SRF Russian language classes in Edinburgh

2022-2023

Enjoy learning Russian in small groups with professional Russian language tutors

Tutors

Course Organiser/Head Tutor: Dr Natasha Samoilova (PhD St Andrews)
Dr Samoilova has considerable experience of teaching Russian at all levels and has taught at the Universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow and St Andrews. She is a native speaker.
Tutor:  Irina Safronova (MA Moscow State University, MCIL).  Irina has taught Russian and English in Moscow, Strasbourg and Edinburgh and also worked as an interpreter/ translator for various international governmental and non-governmental organisations.

Classes in 2022-2023


Classes run for 1hr 30mins once a week on a weekday evening. Term 1 will run from September to December 2022. Please contact the course organiser, Natasha Samoilova, for advice on which class would suit you best and other enrolment queries:
mob. 07980004569 or email russiancourses@scotlandrussiaforum.org


​Some student comments:
"Excellent, patient, thorough, fun", "Excellent, engaging, informed", "Friendly informal style", "Very enjoyable, very well organised", [about the Ruslan textbook] "best of all used before"

Classes offered in term 2 
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A1 level:
​Beginners

Textbook 
Ruslan Russian 1,
5 ed. (see Contents & Lesson 1 here) + Workbook. 
​Tutor: N. Samoilova
​Tue. 6.00-7.30 pm. 
13 weeks, 
first lesson on 10 Jan.
Fee (block 2): £78
 Tutor's home

A2 level:
​Pre-Intermediate 

Textbook
Ruslan Russian 2, 
4 ed. (see Contents & Lesson 1 here) + Workbook, 2 ed. 
Tutor: N. Samoilova
Wed. 6.00 - 7.30 pm.
13 weeks,
​first lesson on 11 Jan.
​Fee (block 2): £78
​​Central library, Edinburgh

A2 level: 
Pre-Interm.in Zoom

Textbook
Ruslan Russian 2, 
4 ed. (see Contents & Lesson 1 here) + Workbook, 2 ed. 
Tutor: N. Samoilova
Wed. 12.30 - 2 pm.
13 weeks,
​first lesson on 11 Jan.
Fee (block 2): £78
via Zoom 

B1 level:
​Intermediate

Textbook Tochka Ru B1, part 1 + Workbook 
​(see information about the course here) 
​Tutor: N. Samoilova
Mon. 6.00 - 7.30 pm.
13  weeks,
first lesson on 9 Jan.
​Fee: (block 2): £78
Central library, Edinburgh

New! A1 Level for complete beginners

Textbook 
Ruslan Russian 1,
5 ed. (see Contents & Lesson 1 here) + Workbook. 
​Tutor: N. Samoilova
​Tue. 6.00-7:30 pm. 
13 weeks, 
first lesson on 12 Jan.
Fee (block 2): £78
 Tutor's home
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Fees The second term is divided into two blocks:
           block 1 (7 weeks, £91) is to be paid by 13 January and block 2 (6 weeks, £78) is to be paid by 28 February.
           Please pay by bank transfer to Natalia Samoilova, account no.00220436, sort code 83-26-28.

Advanced level Discussion group with Irina Safronova
The classes take place on a Thursday at 6:30 - 8 pm at tutor's home.
​Please contact Irina for dates & fees at irina.safronova@blueyonder.co.uk
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Reading Russian prose, online class for A2/B1+ students with Natasha Samoilova
This course is about understanding the original literary texts with their cultural references and about recognising stylistic registers in Russian. In Term 1 we will focus on Dovlatov's collection of stories "Чемодан" (The Suitcase), 1986
​Friday 4.00 -5.30 pm in Zoom, 13 weeks, first lesson on 6 January.
Fee: £65 for term 2 (13 classes) or free if you take any other  SRF course.

How to enrol: please email the course organiser Natasha Samoilova at russiancourses@scotlandrussiaforum.org. 

Other Russian classes may be offered on demand (face-to-face classes or via Zoom)

  • Individual tuition
  • Russian for public examinations such as TRKI
  • Russian A level

Other benefits

All enrolled students will automatically become full members of SRF - reduced rates for SRF meetings, invitations to members-only events, twice yearly magazine, regular email news bulletins and other benefits.