RusPaw -
A structured Russian learning app from A0 to C1.

RusPaw is a Russian-focused learning app for iOS and Android. It helps beginners speak, listen, read and write Russian step by step, with short guided lessons, pronunciation and stress practice, handwriting guidance and Jerry and Jargan, your study companions.

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Two friends. Your Russian journey.

Jerry the cat, the RusPaw mascot, holding a book and a pointer

Привет!

Privet! That means hi.

JerryCalm guide

Meet your companion

Meet Jerry

Jerry is your calm Russian friend. He explains the tricky bits, gives you time to try again and cheers on each small step.

  • Careful & PatientTakes things one step at a time and gives you space to try again.
  • Helpful with tricky bitsShort, clear tips when a sound, letter or ending needs a second look.
  • SupportiveNotices your progress and keeps you going when a lesson feels hard.
  • Always up for a chatYour conversation partner for speaking practice, in simple Russian.
Jargan, the calico RusPaw cat, with a cheeky look and a round paw held up in a playful shrug

Ну что, попробуем?

Well, shall we give it a go?

JarganPlayful companion

Playful companion

Meet Jargan

Jargan has plenty to say, usually with a cheeky grin. Playful, mischievous and fond of a sarcastic quip, she might tease you a little, but she is always on your side, helping you get better.

  • A cheeky sense of humourA little sarcasm, a knowing look and another reason to keep practising.
  • Plenty to talk aboutAlways ready with a question to get you speaking.
  • Mischief with a purposeShe nudges you to give that tricky bit another go.
  • Always on your sideBehind the teasing is a friend who wants you to improve.

Who it's for

Who is RusPaw for?

Anyone starting Russian from zero, whatever brought you here.

Lessons built one clear step at a time

Build a sentence, understand it, then say it out loud. Speaking and grammar sit at the heart of RusPaw: tap words to explore their forms, train your ear through listening, and connect Cyrillic to handwriting. A clear lesson path brings it all together, one useful step at a time.

A clear path forward

Each lesson builds on the last, from sounds and letters to useful phrases.

Know what comes next

Follow a clear route through your lessons.

Build on what you know

Each lesson takes the previous one a step further.

Make room for review

Revisit what you have learned as you progress.

Grammar in context

Grammar Explanation in Detail

Choose the right form, then tap any word to see what it is doing in the sentence, why it looks the way it does and what it means.

Only words that change for case get a case. Verbs and prepositions are explained on their own terms.

Complete the sentence

Я живу в blank.

Learn Russian. Discover the culture.

Language makes more sense when you understand where people use it and the culture around it. Learn Russian alongside the places, food, habits and celebrations of everyday life.

Jerry in Moscow in front of the Kremlin, with labels for башня (tower), стена (wall) and площадь (square).
Culture exercises

Джерик в Москве

Jerry in Moscow · four short exercises on the scene

Match the picture1 of 4

Which word is the tower in the picture?

стена́ба́шняпло́щадь
Check
1 of 4

Culture corner

Swipe to explore places, city life, literature and history through Russian words.

  • Кра́сная пло́щадь

    Red Square

    In older Russian, кра́сный also meant "beautiful".

  • Санкт-Петербу́рг

    St Petersburg

    Locals often just call their city Пи́тер.

  • Метро́

    Metro

    Listen for Осторо́жно, две́ри закрыва́ются: "Careful, the doors are closing."

  • Literature

    Поэ́т

    Pushkin

    Meet Pushkin through poetry and the word for a poet.

  • History

    Дом

    Wooden architecture

    Explore carved windows and the Russian word for a house.

Live speaking practice

Practise Russian every day with Jerry and Jargan

Build your reflex to speak Russian by having a chit-chat with Jerry or Jargan, or practise speaking by topic.

JerryСего́дня поговори́м о Москве́.Today, let's talk about Moscow.

JarganКак дела́?How are you?

Jerry holding a Russian book and pointer, ready to help you practise Jargan chatting with a short raised paw and pink paw pads

Your turnAnswer out loud at your own pace.

Can you read Cyrillic but still struggle to write it?

RusPaw shows each stroke step by step, so you can see how printed letters become handwriting and practise them yourself. A printed т, for example, is handwritten like an m.

