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Did you know that a lot of Hollywood actors and actresses have Russian or Ukrainian roots? Are you surprised that Leonardo di Caprio and Sylvester Stallone are part of this group? Even though they can’t speak Russian at all! Are you curious to know which celebrities and notorious people can speak Russian fluently? Let’s have a look below! 1)Kate Beckinsale, the famous actress which acted in ‘’Underworld’’. She can speak Russian because before embarking on an acting career she had studied Russian and French...

It's always a great pleasure when our Russian language students decide to come back to study in our school. Natasha from the UK is an extraordinary case because she is currently studying for the fifth time at Russian Language Academy Durbe. For this reason we are very honoured and we decided to share with you her experience and her personal growth at RLA Durbe. Russian Language Academy Durbe from the point of view of our student Natasha RLA Durbe: Which...

Dear future students! Winter is a good time to start thinking about studying Russian in Summer! Riga is the perfect place to learn Russian during Summer! Here you may easily combine your Russian language lessons with fun and relax in the amazing Latvian nature! Enjoy your summer while studying Russian: see the top 3 unique places to visit in your free time! 1) Jurmala is an amazing seaside resort town just 30 minutes away from Riga by train. With its 30 km of beaches, Jurmala has everything you need for a supreme moment of relaxation: from beautiful white-sand beaches to pine woods to cool off. Furthermore, there are elegant wooden...

Latvian national sport  An ice hockey game in Riga, Latvia is definitely a great choice to enjoy your evenings in winter! Ice hockey is the national and most popular sport in Latvia! You can perceive how much Latvians care about it while sitting in the stands of the ice-hockey arena! The city team, Riga Dinamo, is a very high-quality team and takes part in the Kontinental Hockey League. Latvia started playing ice hockey in the 1930s, and just after 16...

Are you going to start a new experience? Or your exam is just around the corner?  We would like to wish you luck, but in Russian style! Let’s see below 3 different ways to say ‘good luck’ in Russian! The most common way to wish Good luck in Russian 1)  The most common way to wish good luck for Russians is: Удачи! [udachi] The word удачА means luck. Russians usually say simply ‘’ Удачи’’. This word comes from a longer...

Join Russian or Latvian Evening group course and start speaking from day 1. The best gift for the New Year is definitely a new skill. Sign up now and be ready to dive into the language learning from January 2020. Be ready for an intensive 8-week course with evening lessons twice a week. Full course price is only 199 EUR. Even more – you get a 15% discount with an ISIC card! For Evening Russian read more here. For Evening...