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Russian tutors for beginners

1,882 of the 4,809 Russian tutors we track offer lessons for beginners. Their median price is $24 per hour. Trial lessons typically cost $5.00. Native speakers charge a median of $20 per hour, versus $20 for non-native tutors.

$24/h
Median / hour
$19–$33
Typical range
$5.00
Trial lesson
1,882
on 11 platforms

Compare Russian tutors

1,551 tutors match. Prices are per 60-minute lesson; you book directly on each platform.

Rosti

Rosti

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Explore Russian Language with Me: Literary Conversations and Speaking Practice!

Native
10 yrs · 500+ lessons
Professional teacher
English +1
★ 5.0 (76)
Replies to 99% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C1

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Zlata K.

Zlata K.

RussiaNative

Preply · Russia

Certified Russian Language Teacher - I'll help you speak Russian from scratch :)

Native
3 yrs · 200+ lessons
Professional teacher
English +1
★ 5.0 (11)
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Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Aydar

Aydar

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Certified teacher with over 2 years of teaching experience who loves learning languages

Native
2 yrs · 500+ lessons
Professional teacher
English +1
★ 5.0 (74)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Laura A.

Laura A.

KazakhstanNative

Preply · Kazakhstan

Your fun russian tutor

Native
500+ lessons
None listed
English +4
★ 5.0 (11)
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Teaches A1–A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Viktoria

Viktoria

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

University Professor with 5 years experience of teaching languages

Native
5 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
Teaching degree
English +3
★ 5.0 (74)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Elena F.

Elena F.

RussiaNative

Preply · Russia

Russian for Spanish Speakers with a Native Teacher and Psychologist

Native
6 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
Other certificate
Spanish +2
★ 5.0 (11)
Not shown

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners

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Elena

Elena

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Consistency is the key to success!

Native
500+ lessons
Language degree
Spanish +3
★ 5.0 (74)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C1

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Anastasiia K.

Anastasiia K.

RussiaNative

Preply · Russia

Native Russian speaker from St. Petersburg

Native
3 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Serbian (Latin)
★ 5.0 (11)
Not shown

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Daria

Daria

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Native
6 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
Language degree
English +4
★ 5.0 (77)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Oksana I.

Oksana I.

RussiaNative

Preply · Russia

✅Russian is all about dialogue, lively reading, and listening comprehension. Let's see how it goes?!

Native
4 yrs · 500+ lessons
Professional teacher
Hebrew +1
★ 5.0 (11)
Not shown

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Владлена

Владлена

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Native
5 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
Official exam examiner
English +2
★ 5.0 (74)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Anna A.

Anna A.

CanadaNative

Preply · Canada

Certified and experienced lecturer and tutor with European and Canadian diploma (10+ years of experience) offers lessons for all levels

Native
9 yrs · 500+ lessons
None listed
English +2
★ 5.0 (11)
Not shown

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Alexander

Alexander

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Certified Professional Teacher of Russian as a Foreign Language with over 10 years of experience

Native
10 yrs · 500+ lessons
Language degree
English +1
★ 5.0 (72)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Demetrius G.

Demetrius G.

UkraineNative

Preply · Ukraine

Experienced and certified tutor with philosophical background

Native
11 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate · verified
ua +6
★ 4.5 (15)
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Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Anastasia

Anastasia

SpainNative

italki · Spain

Native Russian speaker from Moscow fluent in English, French and Spanish. I’ll be happy to help you!

Native
200+ lessons
None listed
English +3
★ 5.0 (72)
Replies to 99% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Fidan K.

Fidan K.

RussiaNative

Preply · Russia

Experienced French, English & Russian Tutor | 8+ Years Teaching Online | All Levels & Ages

Native
8 yrs · 200+ lessons
None listed
English +2
★ 4.9 (11)
Not shown

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Natalya

Natalya

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Je vais t’apprendre à parler russe pour que tu puisses être compris!

Native
1,000+ lessons
Professional teacher
French +1
★ 5.0 (72)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Beginners
Nikita A.

Nikita A.

RussiaNative

Preply · Russia

Russian teacher with 2 years of experience

Native
2 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
Other certificate
Chinese +2
★ 4.6 (13)
Not shown

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Natalia

Natalia

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Practical Russian with Natalia

Native
1,000+ lessons
None listed
English +2
★ 5.0 (71)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Daria M.

Daria M.

RussiaNative

Preply · Russia

Linguist, M.A. in Russian studies

Native
5 yrs · 500+ lessons
Professional teacher
English +2
★ 5.0 (10)
Not shown

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Victoria

Victoria

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

⭐Modern & Fun way of Learning Russian. Interactive Hi-tech Lessons by Professional Teacher⭐

Native
9 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
Professional teacher
English +3
★ 5.0 (71)
Replies to 99% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Maria T.

