Kalinka Russian Language
School in Dublin

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…