Foreigners learning Russian

How a guy from Madagascar ended up learning Russian?! (VIDEO)

Gateway to Russia (Photo: Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images)

5 MAIN difficulties of the Russian language, according to foreigners

Alexandra Guzeva

Garima from India: ‘I want to become a Russian language teacher’

This Iranian student has been studying Russian for 11 years! (VIDEO)

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Rollando from Madagascar: ‘Learning to speak Russian is a feat!’

Why do int'l students love Russian so much? (VIDEO)

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Mohadeseh from Iran: ‘Learning Russian opened up a magical world for me’

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Vietnamese student reveals what life in Russia is like

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Sakari Linden from Finland: ‘Sometimes, I think that Russian is an engineering construct’

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William from Africa: ‘The Russian language is already flowing in my veins!’

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How a Chinese student became ‘fascinated with the Russian language & literature’

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Hilal from Türkiye: ‘My soul is close to the Russian language’