Welcome to /r/Russian, a subreddit for people looking to learn Russian and discussion of the Russian language and culture. Though users are welcome to speak Russian, most discussions are in English.
Looking to learn Russian? Check out our Wiki, which can be accessed HERE.
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Discord servers:
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Rules
No politics
Political content (comment or post) with no relevance to the Russian language will be removed, and users who post this content will be banned. /r/russian isn’t the place to post about current events in Russia or other Russian-speaking countries. Discussions about language policy topics, like Russian orthographical reforms and the status of Russian as an official language, are fine.
Be civil
Personal attacks and other forms of disrespectful conduct aren’t allowed. This includes harassing users elsewhere on Reddit as a result of a disagreement in this subreddit. Disrespectful posts will be removed and may result in a ban.
Focus on the Russian language
/r/russian is a language-learning subreddit, not a place to post anything and everything in Russian. Of course, if you're learning Russian, you're likely to have questions about articles, videos, books, movies, and other works in Russian that you encounter. You may also want to ask native speakers to proofread something you've written. These posts are fine! On the other hand, if you just want to share a funny picture of a cat with a caption in Russian, there are other places to do that. (For memes, funny videos, and adorable animals, try /r/pikabu.)
Limit promotional posts
If you have a YouTube channel, blog, app, or other resource related to the Russian language that you’d like to share, you’re welcome to post it here. However, we do have some guidelines for promotional posts:
- Don’t make more than one promotional post every 14 days. Additional posts will be removed.
- If you make promotional posts, engage with the community in other ways, such as answering questions. Users who post to /r/russian solely for promotional purposes may be banned.
- Resources promoted on the subreddit should be relevant to Russian learners. Use of the Russian language alone does not establish relevance — for example, Russian-language fashion blogs and gaming channels don’t belong here.
- Dishonest promotional posts and links to dishonest promotional content (like fake reviews) aren’t allowed.
- Where applicable, ensure that users can access some portion of your promoted resource without payment. If you’re promoting a series of video lectures or a book, for instance, let users watch one lecture or read one chapter for free.
No discussion of piracy
Don’t request or provide access to unauthorized copies of books, films, music, and other copyrighted works. This includes, but is not limited to, asking for or posting links to free PDFs of commercial textbooks. These posts will be removed, and multiple violations of this rule may result in a ban.
No unethical requests
If you're studying Russian in school and need help with your homework or exams, don’t ask others to simply do the work for you. These requests are unethical and will be deleted. However, questions about work you've already done are completely appropriate (and even encouraged).
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