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  1. Learn a new language with games, humorous chatbots and over 30,000 native speaker videos.
    Commercial courses: • http://www.pimsleur.com/learn-russian Dictionaries: • http://en.wiktionary.org/ • http://ruscorpora.ru/search-para-en.html – search engine for finding russian words/phrases in parallel texts with an interface in Cyrillic • http://slavic.world/ • http://translate.yandex.ru/ – translator similar to Google Translate, although performs differently and often better • http://www.lingvolive.com/ • http://www.russianforfree.com/ • http://forvo.com/languages/ru// – Russian pronunciation dictionary Online courses: • http://duolingo.com/ • http://learnrussian.rt.com/ • http://masterrussian.com/ • http://pushkininstitute.ru/learn Touch typing: • http://ergosolo.ru/ – shareware desktop app • http://keybr.com/ – online, uses weird n-grams instead of words • http://klava.org/#rus\_basic – online • http://klavogonki.ru/ – online, gamified Vocabulary: • http://beelinguapp.com/ • http://en.openrussian.org/ • http://lingvist.com/ • http://memrise.com/ • http://readlang.com/ru/ • http://www.clozemaster.com/ YouTube videos: • http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHxH3niZvbZvy58sc9LbNYg • http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5UIoabheFNOmTYF\_LDqbO42p8Ng0LLa • http://www.youtube.com/user/mosfilm – old Soviet films, available for free directly from the studio without any ads; all films have subtitles in Russian, and some also have English subtitles of varying quality.

    #Language Learning #Studying #Education 42 social mentions

  2. Lingvist helps you take your foreign language skills to the next level with a broad selection of exercises and lessons.
    Commercial courses: • http://www.pimsleur.com/learn-russian Dictionaries: • http://en.wiktionary.org/ • http://ruscorpora.ru/search-para-en.html – search engine for finding russian words/phrases in parallel texts with an interface in Cyrillic • http://slavic.world/ • http://translate.yandex.ru/ – translator similar to Google Translate, although performs differently and often better • http://www.lingvolive.com/ • http://www.russianforfree.com/ • http://forvo.com/languages/ru// – Russian pronunciation dictionary Online courses: • http://duolingo.com/ • http://learnrussian.rt.com/ • http://masterrussian.com/ • http://pushkininstitute.ru/learn Touch typing: • http://ergosolo.ru/ – shareware desktop app • http://keybr.com/ – online, uses weird n-grams instead of words • http://klava.org/#rus\_basic – online • http://klavogonki.ru/ – online, gamified Vocabulary: • http://beelinguapp.com/ • http://en.openrussian.org/ • http://lingvist.com/ • http://memrise.com/ • http://readlang.com/ru/ • http://www.clozemaster.com/ YouTube videos: • http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHxH3niZvbZvy58sc9LbNYg • http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5UIoabheFNOmTYF\_LDqbO42p8Ng0LLa • http://www.youtube.com/user/mosfilm – old Soviet films, available for free directly from the studio without any ads; all films have subtitles in Russian, and some also have English subtitles of varying quality.

    #Language Learning #Education #Studying 7 social mentions

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    This website teaches touch typing via lessons that feature letters and spaces on the user's screen. During each lesson, a cursor highlights the letter or space that the user must type... read more.
    Commercial courses: • http://www.pimsleur.com/learn-russian Dictionaries: • http://en.wiktionary.org/ • http://ruscorpora.ru/search-para-en.html – search engine for finding russian words/phrases in parallel texts with an interface in Cyrillic • http://slavic.world/ • http://translate.yandex.ru/ – translator similar to Google Translate, although performs differently and often better • http://www.lingvolive.com/ • http://www.russianforfree.com/ • http://forvo.com/languages/ru// – Russian pronunciation dictionary Online courses: • http://duolingo.com/ • http://learnrussian.rt.com/ • http://masterrussian.com/ • http://pushkininstitute.ru/learn Touch typing: • http://ergosolo.ru/ – shareware desktop app • http://keybr.com/ – online, uses weird n-grams instead of words • http://klava.org/#rus\_basic – online • http://klavogonki.ru/ – online, gamified Vocabulary: • http://beelinguapp.com/ • http://en.openrussian.org/ • http://lingvist.com/ • http://memrise.com/ • http://readlang.com/ru/ • http://www.clozemaster.com/ YouTube videos: • http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHxH3niZvbZvy58sc9LbNYg • http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5UIoabheFNOmTYF\_LDqbO42p8Ng0LLa • http://www.youtube.com/user/mosfilm – old Soviet films, available for free directly from the studio without any ads; all films have subtitles in Russian, and some also have English subtitles of varying quality.

