I want to learn russian. would reading a dostoevsky novel in the original language be a good way of doing this...

i want to learn russian. would reading a dostoevsky novel in the original language be a good way of doing this? it's not really like the germanic/romantic languages that a lot of english speakers are able to learn because they are already similar to english.. is it doable? has anyone here learned russian?

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Sounds easy to me senpai, just read and let that Russian syntax sink in. You should be perfectly fluent after your third Dosto.

Of course not, you need the basics first. Once you have passable literacy levels you might do okay, but you're guaranteed to need a dictionary.

i am doing all the free babble courses on the language, it seems like a lot of words are fairly similar, you'd just need a cypher until you memorize the alphabet because it throws you off easily.

for instance, И sounds like I, B sounds like WV, H sounds like N, ы sounds like y, Д sounds like D, etc..

but the words they form, at least the smaller ones i've heard, are very similar to their english counterpart.

i only ask because i have heard of people learning simply by reading. obviously cultural immersion is the best way, but russia is far away

Maybe it'll work for you, who knows. I'd arm myself with a russki-English dictionary first, and maybe start with a couple easier reads, but go for it if you really feel it'll work out.

I should mention - I did try to pick up a language through reading, but realized I'd always be stuck at a simplistic level. Took a few semesters worth of lessons, now back at bat. It's working out a lot better this time.

ah. i'm not in college. i'll see if i can find a simpler russian to start with. i may also see if i can get actual russian lessons, though it may be hard to do since it's not such a common language to learn in the states

If you live in a city you should be able to find a tutor easily

i don't, it's a military town, there is a college here but it is small. most people just move here to get a job on base and there isn't much here if you don't want to work for the government. either way, i'll probably postpone learning russian because i should probably learn greek first, it's more important to me because of theological and philosophical texts.

the reason i want to learn russian is because one day i want to visit and/or move to russia, something about it draws me, plus russian girls are 10/10

I've never thought about a tutor for a language, before, what are the average prices? It hardly seems economical vs going to school.