Russian is one of the most interesting and rich languages in the world. Russian culture has a big part in philosophy, literature, and music, and the language is the most spoken of Slavic descent. An official language of the United Nations, and the language of the largest country in the world, Russia is a useful language to know. Many people who speak Russian speak only Russian - a great reason to learn the language and begin communicating with the millions of speakers in Russia and around the world. Learning a whole new alphabet, the Cyrillic alphabet, may seem like an overwhelming task. However, with our broken-down modules and slow but steady learning pace, you will know the alphabet like the back of your hand before long. Not to mention, the Cyrillic language is used in more languages than just Russian, so it's definitely a useful thing to learn. Being the most spoken of all the Slavic languages, Russian is also a great foundation to other languages. Learning Czech, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, and even Polish will be much easier if you've already learned Russian!