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Andrew lives in his hometown, in magical Sligo in the west of Ireland near the ocean. I was lucky enough to visit County Sligo several times and always, on leaving this beautiful place, I took with me wonderful impressions of the beauty of nature, amazing mountains, ancient castles and, of course, the ocean. And like…

The annual language week for teachers of Russian took place in The Russian House of Science and Culture (the largest Russian cultural institution in the world) in Berlin, Germany from 22nd November to 25th November 2022.  The main event was a 5 day Conference on the „Theory and Practice of Teaching Russian in Multilingual Europe“. As…

One cold and dark evening in December despite the windy weather by the sea some few of my students braved the elements to meet up in Howth for a warm get together. Christine, Nicole, Anne, Seonaid and myself enjoyed our first face to face meeting since the Covid lockdowns. I hope that it won’t be…

A few years ago, I began to learn Russian and Irina has been my teacher. Irina is proficient at steering us through the intricacies of Russian grammar but she also makes the classes fun and interesting. We spend time in each class chatting informally (in Russian). Irina likes to share her enthusiasm for Russian culture…

I have been studying Russian with Irina for the past 3 years in order to prepare for my Russian Leaving Cert exam. She has helped me a lot in expanding my knowledge of the Russian language through means of oral practice, writing, understanding Russian grammar and much more. Irina provides a variety of teaching methods…

I have been a student of Russian with Kalinka Russian Language school for 3 years now. Kalinka Russian Language school is my 3rd college for studying the language and it’s by far the best. I have enjoyed every moment. My skype classes with Irina are one of the main highlights of my week. What I…

I have been studying Russian with Irina for 3 years now and I am thoroughly enjoying it. Having my lessons by Skype is really convenient as it means I don’t have to travel to any particular place for my class.Irina is a highly qualified teacher with many years of experience and it really shows. The…

After not having been able to study abroad in Russia due to the pandemic, I was looking to improve my Russian language skills through regular one-to-one communication with a native Russian speaker. Irina is an excellent teacher and has a warm and friendly attitude to teaching Russian. Our classes involve all aspects of the Russian…

www.russian.ie Article by Leo Font (a student of Kalinka Russian Language School, Dublin, Ireland) about his visit of Russia. During 2020 I took a decision that would change my life. We were in hard lockdown because of Covid and I wanted to challenge my mind during those difficult times, so I decided to learn the…