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Online Russian tutors, compared

A 60-minute online Russian lesson costs $20 at the median, across the 4,806 tutors we track on 11 platforms. Most tutors charge between $15 and $27 per hour. Trial lessons typically cost $5.00. Native speakers charge a median of $20 per hour, versus $20 for non-native tutors.

$20/h
Median / hour
$15–$27
Typical range
$5.00
Trial lesson
4,806
on 11 platforms

Compare Russian tutors

1,013 tutors match. Prices are per 60-minute lesson; you book directly on each platform.

Marianna

Marianna

Greece

italki · Greece

Welcome to Russian and Greek world!!!

Fluent (C2)
10 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
Language degree
Greek +1
★ 5.0 (88)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Beginners
Agnessа

Agnessа

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Native Russian Speaker & Actress | Speak Russian with Life and Expression

Native
500+ lessons
None listed
English +3
★ 5.0 (88)
Replies to 98% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C1

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Volodymyr

Volodymyr

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

🌐 Trilingual Specialist | 13+ Years Experience | IT & Philology Background

Native
13 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
Language degree
English +2
★ 5.0 (88)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
Raushan

Raushan

KazakhstanNative

italki · Kazakhstan

Native
1,000+ lessons
None listed
Kazakh +6
★ 5.0 (88)
Replies to 99% of messages

Russian (Kazakhstan) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Anna

Anna

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Better call Anna | individual lessons | 15 min everyday speaking practice

Native
7 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
Language degree
English +1
★ 4.9 (101)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Aleksandra

Aleksandra

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Native
500+ lessons
Professional teacher
English +2
★ 5.0 (88)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners

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Василий

Василий

UkraineNative

italki · Ukraine

Arzt | Deutsch C2 | 8 Jahre Unterrichtserfahrung | FSP-Vorbereitung

Native
8 yrs · 5,000+ lessons
Other certificate · verified
German +3
★ 5.0 (89)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
Iliya

Iliya

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Certified HSK teacher, Teaching Experience for more than 7 years

Native
7 yrs · 500+ lessons
Teaching degree
English +7
★ 5.0 (88)
Replies to 99% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Beginners
Ruslan

Ruslan

AzerbaijanNative

italki · Azerbaijan

Native
2,000+ lessons
None listed
Azerbaijani +2
★ 5.0 (86)
Replies to 99% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Katsia

Katsia

BelarusNative

italki · Belarus

Experienced tutor, native speaker of Russian and a fluent speaker of Italian and English

Native
9 yrs · 200+ lessons
None listed
Italian +1
★ 5.0 (86)
Replies to 99% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
Igor

Igor

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Helping people learn languages since 1984.

Native
41 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
CELTA
English +3
★ 5.0 (88)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Farhad

Farhad

AzerbaijanNative

italki · Azerbaijan

Life is (not) too short to learn Azerbaijani. If it is, I can also teach you Russian :)

Native
100+ lessons
None listed
Azerbaijani +4
★ 5.0 (85)
Replies to 98% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Beginners
Vera

Vera

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Русский язык в комфортной обстановке

Native
1,000+ lessons
Professional teacher
French +2
★ 5.0 (85)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A2–C1

  • Speaks your language
Anna

Anna

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Native
200+ lessons
None listed
English +1
★ 5.0 (86)
Replies to 97% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
Ekaterina

Ekaterina

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Native
500+ lessons
None listed
English +1
★ 5.0 (84)
Replies to 97% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A2–C2

  • Speaks your language
Tatiana

Tatiana

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Native
6 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
Language degree
Polish +1
★ 5.0 (84)
Replies to 98% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Helen

Helen

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Native
1,000+ lessons
None listed
English
★ 5.0 (84)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Vitalii

Vitalii

UkraineNative

italki · Ukraine

TEFL certified friendly teacher

Native
1,000+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Ukrainian +6
★ 5.0 (84)
Replies to 99% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Nadia

Nadia

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Native
500+ lessons
Language degree
English +3
★ 5.0 (84)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Teacher Anastasia

Teacher Anastasia

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Native
500+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English
★ 5.0 (82)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
Юлия

Юлия

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Russian language for adults and teenagers

Native
500+ lessons
None listed
English
★ 5.0 (82)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Hanna

Hanna

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

✨ Personalized lessons to help you speak with confidence! 🎯

Native
4 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
None listed
English +4
★ 5.0 (82)
Replies to 99% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Victoria

Victoria

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

A Certified teacher with more than 3 year experience

Native
3 yrs · 500+ lessons
Teaching degree
English +2
★ 5.0 (81)
Replies to 98% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A2–C2

  • Speaks your language
Ruska

Ruska

GeorgiaNative

italki · Georgia

Certified experienced teacher

Native
1,000+ lessons
Teaching degree
Georgian +2
★ 4.9 (87)
Replies to 99% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • 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 (2,310 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 / FindTutors2,310$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
AmazingTalker110$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$45–$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, 4804 tutors
Native speakers
$20Middle 50% between $14 and $27, 3228 tutors
Non-native
$20Middle 50% between $15 and $27, 1576 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, 2308 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, 110 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 $45 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 / 4,806
  • UkraineUkraine316 / 4,806
  • KazakhstanKazakhstan117 / 4,806
  • BelarusBelarus114 / 4,806
  • AzerbaijanAzerbaijan56 / 4,806
  • MoldovaMoldova39 / 4,806
  • UzbekistanUzbekistan28 / 4,806
  • KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan27 / 4,806

Russian tutors: FAQ

Across 4,804 Russian tutors with a listed price, the median is $20 for a 60-minute lesson. Most prices fall between $11 and $36 per hour.

AmazingTalker has the lowest median price for Russian tutors in our data: $6.60 per hour, and a quarter of its tutors charge $6.60 or less.

Not really: native Russian speakers charge a median of $20 per hour, while non-native tutors charge $20. We list 3,228 native speakers.

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 track 4,806 Russian tutors on Tusclases / FindTutors, italki, Preply, Classgap, AmazingTalker, and Apprentus. Tusclases / FindTutors has the most choice, with 2,310 tutors.

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 12, 2026

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