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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

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

Victor

Victor

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Native
2,000+ lessons
None listed
English +2
★ 5.0 (600)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Julia

Julia

RussiaNative

Verbling · Russia

Native
200+ lessons
Teaching degree · verified
English +1
★ 5.0 (140)
Usually within an hour

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
Andrei I.

Andrei I.

RussiaNative

Preply · Russia

Start your Russian journey with a tutor skilled in linguistics and 6 years of experience!

Native
6 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
Professional teacher
English +2
★ 5.0 (79)
Not shown

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Rina

Rina

KazakhstanNative

AmazingTalker · Kazakhstan

Conversation| All ages

Native
7 yrs · 500+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English +1
★ 5.0 (22)
Not shown

Teaches A1–B1

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Muhammad

Muhammad

Nachhilfeunterricht

Russisch Tutor – Grammatik, Sprechen und Aussprache

Not listed
New tutor
None listed
Not listed
No reviews yet
Not shown
  • Kids
Anzhela

Anzhela

BelarusNative

Classgap · Belarus

Native
New tutor
Other certificate
Belarusian +2
No reviews yet
Usually within a day

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Beginners

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Elizaveta

Elizaveta

Native

Apprentus

Russian with a Native Speaker | Conversation, Pronunciation & Real-Life Russian

Native
10 years teaching
Teaching degree
English +2
No reviews yet
Not shown

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–B2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Yevgeni

Yevgeni

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Certified teacher with over 10 years of teaching experience (8 years of teaching Russian)

Native
10 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
Other certificate
English +2
★ 5.0 (598)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C1

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Andrei

Andrei

RussiaNative

Verbling · Russia

Native
2 yrs · 200+ lessons
Other certificate · verified
English +1
★ 4.9 (109)
Usually within a few hours

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Alla M.

Alla M.

RussiaNative

Preply · Russia

Certified Native Russian Teacher | Former U.S. Army Senior Russian Instructor | Online Russian Tutor for All Levels | TORFL & OPI Prep Expert

Native
10 yrs · 500+ lessons
Other certificate
English +2
★ 5.0 (79)
Not shown

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Anastasia

Anastasia

RussiaNative

AmazingTalker · Russia

Russian for adults A0–C1

Native
3 yrs · 50+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English +1
★ 5.0 (21)
Not shown

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners

Marie

Native

Voscours

Cours en ligne. Apprendre le russe avec une locutrice native

Native
New tutor
None listed
No other language listed
No reviews yet
Not shown
Natalia

Natalia

BelarusNative

Classgap · Belarus

Native
5 years teaching
Teaching degree
English
No reviews yet
Usually within a day

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Derevyanko

Derevyanko

Native (likely)

Apprentus

Russian and English lessons with a native speaker

Native (likely)
New tutor
Other certificate
English +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Polina

Polina

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Certified Russian teacher with over 10 years of teaching experience

Native
10 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
Teaching degree
English +2
★ 5.0 (584)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Svetlana

Svetlana

BelarusNative

Verbling · Belarus

Native
100+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate · verified
Belarusian +1
★ 5.0 (93)
Usually within a day

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
Anastasiya D.

Anastasiya D.

RussiaNative

Preply · Russia

Certified tutor with 3 years of experience.

Native
3 yrs · 5,000+ lessons
Professional teacher
English +2
★ 5.0 (77)
Not shown

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Kseniia

Kseniia

RussiaNative

AmazingTalker · Russia

🎓IELTS Academic🇬🇧Conversation

Native
2 yrs · 50+ lessons
Professional teacher
English +1
★ 5.0 (16)
Not shown

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Martina

Martina

Letuelezioni

Lezioni di russo online per italiani: grammatica, pronuncia e conversazione senza scoraggiarsi

Not listed
New tutor
None listed
Italian
No reviews yet
Not shown
Tural D.

Tural D.

AzerbaijanNative

Classgap · Azerbaijan

Native
10 yrs · 3 lessons
Teaching degree
Spanish +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
$9.00/h
Free trial lesson
Book on Classgap(opens in a new tab)
Mushtariy

Mushtariy

Native (likely)

Apprentus

Russian for Beginners — Learn to Speak with Confidence

Native (likely)
New tutor
None listed
English +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1–A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Ivanna

Ivanna

UkraineNative

italki · Ukraine

I have conducted more than 5 028 lessons with adults and more than 30 626 lessons with kids.

Native
16 yrs · 5,000+ lessons
Teaching degree
Ukrainian +5
★ 5.0 (579)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Dmitry

Dmitry

RussiaNative

Verbling · Russia

Native
4 yrs · 100+ lessons
Other certificate · verified
Spanish +1
★ 5.0 (95)
Usually within a day

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Beginners
Pavel I.

Pavel I.

RussiaNative

Preply · Russia

I'm back!!! A native Russian teacher with 8 years of teaching experience!

Native
8 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
Professional teacher
English
★ 5.0 (76)
Not shown

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–A2

  • 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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