The very best place to learn how to speak Russian, is to live in Russian or the Ukraine, where Russian is spoken prevalently. But for those, who are learning alone, in a western country, it seems virtually impossible. Therefore.
It pays to make many Russian friends and perhaps have an intimaite Russian affair. Self learning students of online Russian language courses need something that can actually keep in their memory the active vocabulary of Russian, while they are in the English-speaking environment. This is why I recommend audio programs and listening to popular Russian music.
You may not understand the words, but eventually the words sit in your head and reveal themselves when you train with Russian language software. Only songs repeated through enjoyment can be memorized by people and kept in their minds for years, or even through their lives. Also, the best places to meet new russian friends is to find the countries that they travel to for holiday.
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