Recently I started learning Russian. Nothing serious yet and mostly with Duolingo. I’m around level 17 and I probably know about 200 words so far. Still very beginner, but I already learned the Russian alphabet, which was the first big step. Once you learn the letters, Russian suddenly becomes less mysterious. At least you can read it, even if you don’t understand everything.
One of the main reasons I started is that one day I’d like to read Dostoevsky in the original Russian. It’s a long-term goal, because his books are difficult even for native speakers. But it would be interesting to read them without translation.
There are also some less serious reasons. For example, being able to jokingly tell people that I’m a secret agent.
If I keep going, Russian would become the fourth language I can speak at some level. Romanian is my native language, and I already use English and Spanish. Russian is very different from all of them, which actually makes it interesting.
This post is not really important for anyone else. It’s more like a note for myself: like writing down random things in a notebook, similar to keeping track of cars I’ve driven or projects I started.
Also, maybe it will help me understand Russian players in Counter-Strike one day. Don't know why I get lobbies with lots of Russians and Ukranians
