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Advanced Russian Communication

For advanced learners who can read Dostoevsky but still hesitate when ordering coffee. Until now.

4.8 · 76 learners30 hours of live teachingCertificate included
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Next group starts 24 Nov 2026
Seats left: 3

At a glance

  • Duration10 weeks
  • Live lessons20 × 90 min
  • Group sizeMax 8
  • Next start24 Nov 2026

Course materials included

Digital workbook, audio library and progress tracker, no hidden fees.

What you'll be able to do

Advanced Russian Communication is a fluency course for learners at C1 who want to sound natural, not merely correct. You work with contemporary literature, news and film while Dmitri dismantles the remaining case-system habits that give you away. Expect literature circles, fast listening and a lot of speaking under gentle pressure.

  • 20 live lessons in small advanced groups
  • Contemporary media and literature as material
  • Case-system precision workshops
  • TORFL C1 task practice
  • Individual fluency feedback
✓Speak fluently with only rare hesitation
✓Read contemporary press and literature
✓Write nuanced essays and reviews
✓Use aspect and cases with control
✓Follow films without subtitles
✓Handle abstract and professional topics

Curriculum

Week by week, module by module

20 live lessons across 4 modules, and every module ends with a speaking task.

  • 1Prepositional traps review
  • 2Instrumental nuances
  • 3Verbs of motion, mastered
  • 4Aspect in narrative

Weekly schedule

Two live sessions per week plus an optional conversation lab. Classes run in Central European Time (CET); recordings stay available for 14 days.

Cohort 24 Nov 2026

20 lessons over 10 weeks · starts 2026-11-24

Weekly schedule for Advanced Russian Communication
DayTime (CET)TypeWhere
Tuesday19:30 – 21:00Live classOnline · Zoom room 5
Thursday19:30 – 21:00Live classOnline · Zoom room 5
Saturday15:00 – 16:30Conversation labOnline · Zoom room 2 (bi-weekly)
Anytime15 minSelf-pacedCase drills & audio journal

Pricing

Choose how you want to learn

Same curriculum, three ways to experience it. Materials, certificate and conversation lab included in every tier.

Group course

Up to 8 learners

€399total

€20 per lesson · 20 lessons

  • Live group lessons (max 8)
  • Digital course materials
  • Monthly progress report
  • Conversation lab access
  • Certificate of completion
Enroll in group course

Semi-private

3 learners

Most popular

€660total

€33 per lesson · 20 lessons

  • Everything in Group, plus:
  • Max 3 learners per class
  • Priority written feedback
  • Extra conversation lab/week
  • Free reschedule once per module
Enroll in semi-private

Private tuition

1-to-1

€1035total

€52 per lesson · 20 lessons

  • Everything in Semi-private, plus:
  • Fully tailored 1-to-1 plan
  • Your own schedule and pace
  • Teacher messaging between lessons
  • Unlimited rescheduling
Enroll in private tuition

Payment in 3 instalments available · 14-day satisfaction guarantee · Prices include VAT

Your teacher

Dmitri Volkov

Slavic Languages Tutor

Dmitri's case-system workshops have a waiting list. He pairs grammar with short stories and current media so advanced learners finally sound natural instead of textbook-correct.

Experience
10 years
Lessons taught
2,800
Education
MA Russian Philology, Saint Petersburg State University
Certifications
TORFL Certified Examiner · CELTA
Meet all teachers
DVDmitri Volkov, Russian teacher at Lingua

Dmitri Volkov

Slavic Languages Tutor

4.8
  • RussianRussian
  • EnglishEnglish
  • FrenchFrench
  • 10 yrsexp.
  • 2,800lessons
  • 1courses

Dmitri's case-system workshops have a waiting list. He pairs grammar with short stories and current media so advanced learners finally sound natural instead of textbook-correct.

  • Cyrillic fluency
  • Case system clarity
  • Literature circles

MA Russian Philology, Saint Petersburg State University

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