Hey everyone,

I hope I've picked the right place to post this. My wife is a native Russian speaker and, after four years of on-and-off, half-hearted attempts to learn Russian, I'm now really determined to make a much more concerted effort at it.

I'm aware there are so, so, so many resources out there, but my problem is more so where and how to begin. It feels like a mountain, and there are so many different people recommending different paths and different tools.

I've already come across and saved quite a few resources on YouTube and Spotify that seem promising, but I don't really know where to begin, what order to approach things in, or how to combine different resources effectively.

For example, I'll find a Russian podcast or YouTube channel that looks excellent, but then wonder whether it's appropriate for my level, whether I should be learning something else first, or whether there's a more structured way of approaching it all.

I'm also aware that what works for one person might not work for…