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Russian tutors for beginners

1,882 of the 4,788 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
$18–$32
Typical range
$5.00
Trial lesson
1,882
on 11 platforms

Compare Russian tutors

1,877 tutors match. Prices are per 60-minute lesson; you book directly on each platform.

Алиса

Алиса

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Native
500+ lessons
Professional teacher
German +5
★ 5.0 (35)
Replies to 97% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Daria

Daria

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Experience the joy of mastering Russian with a positive and friendly tutor.

Native
1,000+ lessons
Other certificate
English +1
★ 5.0 (35)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Anton

Anton

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Certified Teacher with 5 years of experience

Native
5 yrs · 200+ lessons
None listed
English +3
★ 5.0 (35)
Replies to 95% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Valeriia

Valeriia

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Speak Russian like you mean it - structured lessons, feedback, no pressure, sound natural

Native
13 yrs · 200+ lessons
Professional teacher
English +3
★ 5.0 (35)
Replies to 96% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Daria

Daria

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Quality Russian Instruction: Certified Teacher with Global Background

Native
500+ lessons
Teaching degree
English +1
★ 4.9 (36)
Replies to 99% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Beginners
Anastasiia

Anastasiia

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Professional teacher of Russian and English.

Native
10 yrs · 200+ lessons
Official exam examiner
English +3
★ 5.0 (35)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Kids
  • Beginners

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Masha

Masha

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

I love Dostoevsky 💅

Native
5 yrs · 500+ lessons
Other certificate · verified
English +1
★ 5.0 (34)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Julia

Julia

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Professional native Russian language teacher with more than 10 years of experience

Native
10 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
Other certificate
English +1
★ 5.0 (34)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–B2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Beginners
Kate

Kate

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Native
200+ lessons
None listed
English
★ 5.0 (34)
Replies to 95% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
LILIIA

LILIIA

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

More Than a Language ✨

Native
200+ lessons
None listed
English +3
★ 5.0 (34)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Mehri

Mehri

Türkiye

italki · Türkiye

Turkish Language Coach | Native Turkish, Azerbaijani & Russian | 1,700+ Lessons

Fluent (C2)
1,000+ lessons
None listed
Azerbaijani +5
★ 5.0 (34)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Julia

Julia

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Nice teacher helps to learn Russian at all levels

Native
8 yrs · 200+ lessons
None listed
English +1
★ 5.0 (34)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Tatiana

Tatiana

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Certified teacher with 13+ years of experience

Native
13 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
Professional teacher
German +2
★ 5.0 (34)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Gleb

Gleb

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Experienced Russian and German teacher with over 5 years of teaching practice.

Native
5 yrs · 500+ lessons
None listed
German +3
★ 5.0 (33)
Replies to 99% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Beginners
Viktor

Viktor

BelarusNative

italki · Belarus

Native speaker and experienced teacher of Russian as a foreign language. 5k+ lessons

Native
200+ lessons
None listed
Belarusian +3
★ 5.0 (33)
Replies to 99% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Yulia

Yulia

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Native
10 yrs · 200+ lessons
Language degree
English +1
★ 5.0 (33)
Replies to 98% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Katerina

Katerina

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Feel free to book a class and dive into learning!

Native
1,000+ lessons
Language degree
English +3
★ 5.0 (33)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Nadezhda

Nadezhda

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Native Russian tutor

Native
500+ lessons
None listed
English +1
★ 4.9 (34)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Nastia

Nastia

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Native
3 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
None listed
English +3
★ 5.0 (33)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Constantine

Constantine

BelarusNative

italki · Belarus

Effective lessons, memorization and speaking practice =D

Native
8 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
None listed
Belarusian +2
★ 5.0 (33)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Angelina

Angelina

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Certified native Russian tutor with more than 5 years of experience

Native
200+ lessons
Other certificate
French +3
★ 5.0 (32)
Replies to 98% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Beginners
Lena

Lena

KazakhstanNative

italki · Kazakhstan

Bachelor's degree in TESL, 5 years of experience / Native Russian speaker

Native
5 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English
★ 5.0 (32)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Kazakhstan) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Alexandr

Alexandr

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Без сертификата, но очень опытный переводчик с русского на индонезийский ;-)

Native
20 yrs · 200+ lessons
None listed
Indonesian +1
★ 5.0 (32)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
  • Everyday admin & immigration
Stanislava

Stanislava

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Professional Russian language teacher

Native
200+ lessons
Teaching degree
English +1
★ 5.0 (32)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Beginners

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Russian tutors by platform

AmazingTalker has the lowest median price ($6.60), while Tusclases / FindTutors offers the most choice (2,291 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 / FindTutors2,291$20$16–$265.0★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
Cafetalk40$17$13–$22—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$61$44–$855.0★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 $15 and $27, 4786 tutors
Native speakers
$20Middle 50% between $14 and $27, 3225 tutors
Non-native
$20Middle 50% between $15 and $27, 1561 tutors
10th–90th percentileMiddle 50%Median

Prices by platform

Median hourly price and spread on each marketplace.

Tusclases / FindTutors
$20Middle 50% between $16 and $26, 2289 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
$17Middle 50% between $13 and $22, 40 tutors
Wyzant
$60Middle 50% between $40 and $80, 31 tutors
Verbling
$26Middle 50% between $20 and $31, 30 tutors
Tutor Hunt
$61Middle 50% between $44 and $85, 27 tutors
LanguaTalk
$28Middle 50% between $23 and $33, 5 tutors
10th–90th percentileMiddle 50%Median

Where Russian tutors are from

  • RussiaRussia1,352 / 4,788
  • UkraineUkraine316 / 4,788
  • KazakhstanKazakhstan117 / 4,788
  • BelarusBelarus114 / 4,788
  • AzerbaijanAzerbaijan56 / 4,788
  • MoldovaMoldova39 / 4,788
  • UzbekistanUzbekistan28 / 4,788
  • KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan27 / 4,788

Russian tutors: FAQ

Among 1,882 Russian tutors for beginners, the median price is $24 per hour; the middle half charge between $18 and $32.

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 4,786 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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