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Best Russian YouTubers for upper-intermediate learners in 2025

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Best Russian YouTubers

Who are the best Russian YouTubers you'll most enjoy watching in 2025 as an upper-intermediate to advanced Russian learner keen to get that essential native-level listening practice? No one viewer can survey everything, but it’s great to share some of the channels that I watch the most and why I like them. I've been meaning to blog about Russian YouTube for quite a while. … [Read more...]

Top Learn Russian YouTube channels

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Learn Russian YouTube Channels

YouTube is a fantastic resource to learn Russian and here’s a list of nine of the channels you should absolutely check out. Most offer a mix of more formal lessons, monologues, conversations and vlogs. Two of the channels focus on vox pops out and about with native Russians. This post is aimed mainly at beginner and lower intermediate Russian learners. True, most of the … [Read more...]

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