Reddit reviews Russian for Russians (Russian Edition)

Get this book: https://www.amazon.com/Russian-Russians-Olga-Kagan/dp/0893573019

[Moderators: a question like this is asked here by heritage speakers fairly regularly. Can this title be added to the Resources list in the sidebar?]

https://www.amazon.com/Russian-Russians-Olga-Kagan/dp/0893573019 <- this book

Ignore the other guy. It shouldn't take too much time if you can already understand it. What you need to do is start reading (out loud!) and listening to media. Try to speak with family members - but exposure only to them isn't enough.

Since you don't actively speak Surzhik, you won't have to "fix" it - and it's not the hardest thing in the world anyhow. You just need to actually use the language.

E.g. : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv_HG97735E

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https://www.amazon.com/Russian-Russians-Olga-Kagan/dp/0893573019

If you're serious, take a look at Olga Kagan's Russian for Russians - as one reviewer says, it's "who grew up speaking Russian at home but never really learned to read and write it properly- a common phenomenon for those of us who are immigrants or children of immigrants."

Can't speak to it's quality, but this has been linked before in this sub for heritage speakers: https://www.amazon.com/Russian-Russians-Olga-Kagan/dp/0893573019

I've seen this book recommended for your situation https://www.amazon.com/Russian-Russians-Olga-Kagan/dp/0893573019

I'd also search Russian grammar topics on YouTube if I were you. And maybe something like Duolingo or the RT learn Russian course to practice basic grammar. Presumably you'd get through them quickly.

Then start reading the news in Russian and stuff like that. Or I guess watch clips and read articles about whatever the job is.

Try this: http://www.amazon.com/Russian-Russians-Edition-Olga-Kagan/dp/0893573019.

There are textbooks and classes specifically designed for heritage speakers, which are people like you who were raised around the language but didn't receive much instruction in it. Many heritage speakers don't even learn to read or write their language, so you have an advantage there.

I haven't used it myself, but Русский для русских is very highly regarded as a textbook for heritage speakers of Russian. I studied under one of its co-authors, myself. The book has an accompanying website with audio recordings and practice exercises, too.