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Hi Listener,

I hope you weren’t expecting expensive textbooks, surprise quizzes and Russian conversations completely irrelevant to real life. None of these are in any of our RussianPod101 lessons.

In fact… no textbooks necessary; all the Russian lessons you’ll ever need are on the site.

No surprises. This is stress free, at-your-own-pace learning.
And best of all, we only focus on real life Russian conversations.

Now that we’ve covered these crucial basics, you’re ready to learning. In fact, your Russian lessons start today with the Back to School Sale.

Take your first sample lesson here: RussianPod101.com/Lesson

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With a Basic or Premium subscription, you unlock over 570+ Russian Audio and Video lessons – The RussianPod101 Lesson Library – from Absolute Beginner to Advanced. Plus, new lessons are published every week so you’re only getting better and better.

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  • Guidance: We help you start learning Russian. Set your learning level begin a lesson that’s perfect for you, and the RussianPod101 Dashboard tells you want to study next.
  • Complete Lesson Library: Over 570+ Russian Audio and Video lessons from Beginner Level to Advanced.
  • PDF Lesson Notes For Every Lesson: Read along as you listen with these detailed explanations.
  • Progress Tracking: Track your Russian progress, lesson by lesson, and continue where you’ve left off.
  • Mobile Web App: Access all lessons and lesson notes on any mobile device.

As a Premium Member, you also gain access to Premium Study Tools:

  • 2,000 Must-Know Words List: All the Russian words needed for conversational fluency. Use this with Flashcards and your WordBank.
  • Smart Flashcards: Learn vocabulary fast and create your own study decks.
  • Your Personal Word Bank: Save new words here to review later.
  • Line-By-Line Pronunciation: Perfect your accent with dialogue breakdown.
  • 1-Click Lesson Downloads: Download any series with the Premium iTunes Feed
  • Review Quizzes: Review what you’ve learned after every lesson with quizzes.

With Premium, the ENTIRE RussianPod101 learning system is yours. This is the fastest track to fluency and and you get the premium study tools in addition to the lessons and lesson notes. If you take advantage of the sale, 24-month Premium is as low as $7.06/month!

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To your fluency,
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Perfect your Russian pronunciation with the New & Improved Voice Recorder. Here’s how…

Hi there listener,

You’re regularly exposed to Russian speakers and conversations in RussianPod101 lessons. But do you actively practice pronunciation and the proper accent?

If not, now’s the time to start. How would you do it?

Simply listening and repeating Russian speakers isn’t enough. You need to hear how you actually sound as opposed to how you think you sound .

So, naturally, recording and comparing yourself is one of the best ways of knowing how close your Russian is to native Russian.

In fact, you can start doing this with your Russian lessons at RussianPod101.

We’ve upgraded & re-added the Voice Recording Tool into your lesson pages. If you’re a Premium member, you’ll find the Voice Recorder in the Line-by-Line Audio under “Lesson Materials.”

For each and every RussianPod101 lesson, you can use the Voice Recording Tool in conjunction with the Line-by-Line Audio to…

  • Listen to the conversation, line by line, and hear the native speakers’ version
  • Record yourself after hearing the native speaker
  • Playback your version to hear your Russian pronunciation and compare
  • BONUS: Playback both (the Russian version and yours) simultaneously to hear how close you are

  • (sample screenshot taken from JapanesePod101.com)

    To Access The Voice Recorder, visit any lesson and click on (2) Lesson Materials. In the Line-by-Line Audio Tab, you’ll see a microphone by each individual line of the conversation.


    (sample screenshot taken from JapanesePod101.com))

    Click on the microphone icon to load the Voice Recorder for that specific line to hear the native speaker. Then, press the record button to record yourself. Once you’re done, you can either listen to the Russian version, then your version to compare, OR play both simultaneously to see just how close you are to the native speaker.

    So, listeners, test this feature out and let us know what you think! For all bugs, errors and suggestions, please shoot us an email at contactus@russianpod101.com

    For iOS Users: Please note that the Voice Recording Tool requires Flash to work. However, we are working on a non-flash (HTML5) version of the Voice Recording Tool. Stay tuned for future updates.

    Note: You’ll need to be a Premium member to access the entire RussianPod101 learning system as well as features like the Line by Line and Voice recorder.

    Click here to upgrade to Premium at RussianPod101.com at 15% OFF!

    To your fluency,
    Team RussianPod101

    Coming Soon: Visual Dictionary Pro – Learn 30 Languages in One Vocab App for the iPhone and iPad!

    Visual Dictionary Pro - Learn 30 Languages

    Hello Listener,

    All 30 languages are yours inside one app! Yes, Russian too!

    So anywhere you go in the world, we have you covered. And anytime you’re ready to start the next language, you have 30 languages and over 16,500 words instantly available on your iPhone or iPad.

    And no, you can’t have this app yet. It’s coming soon.

    Visual Dictionary Pro – Learn 30 languages, presented by InnovativeLanguage.com, comes, with 30 languages, including Russian, that you can easily download with an internet connection.

    Master Russian and 29 other languages with real-life scenarios!

    Visual Dictionary Pro – Learn 30 languages is coming soon to iTunes! Master over 550 must-know words in 30 languages by exploring 26 scenarios, one-by-one. Just swipe through each scenario on your iPad or iPhone and tap on objects and places to get their meanings.

    Visual Dictionary Pro - Learn 30 Languages

    You’re not reading words off of a list. You’re mastering words in their real-life context along with audio pronunciations and sample sentences.

    What’s new with this app? With Visual Dictionary Pro – Learn 30 Languages, you can:

  • Explore the 26 real world scenarios in 30 languages free!
  • Study 550+ words, and 1000+ sample sentences per language with native audio
  • Master pitch perfect pronunciation with native speakers for every language and dialect
  • Look up specific words under Search
  • Browse all the words with the Category List
  • Tap and zoom through every available scenario bringing language learning to life
  • Build strong bonds to new words with the rich visual illustrations
  • See and hear practical sample sentences related to scenarios and words
  • Save words in your personal Word Bank for convenient study. You have a separate Word Bank for each language, so no getting words mixed up
  • Choose from 30 different languages and dialects
  • Turn Audio Autoplay on/off
  • And with 30 languages, Visual Dictionary Pro gets you mastering a total of 16,500+ words.

    Visual Dictionary Pro - Learn 30 Languages

    Want to try it out for FREE? The Free Visual Dictionary is coming soon!

    Visual Dictionary (Free) also comes with the same 30 languages with limited access so you can try before you buy. For each language, you explore the 3 sample scenarios – Earth, City and Supermarket and master 104 words along the way. For more scenarios and words, simply unlock the language with an in-app upgrade.

    Visual Dictionary Pro Comes with the following languages:

    · American English · British English · Bulgarian · Cantonese
    · Chinese · Croatian · Dutch · Filipino · French · German
    · Hebrew · Hindi · Hungarian · Indonesian · Italian
    · Japanese · Mongolian · Nepali · Korean · Polish
    · Brazilian Portuguese · Russian · Spanish · Mexican Spanish
    · Peruvian Spanish · Swahili · Thai · Turkish · Ukrainian · Vietnamese

    Visual Dictionary Pro – Learn 30 Languages is perfect for travelers and language lovers alike. You master just the practical, real-life vocabulary of the world around you. This app will walk you through 26 everyday scenarios like stores, homes, classrooms, airports, hospitals, subway stations and more in 30 languages!

    To your fluency,

    Team RussianPod101

    P.S. Stay tuned! Visual Dictionary Pro – Learn 30 languages for the iPhone and iPad is coming soon!