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Online Russian tutors, compared

A 60-minute online Russian lesson costs $20 at the median, across the 4,795 tutors we track on 11 platforms. Most tutors charge between $14 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
$14–$27
Typical range
$5.00
Trial lesson
4,795
on 11 platforms

Compare Russian tutors

1,878 tutors match. Prices are per 60-minute lesson; you book directly on each platform.

maria

maria

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Native
100+ lessons
None listed
English +1
★ 5.0 (39)
Replies to 98% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–B2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Ekaterina H.

Ekaterina H.

RussiaNative

Preply · Russia

Hi! I help beginners start speaking Russian from the very first lessons in a simple and practical way. If you want to speak confidently for travel, work, or da…

Native
12 yrs · 1 lessons
Professional teacher
English +1
No reviews yet
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Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–A2

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

Tatiana

MoldovaNative

italki · Moldova

Native
15 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
None listed
Bulgarian +4
★ 5.0 (40)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Sevil B.

Sevil B.

UzbekistanNative

Preply · Uzbekistan

Russian for All Levels – From Beginner to Advanced!

Native
2 lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Azerbaijani +3
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Ekaterina

Ekaterina

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Russian learners admirer/7+ years of experience /200+ happy students

Native
7 yrs · 500+ lessons
Professional teacher
English +1
★ 5.0 (38)
Replies to 99% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Dasha T.

Dasha T.

Ukraine

Preply · Ukraine

"Speak Russian from the very first lesson"

Fluent (C2)
New tutor
None listed
ua +3
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1–A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners

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Zhazira

Zhazira

KazakhstanNative

italki · Kazakhstan

Language tutor attentive to the students' needs

Native
2,000+ lessons
None listed
Kazakh +7
★ 5.0 (38)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Jason G.

Jason G.

United States

Preply · United States

Learn Russian from an experienced native speaker of English!

Fluent (C2)
25 yrs · 100+ lessons
Professional teacher
English
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Ksenia

Ksenia

BelarusNative

italki · Belarus

Native
500+ lessons
Professional teacher
English +1
★ 5.0 (38)
Replies to 99% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Liazat B.

Liazat B.

KyrgyzstanNative

Preply · Kyrgyzstan

Russian for Kids and Beginners

Native
New tutor
Professional teacher
Turkish +1
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Andrea

Andrea

Italy

italki · Italy

A polyglot YouTuber speaking 15 languages (including Russian, Spanish & German)

Fluent (C2)
500+ lessons
None listed
Italian +8
★ 5.0 (38)
Replies to 97% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Larisa K.

Larisa K.

UkraineNative

Preply · Ukraine

Let's learn Russian easily and interestingly!

Native
30 yrs · 9 lessons
Professional teacher
Ukrainian +1
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Beginners
Marina

Marina

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Tailored Lessons with a Certified Native Russian Teacher (6 Years Experience) from Start to Fluency

Native
6 yrs · 500+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English +1
★ 5.0 (37)
Replies to 99% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Beginners
Sevinj H.

Sevinj H.

Azerbaijan

Preply · Azerbaijan

Experienced Russian Instructor | For beginners and children | PhD

Advanced (C1)
New tutor
Teaching degree
Azerbaijani +3
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Elena

Elena

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

“What we learn with pleasure we never forget” (c) #talksabteverything #friendlyatmosphere

Native
200+ lessons
Language degree
English +1
★ 5.0 (37)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Elena

Elena

BelarusNative

italki · Belarus

Teacher of Russian as a foreign language for Adults and children

Native
5 yrs · 200+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Belarusian +3
★ 5.0 (37)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Daria

Daria

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Full time Russian native / English teacher

Native
500+ lessons
Teaching degree
English +4
★ 5.0 (37)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Elena

Elena

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

University teacher with over 28 years of experience! Discount from 7 to 15% on lesson package.

Native
28 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
Teaching degree
German
★ 5.0 (37)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Tatiana

Tatiana

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Certified teacher with over 8 years of experience

Native
8 yrs · 200+ lessons
Other certificate · verified
Czech +3
★ 5.0 (37)
Replies to 96% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Beginners
Dennis

Dennis

UkraineNative

italki · Ukraine

Native
1,000+ lessons
Language degree
Ukrainian +4
★ 5.0 (38)
Replies to 98% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Arty

Arty

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

💥 FOREIGN👽 → NATIVE😍😎 Fast, Fun, Fearless! ✨🌍🗣️💪

Native
2,000+ lessons
None listed
English +8
★ 4.9 (39)
Replies to 98% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Maria

Maria

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Multilingual teacher with 8 years of experience bringing Russian language and culture to life

Native
8 yrs · 200+ lessons
None listed
English +3
★ 5.0 (36)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Beginners
Татьяна

Татьяна

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Сертифицированный учитель Английского и русског, как иностранного, English and Russian teacher

Native
10 yrs · 500+ lessons
Teaching degree
English +1
★ 5.0 (35)
Replies to 97% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Rawan

Rawan

Lebanon

italki · Lebanon

Tell me how you are learning or want to learn Arabic, and we'll have it sorted out together!

Fluent (C2)
1,000+ lessons
None listed
Arabic +3
★ 5.0 (35)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • 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 (2,297 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 / FindTutors2,297$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$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 $14 and $27, 4793 tutors
Native speakers
$20Middle 50% between $14 and $27, 3227 tutors
Non-native
$20Middle 50% between $15 and $27, 1566 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, 2295 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
$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

  • RussiaRussia1,353 / 4,795
  • UkraineUkraine316 / 4,795
  • KazakhstanKazakhstan117 / 4,795
  • BelarusBelarus114 / 4,795
  • AzerbaijanAzerbaijan56 / 4,795
  • MoldovaMoldova39 / 4,795
  • UzbekistanUzbekistan28 / 4,795
  • KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan27 / 4,795

Russian tutors: FAQ

Across 4,793 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 3,227 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 4,795 Russian tutors on Tusclases / FindTutors, italki, Preply, Classgap, AmazingTalker, and Apprentus. Tusclases / FindTutors has the most choice, with 2,297 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 13, 2026

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