Russian through art & culture
Hello! My name is Tatiana Danilevskaya.
As a qualified native-fluent speaker trainer, I will teach you how to speak fluent and natural Russian. You will get a course of one-on-one sessions tailored to your needs, focused on your specific goals.
I have worked with Russian learners from all over the world to build and improve their language skills.
Intelligent Russian — is a project about the Russian language through the lens of culture and art.
— online lessons of the Russian language
— art memes on Instagram
— YouTube channel with video reviews of cultural events and phenomena
Intelligent Russian is perfect for you if you want to:
General Russian
0—C1
0—C1
§ maximize your fluency and communicate your ideas in Russian
§ master difficult grammatical structures, read complex texts and build a large active vocabulary
§ understand Russian by ear
§ speak Russian on everyday topics and fine-tune your pronunciation
§ master difficult grammatical structures, read complex texts and build a large active vocabulary
§ understand Russian by ear
§ speak Russian on everyday topics and fine-tune your pronunciation
Business Russian
A2+
A2+
§ discuss business matters with Russian-speaking partners
§ write business letters (email, letters of inquiry, offers, invitations, contracts etc)
§ create and prepare personal and business documents (questionnaires, CVs, biographies)
§ write business letters (email, letters of inquiry, offers, invitations, contracts etc)
§ create and prepare personal and business documents (questionnaires, CVs, biographies)
Russian for Specific Purposes
A2+
A2+
§ use Russian in specialist subject areas
§ read texts on professional topics
§ write essays and articles
§ contribute to debates on professional topics
§ read texts on professional topics
§ write essays and articles
§ contribute to debates on professional topics
Lessons and prices
- 11 lesson — 45 min$18 / €17
- 210 lessons + 1 free* (during promotion)$175 / €165
| 10 facts about me 1. My PhD thesis is devoted to syntax — coordinative and adversative relations in a Russian compound sentence. 2. I taught Russian as a foreign language at a state university for 11+ years. 3. During my educational career, I have taught 1000+ students from Asia, Africa, Europe, North and South Americas. 4. Two of my students defended their PhD and DSc dissertations in Russian! I am very proud of them. 5. I am the author of 70+ articles and textbooks on grammar and Russian for specific purposes. 6. The topic of my essay on the state exam is “The fantastic in the novel 'The Master and Margarita'” by Mikhail Bulgakov. 7. I defended my thesis at the age of 25, and became an assistant professor at the age of 29. 8. I am a contemporary artist and curator. Most often, my projects are participatory and site-specific, such as a micro radio in a Russian village or embroideries for a Danish laundry. Nominee for the “Innovation” award and “Sergey Kuryokhin Contemporary Art Award”. 9. I have an IELTS certificate. I studied French at school, and Czech and Latin at the university. 10. I love to swim, especially to swim across new bodies of water. Whenever I see a river or a lake — I swim across it. |
Russian via Songs
Your free bonus — an application for learning Russian through songs “Russian via songs”.
Contact me to get a download link (for Windows devices only).
My students / Reviews
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Request: student, level — 0, entry to postgraduate study
Solution: 9-month Russian language course with a module of professional language (Chemistry)
Result: Entry to postgraduate course, DSc thesis defended in Russian (!) in 3 years
Solution: 9-month Russian language course with a module of professional language (Chemistry)
Result: Entry to postgraduate course, DSc thesis defended in Russian (!) in 3 years
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Request: Employee of an international company, speaking level B1, grammar level A1. Oral and written communication with Russian-speaking employees needed
Solution: lessons 3 times a week, levelling oral and written aspects of speech, business Russian as a special module
Result: the student’s boss and colleagues noticed more confident and competent speech, able to conduct meetings and e-mail in Russian
Solution: lessons 3 times a week, levelling oral and written aspects of speech, business Russian as a special module
Result: the student’s boss and colleagues noticed more confident and competent speech, able to conduct meetings and e-mail in Russian
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Request: offered a promotion — work with Russian-speaking clients, need to maintain a conversation and offer services (fashion sector)
Solution: lessons 4 times a week, spoken Russian
Result: New position, promotion to work with the luxury segment
Solution: lessons 4 times a week, spoken Russian
Result: New position, promotion to work with the luxury segment