Cultural factors can also influence wanting to learn Russian, she says, since fans of Dostoevsky, Tolstoy and Chekhov may want to read these writers’ works in their original language.

When learning to read in another language, magazines with photos can be particularly helpful. Project Gutenberg. Advanced enough to read entire books in ... Hebrew, Russian, Korean, Greek, Hindi ...

Dyakov’s book is meant to be a supplemental aid ... Unorthodox and adventurous takes on any subject, even Russian language learning, don’t always go down well with everyone in Russia.