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Why do Russian learners keep coming back to RussianPod101.com? For our fast, fresh and fun audio and video lessons, of course! But did you know that an important part of our lessons is the PDF lesson notes? These printable lesson notes are a crucial part of our online learning system. For visual learners, they’re a must! So that’s why we embarked on a long journey to improve the PDF Lesson Notes so that you, our valued listeners, will have the very best Russian learning experience at RussianPod101. So what’s new? Glad you asked! Here’s what you’ll find with the updated PDF Lesson Notes: Completely Mobile Friendly – View with no problems, both iOS and Android RIP Lesson Notes Lite – PDFs now display reliably... Show more

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Hello Listener, You and I, we make a pretty good team. You love the Russian language. We love helping you conquer it. You love the lessons with real-life Russian conversations. We have a blast making them. You love seeing your Russian skills grow. And we do too. So this Valentine’s Day, we must pop the question. Will you be our Russian Valentine? Say Yes by February 15th, 2013 and Get 30% OFF all Premium Subscriptions Take our hand and we’ll walk you through the Russian language! With a Premium Subscription, you unlock the best of what RussianPod101 has to offer – Complete Lesson Archive Access, In-Depth Lesson Notes and Premium Study Tools. Hurry! This offer is for 3 days only! Say Yes & Start Right Now! ... Show more

Hello Listener, And out goes January! If you missed the the big news, RussianPod101 Mobile is now open to all users! Plus the Inner Circle kicks off on Friday! What’s this Inner Circle, you ask? Keep reading to find out! To your fluency, Team RussianPod101 In this month’s newsletter: 1) RussianPod101 Mobile Is All Yours! 2) The Inner Circle: Motivation and Strategies for Russian Success 3) We’re Hiring! Join Innovative Language Learning in Japan! 1) RussianPod101 Mobile Opened To All Subscribers! iPhone? Android? No matter – take all your Russian lessons on the go with any mobile device including tablets like iPad and Kindle. No downloads necessary. A Wi-Fi or 3G connection and a love for the Russian language are all... Show more

Peter here, and welcome to another year of RussianPod101! It’s halfway into January and everyone’s focused on their New Year’s resolutions. This used to happen to me year after year, and now I see it year after year. The start of a new year gives everyone renewed hope that THIS is finally going to be the year they master their goal! The hard truth? 90% of these people will fail. 70% will have given up by February. Resolutions have become a kind of societal joke that we all pretend to play along with. That is, until we actually have to do something about it. Do these numbers surprise you? I know from personal experience that it’s easy to let your goal go. For many, many years I had the same goal year after year! Then one year,... Show more

Welcome Back Listener! It’s been a while! Last time we saw you, it was still 2012... Christmas trees were up, and you were still making your 2013 resolutions. Now that the New Year has begun, the #1 question everyone’s asking is... “How do I fulfill my resolution and make serious Russian progress?” One: Stop thinking and start doing. Take on the challenge and jump in. Your progress starts NOW. Two: Create a measurable and attainable Russian goal. (Master new 100 words in 2 weeks, listen to 5 Russian lessons a week, hold Russian a conversation for 5 minutes, etc.) Three: Challenge yourself more each month. (Go for 10 minute conversations, move on to 200 words, etc.) It’s as easy as that! So this 2013, take the... Show more

Rise and shine, listener! You’re in a new year and you've made your Russian resolution! Just one last thing left to do: start speaking some Russian with RussianPod101. Whether you’re just starting out light with the basics, or going heavy...you’re about to add some serious Russian muscle this year. You’ll go from simple phrases to dominating conversations in Russian. Why? We’re guiding you every step of the way, that’s why! And we've made it our New Year’s resolution to go heavy too. We’re pushing out all new series – all new lessons to get you learning the Russian language and culture inside-out with native speakers. Stay tuned because the first lessons start publishing on January 7, 2013! Here’s a sneak peek of the... Show more

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