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“I studied Russian on and off for a couple of years and first met Irina when she was teaching Russian in my workplace around a year ago. I loved how well Irina could explain things, especially the quite complicated Russian grammar. When the classes in work finished, I decided I definitely wanted to continue. Because…

I had studied Russian for a year in University as an extra subject but I didn’t continue with it when I finished. In 2014 I visited Moscow and Saint Petersburg and the little Russian I had came in useful, so when I returned to Ireland I decided to try and start learning the language again.…

Here is a typical Kalinka Russian language class in Dublin with an A2 group of students. The students spoke a lot during the class and were very active in creating role play dialogues so as to develop their ability to speak Russian. The 6 students are from Ireland, Hungary and Poland and they find the…

I have long held a deep love and affection for Russian music, literature and drama and had always hoped to study Russian.  As the years went by I thought it would be more and more difficult to undertake, but I finally took the plunge about 8 months ago and started one-to-one classes with Irina in…

When I retired one of my main goals was to visit Russia and to learn Russian.I have been studying the language in different language schools for a year and a half with mixed success. Searching for a betteroption I was lucky enough to discover Kalinka Language School on the Internet. I started studying Russian in…

Meabh Charlton Phelan (a student at Kalinka Language School, www.russian.ie )I have been a student at Kalinka Russian language school for a few months now and I am loving it.Irina, my teacher, is so patient and makes the lessons fun and easy to understand.The new location of the school at Wicklow street is great because it’s…

Neil Seery, Student, History Department, Trinity College, Dublin Kalinka is a great place to learn Russian. I am taking private lessons with the school and my experience has been brilliant. Emphasis is placed on speaking Russian while simultaneously working to improve your reading, writing and listening abilities, all at a pace that suits you and…

Lera, Lyja and Sofija are at Kalinka Russian language classroom preparing for their future Russian language Leaving Cert exams. They are hardworking girls and demonstrate the curiosity of youth in all things Russian. They appreciate the importance of their Russian studies not only for Exam purposes but also for their future life.

Sparkling Christmas party at Kalinka Russian Language School, Dublin on the 8th of December, 2019. Thank you to all my lovely students for coming and sharing a wonderful evening together.