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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.

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
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
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
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
Кристина

Кристина

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Every mistake is a chance to learn :)

Native
500+ lessons
None listed
English
★ 5.0 (71)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A2–C2

  • Speaks your language
Andrei

Andrei

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

I'm a patient teacher and a passionate learner

Native
7 yrs · 500+ lessons
None listed
English +2
★ 5.0 (71)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners

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Anastasiya

Anastasiya

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Native
1 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
Teaching degree
English +2
★ 5.0 (71)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Julia

Julia

UkraineNative

italki · Ukraine

Native
7 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
None listed
Ukrainian +3
★ 5.0 (71)
Replies to 99% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
English

English

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Professional, CELTA qualified English, Russian and Georgian language teacher

Native
5 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
CELTA
Georgian +2
★ 5.0 (70)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
Arsema

Arsema

Armenia

italki · Armenia

Fluent (C2)
1,000+ lessons
None listed
Armenian +2
★ 5.0 (70)
Replies to 99% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
Maria

Maria

Russia

italki · Russia

Fluent (C2)
5,000+ lessons
Professional teacher
Italian +6
★ 5.0 (70)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Beginners
Sveta

Sveta

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Certified Russian teacher with 12years teaching experience

Native
8 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
Teaching degree
English +3
★ 5.0 (70)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Beginners
Marie

Marie

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Certified teacher with over 17 years of teaching experience

Native
17 yrs · 5,000+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English +5
★ 5.0 (71)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Kate

Kate

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Certified English Russian teacher with over 8 year's experience.

Native
8 yrs · 200+ lessons
Teaching degree
English +1
★ 4.8 (82)
Replies to 99% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Polina

Polina

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

A passionate tutor with 4 years of experience can help you improve your fluency in Russian language!

Native
4 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
None listed
English +1
★ 5.0 (68)
Replies to 99% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Bogdan

Bogdan

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Даже если ваши попытки разбивались о лень и равнодушных преподов, со мной стоит попытать счастье

Native
1,000+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English
★ 5.0 (67)
Replies to 99% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Beginners
Asya

Asya

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Certified foreign languages teacher. Linguist.

Native
16 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
Teaching degree
English +3
★ 4.9 (70)
Replies to 98% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Everyday admin & immigration
Julia

Julia

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Английский с нуля до уровня Advanced 🚀

Native
9 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English +3
★ 5.0 (66)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Hanna

Hanna

UkraineNative

italki · Ukraine

Native speaker of two languages

Native
2,000+ lessons
None listed
Ukrainian +2
★ 5.0 (66)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Ukraine) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Елена

Елена

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Russian language: it’s not a maze, it’s a puzzle. And I have the picture on the box! :)

Native
500+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English +2
★ 5.0 (66)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C1

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Irina

Irina

SwitzerlandNative

italki · Switzerland

Certified French, German, Czech and Russian teacher with 25 years of experience

Native
25 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
Language degree
French +7
★ 5.0 (68)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C1

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Beginners
Julija

Julija

LatviaNative

italki · Latvia

Native
5 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
Language degree
Latvian +5
★ 5.0 (67)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Beginners
Nuriya

Nuriya

KazakhstanNative

italki · Kazakhstan

All levels are welcome! Discounts on Package Lessons and for Regular students

Native
1,000+ lessons
None listed
Kazakh +7
★ 5.0 (65)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Kazakhstan) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Maria

Maria

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Learn Russian in your Mother Tongue

Native
9 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
Professional teacher
English +5
★ 5.0 (66)
Replies to 99% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • 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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