You see a Russian name. Before your eyes have time to search for a familiar letter, the camera is already open.
Simple Russian with Liza
Read Cyrillic in an Afternoon
For anyone who keeps saying, ‘I really should learn Cyrillic’
The next time Russian appears, read it before you reach for your phone.
In one guided afternoon, learn all 33 Cyrillic letters and begin sounding out Russian names, signs and simple words, even if every letter looks unfamiliar today.
Zero experience needed
Built for one afternoon
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Complete Cyrillic course
Seven lessons. One clear finish line.
$27
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Your finish line
Recognize the letters and sound out written Russian.
Your complete course
7 videos, workbook, read-alongs, test and Dictionary.
“One weekend. I'd avoided it for years.”
Jan M. · student of Liza
7 years
teaching Russian
50
real teaching reviews
1 afternoon
one defined reading skill
Teaching experience and 1:1 student reviews. The self-paced course is new, so they are not presented as course-specific results.
This is the wall you keep hitting
You cannot use written Russian while somebody else has to read every letter for you.
A translation appears. You get the meaning, close the app and move on. The next Russian word arrives and you are back at exactly the same starting point.
That is how the alphabet can remain unfinished for months: every shortcut solves the immediate problem without giving you the satisfying moment of reading something yourself.
The honest result is simple and useful.
The goal is not another streak.
It is one finished skill you keep.
The belief shift behind the course
Liza gives the alphabet a finish line.
You will not understand every Russian word after one afternoon. You will recognize Cyrillic and begin sounding out Russian names, signs and simple words aloud for yourself.
Endless preparation keeps that moment in the future.
Another saved alphabet chart feels responsible. Another half-finished app feels productive. Neither gives you the experience of completing the skill today.
One focused course. Seven guided videos. A real workbook beside you. Read-alongs that turn recognition into action, followed by a final reading test.
The endless loop
Collect words. Guess in an app. Restart. Still freeze at real Cyrillic.
The focused finish
Watch. Hear. Read. Test yourself. Keep the skill.
Judge the teaching before you buy
This is the real workbook. Not a decorative mock-up.
The 20-page workbook sits beside the seven video lessons. You move from guided words into short reading practice, then finish with the complete letter checklist and final test.
Guided reading practice
Move beyond single words and read a short exchange.
Useful Russian
Practice words you can recognize outside a lesson.
A visible finish line
See all 33 letters together after you have worked through them.
Tonight, the same Russian looks different
What you can do after one focused afternoon
Recognize the alphabet, turn letters into sounds and attempt the word yourself before asking for help.
Sound out Russian names and simple words
Recognize the letters, connect them to sound and attempt the word yourself.
Begin reading signs aloud
Meet written Russian without automatically skipping it or handing it away.
Use the real alphabet in every lesson after this one
Carry a finished alphabet skill into every Russian lesson that follows.
Not full comprehension. Not fluency. A precise first win: recognize Cyrillic and sound out written Russian.
The course path
Seven guided lessons. One satisfying finish line.
No thirty-day calendar. No alphabet app that never ends. Sit down with Liza, follow the course and finish the skill that has been blocking everything else.
Start here
Understand the finish line and make the alphabet feel finite.
Build your alphabet map
Connect all 33 letters to the sounds they make.
Read your first real words
Move from isolated symbols into written Russian.
Read your first short exchange
Sound out a simple written exchange from the workbook.
Handle the look-alike letters
Stop letting familiar shapes send you toward the wrong sound.
Make the unfamiliar letters usable
Work through the shapes that used to stop you.
Take the final reading test
Prove that the alphabet is no longer a locked door.
Your finish line
Look at unfamiliar Cyrillic and know how to begin reading it.
Your complete Cyrillic breakthrough kit
Everything you need to finish Cyrillic today.
7 guided video lessons
See and hear every letter with Liza in a clear order.
20-page student workbook
Keep the alphabet map, practice words and short reading exercises beside you.
Guided read-alongs + final test
Move from watching to doing, then prove the skill to yourself.
Lifetime access
Rewatch the lessons whenever the alphabet needs a refresh.
Simple Russian Dictionary PDF
Currently included with your purchase for quick word reference after the course.
A precise first finish line
Read the letters. Sound out the word. Know exactly what skill you finished.
This course removes one bottleneck. By the final reading test, you are working out how written Russian sounds. Vocabulary, comprehension and fluent speaking are separate skills you can build next.
