About the Author

Diana Bukaeva

I am a teacher of Russian as a foreign language with over 14 years of experience working with children and adults in various countries, including teaching at a university in China.

Founder of his own school for bilingual learners (both online and in-person) and author of a method for teaching Russian to children from scratch. Based on my system, 11 textbooks in the“Say: Hello!”series have already been published, which are used by teachers and parents around the world.

“I’ve had a passion for teaching ever since I was a child. It’s not just my calling—it’s my life. For many years, I taught Russian as a foreign language, and after my children grew up and I realized how difficult it is to find a good Russian teacher abroad, I began studying bilingualism and now work with Russian children living abroad.”

Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University
Teacher of Russian as a foreign language (specialist)

Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (PFUR)
Professional development courses in RFL for teaching bilingual children

SPbSU and University of Parma (Italy)
Expert in subject-language integrated learning (CLIL) for RFL/RNL

University of Cambridge

CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)

YouTube channel “Diana Bukaeva”
Creator of educational videos on vocabulary and grammar for children learning Russian as a foreign language

Dialog School for Russian Children Abroad
Founder, Teacher


(Malta) Teacher of Russian as a foreign language for children

Hunan Pedagogical University (Changsha, China), Faculty of Foreign Languages, Department of Russian Language
Teacher of Russian for foreign students

Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, Preparatory Faculty for Foreign Students
Teacher at summer courses for foreign students

Northern England Russian Language Teachers’ Forum (Leeds, UK) — speaker, 2 years in a row
International Conference on Bilingualism (Parma and Milan, Italy) — regular speaker
International Conference in Budapest (Hungary) — speaker
Conference in Düsseldorf (Germany) — speaker
Annual “Workshop on Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language to Bilingual Children” — invited speaker
Other international online conferences and professional events onteaching Russian as a foreign language

“Say: Hello!” – Russian as a Foreign Language textbooks for children (Grade 1, Grade 2), including
“4 Words a Day” – a vocabulary workbook for children
“1 Rule a Week” – a grammar workbook

“Grammar Intensive Course” for Children (1 year of Russian as a Foreign Language instruction)


“Vocabulary Words,” Grades 1–3 for bilingual students
CLIL course “World History” for bilingual students + interactive games for each section of the course
Literature workbooks for bilingual students

YouTube channel "Diana Bukaeva" – educational videos on vocabulary and grammar for Russian as a foreign language

Russian as a Foreign Language: Advanced Writing Skills for Students and Basic Russian Language Course for Master's Students (published in China).

Watch the interview with Diana Bukayeva
Read the author's articles on RFL

My materials have already been chosen by more than 700 students and teachers, and the instructional videos on my YouTube channel are helping thousands of children start speaking Russian.


I regularly speak at international conferences and train teachers who want to work with bilingual children and students without a language immersion environment.


I have professional training in both Russian as a Foreign Language (RFL) and the methodology of teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL), which enables me to apply the most effective international teaching approaches.


In addition, I am the mother of bilingual children who are growing up outside a Russian-speaking environment, so I understand not only the teaching methods but also the real challenges faced by students and parents.

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