  • Stroke guidance: see the order and direction of every stroke.
  • Tracing: follow the guide with your finger, then tap Next.
  • Copying: write letters and words without the guide.
  • Practice: Undo or Clear and try again until it feels natural.
Illustrative preview of a handwriting task: printed Т т becomes handwritten т, traced with your finger along a stroke guide, with Next, Undo stroke and Clear controls.
Vũ Minh Nguyệt (Luna Vu), founder of RusPaw, wearing glasses and a dark T-shirt

The Founder's story

Welcome to RusPaw: an app to learn Russian systematically, and understand the language and Russian culture in depth

From fearing Russian to loving it, and building RusPaw

During my years at the University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, I was lucky to have the chance to explore Russian in depth. To be honest, at first I was rather afraid of Russian: an unfamiliar alphabet, complex grammar rules and pronunciation that was far from easy. But the more I learned, the more I realised that Russian opens up a much bigger world.

Through the language, I discovered the richness of Russian literature, stories from history, cultural traditions and the way Russian people think, feel and see life. Some things seemed unfamiliar at first, but as I understood them more deeply, I found a sense of closeness and some fascinating similarities. The longer I spent with Russian culture, the more that early fear quietly turned into love.

After leaving university, I had more chances to talk with Russian people in everyday life. Those experiences strengthened my belief that language opens culture, human relationships and different ways of understanding the world.

I believe learning Russian is not only about learning to communicate. It is also a chance to reach a literature of great value, explore Russian history and culture, broaden your own perspective and find new opportunities in study, work and life.

That love is what led me to start building RusPaw, an app for people who want to learn Russian seriously. With lessons organised along a CEFR-referenced path, knowledge based on reliable academic sources and a combination of grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, communication and culture, RusPaw is being built to make learning Russian more structured, more accessible and more meaningful.

I hope RusPaw will be a companion for you, whether you are just getting to know the Cyrillic alphabet or have studied Russian for a while and want to understand it more deeply.

Above all, I hope that through RusPaw you will not only learn Russian and speak Russian, but also grow to love and understand the wide world behind the language.

Vũ Minh Nguyệt (Luna Vu)
Founder of RusPaw

Teaching Russian? We would like to hear from you.

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RusPaw starts from the very beginning, with Cyrillic and sounds. Join the waitlist for launch updates and news about the learning path.

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Questions

Who is RusPaw for?

RusPaw is for people who are studying, people who need Russian at work, and people preparing for TRKI (TORFL) or another Russian certificate. It is also for travellers, for people who want to learn the language while learning about Russian culture, and for people who want to practise speaking.

You can start before you know Cyrillic. Jerry and Jargan study with you from the first lessons.

What does a Russian lesson on RusPaw include?

Each lesson moves from sounds and letters to speaking, listening to a short passage and answering, seeing why a word changes its ending in a sentence, and practising handwritten Russian. When a sound is still unclear, you can play back your own sentence. Grammar is explained in the sentence you are studying.

Jerry explains the difficult point and gives you time to try again. Jargan brings you into a conversation. Short culture notes, such as a place name or a line of poetry, appear between lessons so the vocabulary stays tied to how people live and speak.

Where does the RusPaw Russian path start, and where does it lead?

The path follows a CEFR reference from A0 to C1. At A0 you learn letters and sounds, then short sentences. The next lesson uses what the previous one taught, and earlier material returns as you progress.

C1 is the end of the path, not a result the lessons promise after a few weeks. From the first levels onward, the material is for classwork, for communication at work, and for everyday conversation. If you are unsure of your level, begin with Cyrillic and pronunciation.

Does RusPaw charge for Russian lessons?

RusPaw has not published a price, so this page does not state one. Leave your email on the waitlist. When the price and the launch plan are settled, you will be notified.

Joining the waitlist is not a purchase. The email is used only to tell you when the lessons are ready.

Which phones will RusPaw run on?

RusPaw will be available on iPhone and Android. The lessons are short enough to study for a few minutes, between classes or after work.

Repeating a sentence, listening once more, or writing a few letters is part of the lesson.

In which language are RusPaw lessons explained?

The language of instruction in the app is Vietnamese, German, English, and Japanese. The website is available in the same four languages.