This extensive list of web resources to assist students learning the Russian language was developed by SRAS and is now hosted on Folkways, part of the SRAS Family of Sites! Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links. This means that, at zero cost to you, we will earn an affiliate commission if you […]

This list of web resources to assist students learning the Ukrainian language was developed by SRAS and is now hosted on Folkways, part of the SRAS Family of Sites! If you have a resource to recommend, please contact us! Testing Resources report an error back to top Folkways now offers beginner and advanced Ukrainian tests […]

Poetry and tongue twisters can be a great way to improve both your vocabulary and pronunciation in Russian! In Russian, tongue twisters are known as as “скороговорки” (which means something like “fast-sayings”). Below are several скороговорки that are fairly well known in Russia and are often used for “training the tongue.” 1. На горке горько […]

Healthcare abroad is often different from what we’ve experienced at home. How doctors and homestay facilitators may react to certain illnesses is different. Medicines and procedures that can be prescribed by doctors are often different. Over-the-counter brands that can be recommended by pharmacists are often different. Home remedies offered by friends or homestay facilitators can […]

Jewish food and culture once flourished in Warsaw. When WWII started, the city was nearly 30% Jewish, with everything that a Jewish population would need, from synagogues to kosher delis. WWII destroyed nearly all of this. I am Jewish-American with ancestry from Eastern Europe, including Poland. As I arrived to study abroad in Warsaw, I […]

The Talking Phrasebook Series presents useful phrases and words in side-by-side translation and with audio files specifically geared to help students work on listening skills and pronunciation. Below, you will find several useful phrases and words. To the left is the English and to the far right is the Serbian translation in both Latin and […]

The below test has been developed by SRAS to help you gauge your knowledge of the Ukrainian language! Anyone interested in gaining more knowledge should check out our Resources for Students of Ukrainian and the Ukrainian Talking Phrasebook. You can also sign up to study Ukrainian online or abroad with SRAS. The following 50 questions […]

The below test has been developed by SRAS to help you gauge your knowledge of the Ukrainian language! Anyone interested in gaining more knowledge should check out our Resources for Students of Ukrainian and the Ukrainian Talking Phrasebook. You can also sign up to study Ukrainian online or abroad with SRAS. The following 50 questions […]

SRAS has developed the test below to help you gauge your Russian language skills! Anyone interested in gaining more knowledge should check out the resources under “language” on our main menu including especially our Resources for Students of Russian and the Russian Talking Phrasebook. You can also sign up to study Russian online or abroad […]

The following TORFL reading comprehension practice test has been developed by SRAS based on the official TORFL test to help you gauge your knowledge of the Russian language! Anyone interested in gaining more knowledge should check out the resources under “language” on our main menu including especially our Resources for Students of Russian and the […]

The following TORFL grammar and vocabulary practice test has been developed by SRAS based on the official TORFL test to help you gauge your knowledge of the Russian language! Anyone interested in gaining more knowledge should check out the resources under “language” on our main menu including especially our Resources for Students of Russian and […]

The below test has been developed by SRAS to help you gauge your knowledge of the Russian language! Anyone interested in gaining more knowledge should check out the resources under “language” on our main menu including especially our Resources for Students of Russian and the Russian Talking Phrasebook. You can also sign up to study […]