A complete Russian course, powered by Anki. Thousands of real, everyday sentences — each with native-speaker audio and a full grammar breakdown right on the card — take you from your first words to understanding real spoken Russian.
The foundation to understand native Russian and have real conversations.
Every card is a natural sentence in real, spoken Russian — the language people actually use, not textbook filler.
A native recording on every card, so you nail pronunciation from your very first lesson.
Every card breaks the sentence down: aspect pairs, conjugations, and declensions, right where you need them.
A complete path from your first words to understanding real spoken Russian.
Complete Russian is 7,000+ real sentences, organized into 100 progressive lessons. You'll go from your first words to understanding real spoken Russian, with a native recording and a full grammar breakdown on every card.
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Spaced repetition shows you each card exactly when you're about to forget it — the most efficient way to remember for the long term.
Every card is a natural sentence in real, spoken Russian, so you spend your time on the language people actually use, not random words an app throws at you.
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| Efficiency | ✓ | (✓) | (✓) |
| Long-term retention | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Full control | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Real, everyday sentences | ✓ | (✓) | — |
| Native-speaker audio | ✓ | ✓ | (✓) |
| Grammar breakdown on every card | ✓ | — | — |
| Complete 100-lesson course | ✓ | (✓) | — |
Verified reviews from learners using the Russian course.
“I've thoroughly enjoyed using the Russian Anki deck by LoF. It strikes the perfect balance between challenging and engaging, with well-crafted cards and clear audio and a great choice for source material. The commitment to regular updates is evident. Highly recommend for anyone serious about learning Russian.”
“I couldn't find any useful resources for me, and it was a great help in that moment. Now I can understand a lot of spoken Russian, which was my first goal.”
“Great free starter set and a great full set. Work with the lessons beautifully. I didn't know about the lessons until I went to get the full deck! Thanks!”
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“It had been almost a year since I downloaded your Anki Russian decks, and it was also my first time using Anki for studying. I must say, the decks are an incredible studying tool! We can definitely see the effort and dedication you have put into it since the version I downloaded (Feb 2024) and it’s great to have access to the updates for free! It’s definitely an amazing tool for anyone starting a new language! Thank you for the amazing work! 5*”
“Great free starter set and a great full set. Work with the lessons beautifully. I didn’t know about the lessons until I went to get full deck! Thanks!”
“It's a great learning tool and I'm enjoying the language learning journey using these resources.”
“Found it really helpful and easy to use. Would definitely recommend.”
“I have this and the Spanish deck. Cannot recommend more!”
“Pretty good deck, requires a little editing to be of my liking.”
“I get this deck with discount at a time I just couldn't find any useful resources for me, and it was a great help in that moment. Now I can understand a lot of spoken russian which was my first goal.”
“This deck was my introduction to learning Russian and I found it very helpful. Each card contains an audio recording of the phrase or word, which helped me learn the correct pronunciation from the start. It contains commonly used phrases and words, and exposes you to them in a controlled and logical manner. Even though it doesn't explicitly teach you Russian grammar rules, I started to notice patterns in the endings of words, which helped me later on when I started on grammar elsewhere. I recommend this deck to anyone studying Russian. It's worth it.”
“I've thoroughly enjoyed using the Russian Anki deck by LoF. It strikes the perfect balance between challenging and engaging, with well-crafted cards and clear audio and a great choice for source material. The commitment to regular updates is evident. Highly recommend for anyone serious about learning Russian.”
It's a complete, structured course: 7,000+ sentences across 100 progressive lessons, delivered as an Anki deck so you get the power of spaced repetition. Every card has the sentence, native-speaker audio, the translation, and a grammar breakdown.
You can, and a few of them are decent. The differences that matter are structure and depth. Most free decks are word lists or unconnected sentences, thrown together in no particular order. This one is 7,000+ real sentences organised into 100 progressive lessons, so the difficulty builds instead of jumping around, and every card carries a native recording and a full grammar breakdown, not just a translation. If you want a second opinion before you decide, the reviews on AnkiWeb are from people using the deck daily.
You could, and if you enjoy building decks it's a good exercise. It's worth knowing what it costs first. You would be choosing several thousand sentences, deciding what order to teach them in, writing the translations and notes, and producing audio for every line. That is months of work before you learn anything, and the ordering is the part that's hardest to get right on your own. We built this so that time goes into studying Russian instead.
Yes. Every card breaks its sentence down — verb aspect pairs, conjugations, and noun declensions — with full conjugation and declension tables a tap away. The grammar is right there as you learn, so you absorb the patterns through real sentences.
Yes, every card includes a native-speaker recording of the phrase or word, so you learn correct pronunciation from the very first lesson.
Absolutely. Anki is a free, straightforward flashcard app (a small one-time fee on iPhone), and we show you exactly how to set it up and import your course in minutes.
That's up to you. On its default setting Anki introduces 20 new cards a day, and at that pace you'll have worked through all 7,000+ cards in just under a year, at roughly 20 to 30 minutes a day. It's by far the largest course we make. You can move that dial either way: 10 new cards a day is gentler and takes about twice as long, while 40 halves the time but leaves you a heavier daily review load. Nothing expires, so there's no wrong pace.
You'll know the vocabulary that carries most of everyday Russian, and you'll be comfortable with the grammar up to B2. In practice that means holding a real conversation with a native speaker, and watching your first shows in Russian.
It isn't exam preparation, though. The course builds the language itself rather than exam technique, so if you need to pass a formal B2 exam you'll most likely want some targeted practice on top.
You get everything in one package: the complete course, the Study Playbook, and a 1-hour 1:1 strategy session with a certified coach (PCC, ICF) to build your personal roadmap. You can book the session any time within 3 months of your purchase.
Yes. When you download the full course, it simply updates your existing deck and adds the remaining lessons. All of your learning progress is kept.
Both. You start with the basics and difficulty builds gradually; more advanced learners can skip ahead thanks to the modular lesson structure.
Yes, the cards are fully customizable. Add, change, or remove anything to tailor the course to your goals.
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