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Russian Foundations

Your first words and sentences, from day one.

1,717 flashcards that take you from your first Russian word to everyday conversation, in 60 short lessons. Every flashcard has a picture, audio and an example sentence built only from words you’ve already met.

  • 1,717 flashcards
  • 1,538 words
  • 179 grammar patterns
  • 60 lessons
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You study it in the Misu app on iPhone and Android. Translations are in English.

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60 lessons · 1,538 words

Sixty short lessons.

Each lesson is a small set of words you can use together. Every example sentence only uses words from earlier flashcards, so you can read it from the first day.

Every word with audio: Common Russian words
Russian Foundations cover: Anna waves, with Dima, Olga Petrovna and Misu the cat, in light snow beside an onion-domed church

The story

Anna in Moscow.

You follow Anna, a Londoner spending a year in Moscow, with her friend Dima, her teacher Olga Petrovna and her cat Misu, so the sentences add up to one small world.

For beginners who can read the Cyrillic alphabet. Stress is marked on every word, so you always know how to say it.

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Russian Foundations

How do I get it on my phone?

Add it here while you’re signed in to Misu. It downloads the next time you open Misu on your phone. New to Misu? Get started here with Russian Foundations, then sign in on your phone the same way.

Can I download it for Anki?

No. Misu decks are made for the Misu app, where every flashcard keeps its audio, picture and review schedule.

Do I need to read Cyrillic first?

For beginners who can read the Cyrillic alphabet. Stress is marked on every word, so you always know how to say it. The Cyrillic deck is there if you want to learn it first.

See the Cyrillic deck

I already know some Russian. Where do I start?

Take the Russian level test first. Its 25 questions give you an idea of how many words you know.

Take the Russian level test