Online resources

Here are a number of online resources. I'll be adding more, so check back to this post.


Here are various websites that may be helpful. Note that an .ru site originates in the Russian Federation.

• Wikipedia - Article on Russian Language
  A substantive encyclopedic introduction and overview in English of the Russian language – its Alphabet, Grammar, History, and the like – with many hyperlinks to deeper sub-topics.
• Russian Writing System
  Useful for those who need a basic introduction to Russian alphabet for elementary research. Site also has additional information and language related links.
• Virtual Russian Keyboard and Spell Checker
   Useful tool that allows one to type in Russian using mouse and then do directed searches in Google, Yahoo, YouTube, etc.
• Just Russian
  a blog written by a Russian tutor in London. Some of it is London-specific, but most of it is helpful to any learner. This link is to their tips on pronunciation.
• The Russian Blog
  another useful site
  
• Master Russian
  a very useful site with many lessons and resources for beginning learners
• Learning Russian Step by Step
  a useful site with lots of audio for practice
• Gramota.ru
  Put in a partial word and get all the possible words it could be. Put in a whole word and see how to pronounce it. In both cases, you also get the definitions.
• Google Translate
  Translate a word, a phrase, or a document from Russian to English or reverse. Far from perfect but getting better all the time. Word level much better than phrase or text. 
• Multitran.ru
  Much better than Google, this user-updated database is excellent for translating words and phrases, giving you meanings across many language domains. It also gives you the complete declension or conjugation of a word.
• Russian Language Mentor A comprehensive site for language learning, with reading and listening comprehension as well as explanations of many concepts in Russian grammar. Some of this will be advanced, but the "Grammar Review" section is helpful from the beginning.
  
• An Interactive Russian Online Reference Grammar - Robert Beard
  By Bucknell University professor. Solid basic grammar – from Cyrillic Alphabet and Rules of Pronunciation to Verbal Word Formation. Explanations of grammatical points are followed by interactive exercises that test and reinforce comprehension of materials covered.
• NCLRC: The Week's News in Simplified Broadcasts
  From National Capital Language Resource Center (NCLRC). Delivers a survey of the previous week's news in simplified standard Russian. Listeners of Voice of America's "Special English" broadcasts will recognize the slightly slower rate of speech and textual redundancy which characterize these webcasts. With exercises and transcripts.
• George Mitrevski's Homepage
  By Auburn University professor. Russian language resources include: Russian Grammar Tutorials. Interactive Exercises to accompany the beginning Russian textbooks Голоса 1 and Начало 1.