SRF Russian language classes in Edinburgh
2019-2020

Enjoy learning Russian in small groups with professional Russian language tutors

tutors

Course Organiser/Head Tutor: Dr Natalia 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.

courses 2019-2020

Classes run for 1hr 30mins once a week on a weekday evening. Term 2 will run from January to March 2020. 
Please contact the course organiser, Natalia Samoilova, for advice on which class would suit you best: tel. 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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​Beginners level

Textbook Ruslan 1 (see contents here).
Tutor: Natalia Samoilova
Thur. 6.30 - 8.00 pm. Tutor's home
13 weeks,
first lesson on 9 Jan., last lesson on 2 April
Fee: £169

Pre-Interm. level

Textbook Ruslan 2 
​(see contents here). 
Tutor: N. Samoilova
Mon. 6.00 - 7.30 pm.
Central Library on
​George IV Bridge (Boardroom).
​12 weeks, first lesson
on 13 January, last
​lesson on 30 March.
​Fee: £156 

Interm. level

Textbook Poekhali 2.2
(see contents here)​.
Tutor: N. Samoilova
Wed. 6.00 - 7.30 pm.
Central Library on
​George IV Bridge (Boardroom).
12 weeks,
first lesson on 15 Jan., 
last lesson on 1 April.
​   Fee: £156​​​

​Advanced level


​​​Tutor: N. Samoilova
Tuesday 6.00 - 7.30 pm.
Tutor's home.

12 weeks,
first lesson on 14 Jan., 
​last
​lesson on 31 March.
​Fee: £156

​Advanced level discussion group

Tutor: Irina Safronova
Thurs. 6.30 - 8.00 pm. Tutor's home.

​12 weeks,
​first lesson on 9 January, last lesson on
26 March.
​Fee: £144 
Please fill in the enrolment form to sign up.
Fees to be paid termly in advance preferably by cheques or bank transfer.

other Russian classes may be offered depending on demand

  • Business Russian
  • Russian for public examinations such as TRKI
  • Individual tuition

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, free use of the SRF lending library and many other benefits.

more information

Contact the SRF: info@scotlandrussiaforum.org
Contact Natalia Samoilova: russiancourses@scotlandrussiaforum.org, tel.07980004569

and if you can't get to Edinburgh ...

Our tutor Natalia Samoilova can also offer lessons or conversation practice via Skype.  Please contact Natalia (details above) for details of charges.