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.

Основатель собственной школы для билингвов (онлайн и офлайн) и автор методики обучения русскому языку детей с нуля. По моей системе уже создано 11 учебников серии “Скажи: Привет!”, которые используют преподаватели и родители по всему миру.

“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-канал “Diana Bukaeva”
Создатель обучающих видео по лексике и грамматике РКИ для детей

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

Форум преподавателей русского языка Северной Англии (Лидс, Великобритания) — спикер, 2 года подряд
Международная конференция по билингвизму (Парма и Милан, Италия) — регулярное участие спикера
Международная конференция в Будапеште (Венгрия) — спикер
Конференция в Дюссельдорфе (Германия) — спикер
Ежегодная «Мастерская по РКИ для детей-билингвов» — приглашённый спикер
Другие международные онлайн-конференции и профессиональные мероприятия по РКИ

“Скажи: Привет!” – учебники по русскому как иностранному для детей (год 1, год 2), в том числе 
“4 слова в день” – пособие по лексике для детей
“1 правило в неделю” – пособие по грамматике

“Интенсив по грамматике” для детей (1 год обучения РКИ)


“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-канал “Diana Bukaeva” – обучающие видео по лексике и грамматике РКИ

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.


У меня есть профессиональное образование и в области РКИ, и в методике преподавания английского как иностранного, что позволяет мне применять самые эффективные международные подходы в обучении.


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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