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There are many ways to grow and learn no matter at what age. As well as travel, learning a foreign language is a challenge open to us all and beyond no single person with the will to do so. Between East and West today the Russian language has a part to play in deepening and…

From September 2020 our Kalinka Russian Language School has managed to start a new 2020/21 school year online. This is in spite of government restrictions being currently imposed on us because of the Covid-19 Pandemic. The Kalinka Russian Language School was established in Dublin in 2010 by Irina Lawless. This year Kalinka celebrates its 10th…

WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY CELEBRATIONS IN 2020 In 2020, World Teachers’ Day will celebrate teachers with the theme “Teachers: Leading in crisis, reimagining the future”. World Teachers’ Day held annually on 5 October since 1994. The day provides the occasion to celebrate the teaching profession worldwide, take stock of achievements, and draw attention to the voices…

This is an A1 level group of Kalinka language School students from Poland, Bungladesh and Ireland. Robert, Sam, Marcus and Josefa are very cheerful and positive students. They started learning the Russian language from scratch one year ago and since then they have made great progress to date.

We have been studying Russian for quite a while now and we have always been fascinated by it – the history, culture and language. Classes with Irina have always been fun and we have learnt a lot over the years, as well as making some good friends at Kalinka’s Russian club. We usually had face…

Susan NasstromI have always been fascinated by Russia and the Russian language. Back in the 80s, I went on a trip to Russia visiting Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Yalta during the time of perestroika – it was a fascinating trip! I have made a few short attempts before at trying to learn Russian but life…

Tim, John, Gabriella and Anna during the Russian class today. This group of students after some years of studying Russian in live classes enjoying their learning experience via Skype. Students find this way of studying convenient and effective. Every class combines serious learning with social interaction which contributes to the relaxed atmosphere in the electronic…

I moved to Ireland from Canada and learning Russian has been on my list for a while. My main motivation for doing so is my partner, since it’s the language her family speaks at home, and being able to communicate would go a long way towards a healthy relationship with them! It’s not the easiest of languages…

Since the Covid-19 pandemic, I have moved from classroom-based lessons with Irina to online Skype lessons. I started with a group class and have since transferred to individual classes once a week. Being able to continue with my studies during the current situation has been brilliant. I was worried that I would lose the progress…