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Using online courses or home study CD courses can be very effective. Although it can be a touch difficult to stick to such a program, if you simply make up a schedule and stay with it, you’ll learn Russian in no time! The advantage to these programs is that they allow you to work at your own pace and take the time you need on things like the all-new alphabet and sounds, which will probably be your greatest challenge. However, these methods are probably best used in conjunction with a course, a tutor or study in Russia.

Rosetta Stone will probably provide you with the most comprehensive independent Russian learning tools (see References 2). It also provides several CDs that will allow you to practice your Russian on the go. Listen and Learn Russian is an introductory course for those on a budget (see Resources 3), and you can browse worldlanguage.com’s Russian section for many other resources such as digital translators and children’s books (see References 4).

In addition, your teacher may assign you Russian CDs, tapes or computer programs as supplementary assignments if you are enrolled in a class. These can boost your listening comprehension skills dramatically when learning the Russian language!