What “read Cyrillic” means here
Recognize the letters and sound out written Russian.
Not full comprehension. Not conversation. Not fluency.
Real students. Real faces.
They learned Russian with Liza, not a sales narrator.
These students worked with Liza in 1:1 lessons, not inside this new self-paced course. Their formats and timelines differ. Their stories show the teacher, her clarity and the experience of learning with her.
From zero Cyrillic to real conversations
“When I first started, I couldn't read Russian at all. I learned how to read Russian, and I learned how to have conversations in Russian.”
Leon
Beginner to confident conversation
“I started as a beginner... fast forward to today, I'd say I'm B1 working towards B2. I can speak a lot more confidently.”
Liza student
Practical daily-life Russian
“You learn quickly how to talk about your day, how to talk about your weekend, and daily life tasks.”
Liza student
“Learned the Cyrillic alphabet in one weekend with her method. One weekend. I'd been avoiding it for years.”
Jan M. · 1:1 student of Liza
Teacher and method proof from a real student. Individual pace varies.
The teacher behind the course
50 real reviews of learning Russian with Liza.
These reviews are from Liza's 1:1 students and show the quality of her teaching. They are not presented as results from this new self-paced course.
★★★★★
“I spent two years on Duolingo and could barely order coffee. Three months with Liza and I'm holding actual conversations with my wife's parents in Moscow. The difference is night and day - she actually explains the WHY behind the grammar instead of just drilling streaks into you.”
Marcus T.
★★★★★
Rating-only review
Lena K.
★★★★★
“Liza fixed my pronunciation in weeks. Russians used to ask me to repeat everything twice. Now they think I lived there. No app ever caught what I was doing wrong with my soft consonants - she heard it in the first lesson.”
David Okafor
★★★★
“Fantastic teacher, genuinely. Only reason for 4 stars is that early on the pace was a little fast for me. Once I told her, she adjusted instantly. Still the best money I've spent on learning anything.”
Sophie
★★★★★
“Learned the Cyrillic alphabet in one weekend with her method. One weekend. I'd been avoiding it for years.”
Jan M.
★★★★★
“I tried Babbel, Rosetta Stone, and Memrise before finding Liza. All of them made me feel like I was progressing while teaching me nothing usable. Liza had me forming real sentences in lesson two. She's the real deal.”
Priya Sharma
★★★★★
Rating-only review
Anonymous
★★★★★
“The cases finally make sense. The CASES. Anyone who's tried to learn Russian knows what a nightmare they are. Liza has a way of breaking them down that just clicks. I went from terrified to confident in about six weeks.”
Thomas Berg
★★★★★
“Patient, sharp, and incredibly well prepared for every single lesson. Worth every cent.”
Carla
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Finish the alphabet. Keep the skill for life.
7 guided video lessons
20-page student workbook
Guided read-alongs
Final reading test
Simple Russian Dictionary PDF, currently included
Lifetime course access, no subscription
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Complete Cyrillic course
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One focused afternoon, not all of Russian
Liza stays beside you until the symbols become sounds.
Her lessons are warm, direct and made for people starting from zero. The goal is clarity, not classroom performance.
Liza will guide every lesson.
Before you start
Straight answers. No fine print theater.
Do I need to know any Russian?+
No. This course begins at absolute zero and assumes you cannot read a single Cyrillic letter.
Can I really complete it in one afternoon?+
That is how the course is structured: seven focused lessons and one clear finish line. If you prefer to go slower, lifetime access means you can pause and return whenever you want.
Will I understand every Russian word afterwards?+
No. Here, reading means recognizing Cyrillic letters and sounding out written words. It does not mean understanding every word, holding a conversation or speaking fluently.
What exactly do I get?+
Seven guided video lessons, the 20-page student workbook, guided read-alongs, the final reading test, lifetime course access and the Simple Russian Dictionary PDF, currently included with your purchase.
Is this a subscription?+
No. It is one payment. There is no recurring charge.
Can I use it on my phone?+
Yes. Watch the lessons on your phone, tablet or computer. You can also open the digital workbook on your device.
How does the 14-day guarantee work?+
Try the complete course. If it is not right for you, email Liza within 14 days of purchase for a full refund.
One afternoon. One finished first win.
Sound out your first Russian names and words by tonight.
Seven videos, guided practice, a 20-page workbook and a final reading test.
-74% today
One payment · 14-day guarantee · Lifetime access · No subscription