Russian for children
(Leaving Cert exam preparation course)

Living in Ireland and speaking English daily, I slowly started to forget the Russian language. Since it is one of my native languages, I wanted to maintain it as much as possible. I was looking for a professional teacher to teach the language, and that’s when I came across Irina Lawless from Kalinka. She is…

For as long as I can remember, I was fascinated with Russia and its language. I remember hearing a Russian song as a teenager and thought it sounded so cool the lyrics were written in some cool text that I didn’t understand, so I started buying books to learn Russian. However, I wasn’t successful even…

I have tried learning Russian with apps, audio recordings etc but failed miserably. I started one-on-one lessons via Skype with Irina in January and already my knowledge of Russian is increasing weekly. I am already starting to speak, read and write confidently in Russian. Irina is a skilled, patient and engaging teacher who guides me…