Russian AcceleratorReviews of russianaccelerator.com

Brilliantly structured course with great support. It honestly surpassed my expectations. From absolutely zero knowledge in the language, I can't believe the progress I have made in the seven months that it took me to complete all lessons. I would 100% recommend this course to either beginners or learners who have struggled with Russian grammar before.

I have wanted to learn russian for a long time. I always had the drive, but couldn't get the hang of it just trying to build my own curriculum out of random videos online. This course is one of the best purchases I've ever made. It honestly feels more professional and well put together than a lot of online college courses. The staff is always available for questions you might have, and the homework keeps you focused and in the right direction. This course really breaks down the language to its bare bones, and then builds everything around that, making it super intuitive and natural. Great exercises, graphics, and pace. If you're trying to learn russian it's a no brainer.

I always thought I was bad at languages. I took three years of French in High School and didn't feel like I learned or retained much. With Russian Accelerator, I couldn't believe how much fun I was having while learning. I just completed the first course of 18 units, and I am excited to share that it made me able to converse at a beginner level with my new in-laws who are from Belarus. It has given me the confidence to strike up a conversation when I hear Russian speakers when I am out and about (there are many in the San Francisco Bay Area). The most useful tools in the class were the techniques like power phrases and pattern recognition. These helped me to learn without forcing me to memorize everything. Russian Accelerator explains things in a way that helps make sense of the language and the grammar. I am 100% satisfied with the course and will continue with the next level.

Logical and immersive. Delightful sense of humour.

The russian accelerator is amazing. Makes it fun to study russian. Mark keeps it easy and explaining russian grammer the way an foreigner can understand. Also his podcasts: Russian Made Easy and Understanding spoken Russian is very good. I finished them first and that makes it easyer to keep up with the russian accelerator. And the support-team really helps you when you have some questions. Mark himself offen answers in minutes when you send him a question or a answer to one of the quizes in the Accelerator. I really believe it when he says that you will get fluent in russian in less than a year.

I just finished the Russian Accelerator course and highly recommend it. It was fun every single day since I started in October. The way Mark Thompson teaches is unique. Though context-learning is becoming more and more common in good language courses, I find the style of how they make students familiar with the complex Russian grammar just amazing. Kind of sneaking it up on you through the back door. And no one else ever told me that Russian grammar often RHYMES! My Russian-speaking friends are truly impressed! At the end of each lesson, you will find dozens of short video clips with real-life conversations from TV. Initially, you won’t understand barely anything, which might be somewhat discouraging, but this is on purpose. All in all, I think this is the best course available.

Best investment I've ever made. Compressive course that truly made this beautiful language a breeze to learn. 10/10, I really cannot recommend it enough

If you've bounced around between various language learning systems and found yourself disappointed by gamified apps and courses that don't actually get you anywhere... this course is what you're looking for. The course is structured carefully and thoughtfully. I don't know the course designer's background in language education, but they've developed a method that really works for me. Each unit begins with a dialogue full of words you don't understand. By the end of the unit, you'll understand (and probably memorize) the dialogue, which drills the vocabulary into your brain in context with correct grammar. Grammar is taught bit-by-bit as you go with little jargon. At first I felt wary of this approach, because I am a grammar geek and I like to immediately learn all the conjugations, direct/indirect object constructions, etc.. But I do feel that this is a very user-friendly approach that teaches you the grammar in a natural way, as it becomes relevant, rather than overwhelming you with everything from the beginning. I'll often find myself rolling my eyes at some of the examples in the course, like the "power phrases" Mark invents to help you remember every word via a mnemonic, and the corny stock photos... but then when I'm in the thick of it, those very phrases and images I rolled my eyes at are the ones that help me recall the word I'm looking for. It's not silly if it works! I'm only a quarter of a way through the course, so take this all with a grain of salt. But I am learning Russian SO much faster than I was with any of the algorithm-driven systems like Duolingo.