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Hello listeners, You've likely heard of a recent Internet security vulnerability, named "Heartbleed," which impacted many websites. Don't worry, your Russian language progress won't be affected! The security and trust of our users is important to us, and so we'd like to let you know that your RussianPod101 account is completely secure. Moreover, we've taken extra steps to ensure the safety of your account and details so you can continue learning Russian the fast, fun and easy way! Here's what you need to know: Your RussianPod101 account is secure and protected The vulnerability was fixed immediately by our team after it was exposed As an added level of precaution, all of our SSL Certificates were... Show more

Hello Listener, Your Russian skill can easily grow this spring if you’re taking the right steps. How, you ask? Here’s how you grow your Russian language at RussianPod101– and it’s all done without boring lessons, grammar rules and anything that only delays you from actually speaking Russian and understanding right now. You get the real-life Russian dialogues you don’t yet understand We explain, slow down, and translate every word and grammar point You immediately begin to understand real-life Russian conversation AND, you learn how to speak, read, write, and much more. And of course, your Russian naturally grows from zero to advanced. Are you ready to grow your Russian this... Show more

Hello Listener, So, you’re done with a lesson season at RussianPod101. And you learned a lot of Russian in the process. Especially Russian vocabulary. But do you remember it all? Going back lesson by lesson to review them would be tough. So, here’s a new Premium feature: Season Vocabulary Lists. Now, you can review all the Russian vocab from any Lesson Season in one place. Russian words can come as fast as they can go. Especially if you’re not using them. So, you may not remember all the vocab you’ve encountered within a certain season. With the Season Vocabulary List, you can get them all in one spot for fast review and more. This feature is open to Premium, Premium PLUS, and 7-Day Trial Members. To access the Season... Show more

Hello Listeners, Any Windows 8 users among our Russian learners? If so, good news! So far our highest rated Russian vocab-building app, WordPower Russian, has been available for the iPhone, iPad, Android and Mac. The feedback was great, too! But there haven’t been Apps for PC or Windows users...‘til now. WordPower Russian is now available on the Windows store for $9.99 and includes a FREE Trial. You master the top 2,000 Russian words necessary for daily life and real conversations on your PC, Tablet or Windows Phone. How’s it done? Click on the link below to get a FREE Trial or keep reading for the full run-down of this App! Get a Free Trial & Download WordPower from the Windows Store! Language experts say you need... Show more

Hi Listener, Making Russian breakthroughs is easier than you think. Successful learners go one step at a time. Do just one RussianPod101 lesson and in minutes, you master the entire conversation. Do another tomorrow. With each lesson, you speak more Russian right now while typical learners sit around and just worry about “being fluent someday.” Start breaking through right now with a 28% discount, an exclusive interview with Benny Lewis, and more ways to boost your Russian vocab! To mastering Russian, Team RussianPod101 In this month’s newsletter: 3 Days Left! Get 28% OFF Basic or Premium Subscriptions! Exclusive Interview with Benny Lewis, the Irish Polyglot Free Feature Alert: One Daily... Show more

Greetings! A “breakthrough” is defined as a sudden increase in knowledge or an important discovery that happens after trying for a long time to understand or explain something. They open up new opportunities to advance even further towards a major goal, such as learning Russian. So we named our latest sale “Breakthrough” because it can truly help you to break through to the next level so that you not only learn Russian —you actually master it! Now are you ready for the best part? We’re Discounting Both our Basic and Premium Subscriptions by a Full 28%! Let’s just put those savings into perspective for you: 28% off means you can gain full access to our Basic Subscription Plan for about $2.88/month or $0.10 cents a day—just... Show more

Hello Listener, With the Winter Olympics upon us and athletes from all over the world competing to see if their dreams and hard work add up to success and a gold medal, or crushing defeat…well, we started to wonder: Why does there always need to be a loser? While we can’t do anything about the Olympics, we can do something for Russian learners. We’ve created the RussianPod101 Winter Olympics Sale, where absolutely EVERY Russian learner is guaranteed to start speaking Russian from the first lesson and win because we are offering steep discounts on all of our plans. 15% Off All Basic Plans (Bronze Offer) 20% Off Our Premium PLUS Plan (Silver Offer) 30% Off Our Most Popular Premium Plan (Gold Offer and Best Value) So... Show more

Hello Listener, Hope we caught you in the midst of your Russian studies! ‘Tis the season for crushing your New Year’s Resolutions after all! So, while you’re adding more and more Russian words, phrases and grammar to your repertoire, we’d like to pop in and let you know what happened this month! We’re talking new sites, new apps and new lessons for the New Year! In this month’s newsletter: New! Custom Lists Mobile Web App! Create, Study & Share Your Russian Word Lists 2 New Languages Sites Added: CzechClass101 & DanishClass101 New RussianPod101 Lessons for the New Year 1) Create, Study & Share Your Russian Word Lists With Others! Leaning more Russian words to speak more Russian?... Show more

Hello Listeners, There are two halves to learning Russian. No, no. Not grammar and vocabulary. Not reading and speaking. Think bigger. The first half is your learning material and your methods. This includes your RussianPod101 lessons, your lesson notes, your textbooks, workbooks, apps, and so on. And the second half? It’s you. It’s how much you care to learn the language. It’s your actions – past, current, and future – that determine where exactly your language progress is going. Actions like...sleeping less to study more, consistently putting in a specific amount of time regardless of how little it is, ignoring everything around you for the sake of focus, and studying language that’s beyond your capability just so you can... Show more

Hi listeners! Looking for a new language to study? Aside from RussianPod101, we have 28 other languages that you can learn the fast, fun and easy way! And now there’s even more. We’ve added 2 new languages to the Innovative Language family. What are they? Based on user requests, we’ve launched Danish and Czech. Czech, believe it or not, used to be called “Bohemian” until sometime in the 19th century. It's the official language of the Czech Republic, one of Europe's most popular tourist destinations. And like all Slavic languages, Czech has a reputation for having lots of consonants clustered together. But don’t let that scare you away. Czech uses the Latin script, which makes it easier to learn than a character-based... Show more