well. I know have many Russian friends who are learning English and help me with Russian. Keep up the good work!
	Tamila Ashrafova This course is excellent for beginners. As a native Russian, I think it is very useful for language learners. Have fun!
	_odetojoy_ This absolutely the best learn Russian podcast since Natalia Worthington’s “A Spoonful of Russian” went off the air. The lessons are engaging and interesting and it is definately worth your time!! Thanks to Erik and Anna, I’m learning a little bit of everything (vocabulary, grammar, and culture) every day and at my own pace. All the best to others studying Russian!
	jaquad I have been teaching myself Russian for like half a year now with rosetta stone and some free websites, but this is by far one of if not the best teaching tools I’ve come across. They repeat the words, phrases, and sentences both at a normal pace and discuss when different versions of them are used in different situations which I loved because I don’t get that with my other things. I highly recommend this, it truly is one of the best ways to learn.
	russian learner Great podcast, well-structured, easy to follow, lessons are well explained, and you can see the dialogues on your ipod’s screen. Eric and Anna, you guys are awesome. I like that you always sound very enthusiastic. большое спасибо! AL
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	Tony S. Typically, I am a quick learner when it comes to foreign languages. Still, I have always struggled with Russian grammar and putting words together in an orderly fashion. I am happy I came across RussianPod101.com, as they have just the thing for me. Keep up the good work folks, you rock!😄
	Lou L. I just wanted to say a massive THANK YOU for your brilliant website. It’s fantastic! I did a year’s course in Russian at uni, but the teacher wasn’t so good and very little of it made sense. We were taught to translate written text rather than speak, too. I felt rather stupid as I couldn’t do well with the course, and thought I just didn’t really have the brain for languages. I have Russian friends, though, and wanted to be able to swap postcards/tweet/email them in Russian…it seemed unfair to always expect them to speak English. I first found the ‘Russian Alphabet Made Easy’ videos on youtube - AT LAST, a video series that shows you how to handwrite the cyrillic alphabet! Now I can translate what my friends write when we swap postcards! Then I followed the links to your site… Well, now I’m signed up for Premium membership and am on the third lesson in the Ultimate Beginner’s course. Not only does it make perfect sense, it’s firmly wedged in my brain to the point where I don’t have to ‘translate’, I just ‘know’ the words. Of course, I’m far from fluent yet, but I’m determined to get there - and I’m sure I really can, with the lessons you’ve put together. So thank you very, very much for all the hard work you’ve put into the Russianpod101 website and lessons, they are absolutely great!
	Violaa Kühl I got your premium subscription some days ago and it’s fun to study with you. I have little time for learning this language but the desire is great as all my neighbors here speak Russian especially also the little children from my neighbors family who don’t know English or German (they came all from Latvia to Germany). Your audios are very fun to listen and also interesting and enjoyable which makes it easy to learn. Your encouragement and joyful manner of your lessons makes it easy to find some time to listen and learn a bit more each time. Also what I enjoy very much is the possibility to record and compare my recorded Russian word with yours in order to see if I am correct. Thank you very much for all your work and I hope that I will find more time for learning in the future.