Learn Russian With New Channels

In the years this project seemed dying or dead (see: Operation War, 2024) others started their new projects to spread the mighty Russian. There was certainly no shortage of YouTube channels teaching Russian, but there’s always room for one more – therefore, also always for more than one. Here are seven pretty new ones, worth checking out.

Go YouTubers

This site would never have existed without all those Russian teachers (m/f) and vloggers who give their best in front of the camera, and make the results available to everyone. Their clips are inserted here (on many places) with gratitude, and with an encouragement to you (readers and viewers) to support the makers any way you can. Many YouTubers work hard, earn little, and often get harassed and insulted on top of it al.

Here is the latest generation of brave ones, with of each their most recent video.

I love Russian

Love for I love Russian from the very first video (2022, on the alphabet) until probably forever. Because of Dasha in particular, because of her background wallpaper, and because this is as Russian as it gets in several aspects. Dasha says sensible things about goals, and speaks with compassion about and to the struggling student (in How NOT to learn Russian, 2024).

In Russian From Afar

Launched in 2020, brought to you from Vietnam – Afar for most of us indeed. When Sergey talks about praying for a dead dog, one might think he has gone mad – but there are worse types of madness, and Sergey doesn’t hurt or harm any creature with this one.

Recommended is the series about Russian writers, with biographical stories on Bulgakov, Dostoevsky, Gogol and Tolstoy.

Level Up Your Russian

Started in 2021 (with Gender of nouns) and has undoubtedly leveled up since then. Yet, view counts stay behind. Keep it up.

Lina’s Lessons

Introduced before in Verb Vocabulary (2024), Lina ploughs on bravely with her verbs, words and useful phrases.

Practical Russian

Like In Russian From Afar not that new actually (started in 2020), but too good to leave unmentioned. Starring Natalya, who is easy to love and seems almost too soft and gentle for this world. She wishes everyone and everything good things, and sometimes she feels sad, but she’ll never be alone in that.
Practical tip for intermediate and up: set the speed to 1.25 minimum.

Russian Radio Show

Among other voice jobs, Sergey Griffits worked as a radio DJ, and it’s noticeable. Good voice, dynamic use of it, a delight to listen to. Videos on YouTube since 2021, podcasts on Apple and Spotify. If (as planned) we focus more on Russian teaching channels and their makers, Sergey will definitely star in one of the first episodes.

Yaroslava Russian

Active since 2021 (opener: a tour of the Georgian Museum of Fine Arts) and (like Lina’s Lessons) previously presented here, in Learning Russian with News (2024). The series ‘Lets just talk in Russian and become friends’ (episodes: Dengue fever, how I lost my tooth, and other, Birthday, bureaucracy, prices, My Winter Favorites are a pleasant watch in likeable concept and setting.

More

• BLIN SCHOOL
  Plus for the name, and for the opening video What`s the most effective way to learn Russian? (2021), with a must-see piece of amateur theatre with pancakes. Latest video: Adjectives in Russian.

• FANTASTIC RUSSIAN
  In one word: fantastic. In two words: not really. Yet/so definitely have a look.

• IN SIMPLE RUSSIAN
  Still fresh (since 2023) and in simple English: it isn’t much yet, it may not become much either. Hopefully we are wrong. Definitely see for yourself.

• KEEP GETTING BETTER IN RUSSIAN
  Got off to a flying start in 2023, with 50 Essential Russian Phrases for Beginners (often just words, but oh well), possibly already crashed, with the last one from ten months ago.

• LEARN RUSSIAN EASILY
  Sounds good. But spoiler alert: Russian and Easily is not a happy marriage. Learn Russian anyway here.

• LEARN RUSSIAN WITH STORIES
  The name says it all, this doesn’t need a story. Just a few months old, keeps up the pace. Good for beginners.

• RUSSIAN BOARD
  More than a hundred videos since 2022, lighting still is problematic in the latest, who knows last (2024).

• RUSSIAN FROM ZERO
  Nice voice, technique from year Zero. Watch here.

• RUSSIAN LANGUAGE CLUB
  Started recently and poetically, with the verb любить, and probably (and hopefully) likes to work. Produces a lot and consistently, deserves our respect for that alone. More here.

More on the Links page. It is, however, outdated, and does not yet include the channels covered here.