Your teacher
Hi, I am Liza
A real Russian teacher and a cultural insider - here to make Russian feel simple and warm, not scary.
My story
I grew up in Belarus, where we speak Russian. A few years ago I went on a trip to Bali, got stuck there when the world closed for the pandemic, and I have been travelling and teaching online ever since.
Teaching Russian to foreigners is what I do every day. I get the same questions in almost every lesson - and that is exactly why I started writing simple guides and books: so the answers are in one friendly place, in plain English, the way I would explain them to a friend.
How I teach
Speak from day one
You start saying real Russian in your first lesson, not after months of theory.
Read Cyrillic the easy way
Every word comes with a Latin sound, so you can read along before you have mastered the alphabet.
Understand when, not just what
With grammar I show you when to use something in real life before we ever touch a table of endings.
Real life, no grammar wall
Greetings, family, food, your partner - the Russian you will actually use, kept simple and warm.
What I have written
“A good and effective teacher. The best one I know.”
Jim, Scotland - student