Russian Language Lessons by Zaira

Zaira is great. I really enjoyed all my lessons. She picked up on my personality and catered to my needs from day one. Her lessons were highly adapted to my needs and it was amazing how fast we went through material. She is passionate about teaching and very motivating. I would recommend her to anyone.

I was born in Russia and later adopted by an American family. After living in America for ten years I unfortunately lost all my Russian-​speaking abilities due to lack of practice. Zaira was very helpful at starting me off easy, and after assessing my learning skills she quickly developed a great program of study. I was able to relearn my reading and writing skills in a very short amount of time and soon my comprehension of the language started to return. Zaira is a great Russian language instructor for determined and hard working people who are serious about learning the language. Make sure to keep up with homework and reading! I also suggest listening to Russian music and talk radio to expose yourself as much as possible :). !

Great instructor, course is not for anyone that isn’t serious about learning the language. Zaira is passionate about her work and is shows, she is concerned more about the student learning then watching the clock. I would highly recommend Zaira, her course is a great investment and you will not regret it.

I initially began studying Russian (for an upcoming trip) by solely listening to MP3s from a popular language course. While it did provide some insight into the sounds of the Russian language… I quickly determined that it was not going to provide the skills I would need for travel — such as reading/​pronouncing words in the Cyrillic alphabet and some basic grammar, etc.
I learned of Zaira «on line», and met her at a convenient coffee shop for a discussion of my goals. Although time was short before my trip, she designed a 10 week lesson plan for me… with a private 2 hour lesson each week. We focused on basic conversational tools that were applicable for a tourist visiting Moscow. As I noted, her lesson plans are customized for each student, and she is a very good teacher… patient…but also pushes you to study and practice so that you can reach your potential. Also, there is no substitute for a native speaker — who also shares insight into the rich Russian culture and I was very pleased with the results.
I would highly recommend Zaira for anyone wanting to learn the Russian language.