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Russian TRKI 2nd and 3rd certificate exam preparation materials reviewed

By Dr Popkins 8 Comments

If you want to pass the Test of Russian as a Foreign Language Second (B2) or Third Certificate (C1) exams, you need to get good at Russian across all four language skills (reading, writing, listening and reading). You also have to train up for exams themselves. Russian learners at all levels will find that there are far fewer materials than for comparable widely-spoken … [Read more...]

Project Advanced Russian or steppe-ing up for the TRKI 3rd Certificate

By Dr Popkins 3 Comments

What we should be doing when trying to "level up" our foreign language abilities effectively at the advanced level?  This is topical again for me after I took an advanced German exam a few months ago, because I'm a  month into a three-month project: to improve my Russian and take an advanced Russian exam.  If you're interested in levelling up your language … [Read more...]

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