Russian for Business
Communicate professionally in Russian — emails, meetings, and negotiations.
About this course
A business Russian course for learners with basic Russian who want to communicate professionally. Topics include formal correspondence, business meeting language, negotiation vocabulary, numbers and contracts, and the cultural context needed to work effectively with Russian-speaking partners.
Target audience: Professionals doing business in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, or Kazakhstan; heritage speakers improving formal Russian
What you will learn
- Business Russian
- Formal Russian correspondence
- Russian negotiation vocabulary
- Russian meeting language
Course syllabus
10 modules · video + exercises
- 1Business vocabulary: company structures, roles, and departments
- 2Formal email writing in Russian
- 3Telephone and video call language
- 4Meetings: opening, agenda, discussion, and closing
- 5Numbers, dates, and financial terminology
- 6Negotiation language: proposals, concessions, and agreement
- 7Reading Russian contracts and official documents
- 8Business culture and etiquette in Russian-speaking markets
- 9Presentations: structure and key phrases
- 10Written reports and executive summaries
Prerequisites
- –Basic Russian (Cyrillic alphabet and present-tense verbs)
Frequently asked questions
Does this course start from the Cyrillic alphabet?
No. This course requires basic Russian — you should be able to read Cyrillic and form simple present-tense sentences. A separate "Russian for Beginners" course covers the alphabet and foundations.
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