    #Speed Typing #Personal Productivity #Tool 324 social mentions

  4. Duolingo is a free language learning app for iOS, Windows and Android devices. The app makes learning a new language fun by breaking learning into small lessons where you can earn points and move up through the levels. Read more about Duolingo.
    Commercial courses: • http://www.pimsleur.com/learn-russian Dictionaries: • http://en.wiktionary.org/ • http://ruscorpora.ru/search-para-en.html – search engine for finding russian words/phrases in parallel texts with an interface in Cyrillic • http://slavic.world/ • http://translate.yandex.ru/ – translator similar to Google Translate, although performs differently and often better • http://www.lingvolive.com/ • http://www.russianforfree.com/ • http://forvo.com/languages/ru// – Russian pronunciation dictionary Online courses: • http://duolingo.com/ • http://learnrussian.rt.com/ • http://masterrussian.com/ • http://pushkininstitute.ru/learn Touch typing: • http://ergosolo.ru/ – shareware desktop app • http://keybr.com/ – online, uses weird n-grams instead of words • http://klava.org/#rus\_basic – online • http://klavogonki.ru/ – online, gamified Vocabulary: • http://beelinguapp.com/ • http://en.openrussian.org/ • http://lingvist.com/ • http://memrise.com/ • http://readlang.com/ru/ • http://www.clozemaster.com/ YouTube videos: • http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHxH3niZvbZvy58sc9LbNYg • http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5UIoabheFNOmTYF\_LDqbO42p8Ng0LLa • http://www.youtube.com/user/mosfilm – old Soviet films, available for free directly from the studio without any ads; all films have subtitles in Russian, and some also have English subtitles of varying quality.

    #Education #Language Learning #Learn A Language 70 social mentions

  5. Beelinguapp shows the exact same text in two languages; side by side.
    Commercial courses: • http://www.pimsleur.com/learn-russian Dictionaries: • http://en.wiktionary.org/ • http://ruscorpora.ru/search-para-en.html – search engine for finding russian words/phrases in parallel texts with an interface in Cyrillic • http://slavic.world/ • http://translate.yandex.ru/ – translator similar to Google Translate, although performs differently and often better • http://www.lingvolive.com/ • http://www.russianforfree.com/ • http://forvo.com/languages/ru// – Russian pronunciation dictionary Online courses: • http://duolingo.com/ • http://learnrussian.rt.com/ • http://masterrussian.com/ • http://pushkininstitute.ru/learn Touch typing: • http://ergosolo.ru/ – shareware desktop app • http://keybr.com/ – online, uses weird n-grams instead of words • http://klava.org/#rus\_basic – online • http://klavogonki.ru/ – online, gamified Vocabulary: • http://beelinguapp.com/ • http://en.openrussian.org/ • http://lingvist.com/ • http://memrise.com/ • http://readlang.com/ru/ • http://www.clozemaster.com/ YouTube videos: • http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHxH3niZvbZvy58sc9LbNYg • http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5UIoabheFNOmTYF\_LDqbO42p8Ng0LLa • http://www.youtube.com/user/mosfilm – old Soviet films, available for free directly from the studio without any ads; all films have subtitles in Russian, and some also have English subtitles of varying quality.

    #Language Learning #Education #Studying 4 social mentions

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