A Helpful Guide to the Russian Language
Russian is an Indo-European language in the eastern family of Slavic languages. It is one of only 6 United Nations Official Languages. Russian is spoken natively by over 150 million people; almost 300 million people when including second-language speakers. This makes Russian one of the top 5 languages spoken worldwide. This makes Russian a very useful language to learn, especially when looking to communicate or work for an answering service in East Europe, or Central Asia. The following are resources for students of the Russian Language
History of the Russian Language
- Russian Language - A Brief History
- Cyrill & Methodius - Monks who invented the Cyrillic Alphabet
- The Cyrillic Alphabet - How Cyrillic Evolved from the Glagothic Alphabet
- History of the Russian Language - A Short Guide
- Russian History - A Collection of Resources
Russian Translating Dictionaries
- Russian Frequency Dictionary - Lists of Common Russian Words
- Russian-English Dictionary - Free Tool from Rambler.ru
- Russian Dictionaries - Three Russian-English Dictionaries
Study Aids for Russian Students
- Cyrillic Alphabet - Pronunciation of Cyrillic Letters
- Cyrillic - A Transliteration Guide
- Russian Resources - Numerous resources for students of Russian
- Web Resources - A Collection of Russian Resources on the Web
- Russian Links - Study Tools for Students of Russian
- Russian Letters - A Guide to Pronouncing Cyrillic Letters
- Russian Studies - A Collection of Resources
- Learning Russian - Resources for Learning Russian online
- BUBL Link - Online Russian Resources
- Russian Names - A Pronunciation Guide
- Russian Numbers - A Flash Game
Grammar and Language Tutorials
- Beginning Russian Grammar - Resources from Cornell
- Russian Language - A Collection of Resources
- Russian Grammar - Exercises & Tutorials
- Russian - Online Text Book
- Russian Tutorials - A Large Selection of Russian Tutorials
Russian Literature
- Russian Literature - A Large variety of Literature in Russian
- Anton Chekov - Biography and Resources
- Dostoevsky - Study Guides & Books about the Famous Crime & Punishment Author
- Aleksandr Pushkin - Books, Translations, and Study Resources
- Leo Tolstoy - Translated Works
- Russian Authors - Study Resources
- Russian Literature - From Russia Today
Russian for Travelers
- Russian Resources - A Guide for Travelers
- Window to Russia - Resources for Business Travelers
- Elementary Russian - Includes Resources for Travelers
- Russian Phrases - A Brief List for Travelers
- Travel Phrases - Russian for Tourists
- Russian Phrases - At The Train Station & More