Maria T.

RussiaNative

Preply · Russia

Linguist, translator, 4 years of experience in teaching Russian, 10 years experience in teaching English

Native
5 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
Professional teacher
English +3
★ 5.0 (10)
Not shown

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Fatima

Fatima

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Polyglot|Fast track for beginners and specialization in Political Science|Online school owner

Native
4 yrs · 500+ lessons
Teaching degree
French +3
★ 5.0 (71)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Daria B.

Daria B.

MoldovaNative

Preply · Moldova

Expert in teaching Russian as a foreign language

Native
3 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
None listed
English +2
★ 5.0 (10)
Not shown

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners

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Russian tutors by platform

AmazingTalker has the lowest median price ($6.60), while Tusclases / FindTutors offers the most choice (2,311 tutors). Number of tutors, median hourly price and trial policy on each marketplace.

Tutors, prices and trial lessons by platform
PlatformTutorsMedian / hMiddle 50%Avg. ratingTrial lessonLesson length
Tusclases / FindTutors2,311$20$16–$255.0★First class free with many tutors60 min
italki1,013$17$12–$245.0★Discounted trial (30 min)30 / 45 / 60 / 90 min
Preply921$23$16–$305.0★Discounted trial (25 min)50 min
Classgap254$19$15–$245.0★Free trial (20 min)60 min
AmazingTalker111$6.60$6.60–$204.9★Discounted trial (25 min)25 / 50 min
Apprentus65$30$24–$414.9★No trial lessons60 min
Cafetalk41$18$13–$21—Discounted trial (25 min)Set by each tutor
Wyzant31$60$40–$805.0★No trial; money-back guarantee on the first hour60 min
Verbling30$26$20–$315.0★Free or discounted trial (30 min)60 min
Tutor Hunt27$60$44–$845.0★No trial lessons60 min
LanguaTalk5$28$23–$335.0★Free or discounted trial (30 min)55 min

How much Russian tutors charge

Hourly price spread for native and non-native tutors.

All tutors
$20Middle 50% between $14 and $27, 4807 tutors
Native speakers
$20Middle 50% between $14 and $27, 3225 tutors
Non-native
$20Middle 50% between $15 and $27, 1582 tutors
10th–90th percentileMiddle 50%Median

Prices by platform

Median hourly price and spread on each marketplace.

Tusclases / FindTutors
$20Middle 50% between $16 and $25, 2309 tutors
italki
$17Middle 50% between $12 and $24, 1013 tutors
Preply
$23Middle 50% between $16 and $30, 921 tutors
Classgap
$19Middle 50% between $15 and $24, 254 tutors
AmazingTalker
$6.60Middle 50% between $6.60 and $20, 111 tutors
Apprentus
$30Middle 50% between $24 and $41, 65 tutors
Cafetalk
$18Middle 50% between $13 and $21, 41 tutors
Wyzant
$60Middle 50% between $40 and $80, 31 tutors
Verbling
$26Middle 50% between $20 and $31, 30 tutors
Tutor Hunt
$60Middle 50% between $44 and $84, 27 tutors
LanguaTalk
$28Middle 50% between $23 and $33, 5 tutors
10th–90th percentileMiddle 50%Median

Where Russian tutors are from

  • RussiaRussia1,353 / 4,809
  • UkraineUkraine316 / 4,809
  • KazakhstanKazakhstan117 / 4,809
  • BelarusBelarus114 / 4,809
  • AzerbaijanAzerbaijan56 / 4,809
  • MoldovaMoldova39 / 4,809
  • UzbekistanUzbekistan28 / 4,809
  • KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan27 / 4,809

Russian tutors: FAQ

Among 1,882 Russian tutors for beginners, the median price is $24 per hour; the middle half charge between $19 and $33.

We list 1,882 Russian tutors for beginners on Tusclases / FindTutors, italki, Preply, Classgap, and AmazingTalker. Use the filters above to compare prices, trial lessons and reviews, then book on the platform you prefer.

Across 4,807 Russian tutors with a listed price, the median is $20 for a 60-minute lesson. Most prices fall between $11 and $36 per hour.

Yes. The median trial lesson costs $5.00. Trials are offered on italki, Preply, Classgap, AmazingTalker, and Cafetalk, usually for 25–30 minutes, and some tutors give them for free.

We read the public profile of every tutor listed on the marketplaces we cover and refresh it daily. Prices are converted to US dollars at European Central Bank rates and normalised to a 60-minute lesson. Platforms can't pay to rank higher.

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How we collect this data

We collect public profile facts (name, photo, languages, price, rating) from tutoring marketplaces and refresh them daily. Prices are normalised to a 60-minute lesson in US dollars. Ratings and reviews belong to each marketplace. Subscription platforms have no per-tutor price.

Updated November 13, 2026

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