Bonjour !
I'm Viktor. I did French and Russian at Bristol, lived a year in Marseille and Kyrgyzstan, and I run lessons where you actually talk. You'll speak in your first lesson. Honestly, it works.
Salut, moi c'est Viktor 👋
Говорим по-русски!
During my degree I lived abroad for a year. Half in Marseille, half in Bishkek. I ordered coffee wrong, missed buses, got laughed at, and came home fluent. That's the plan for you too. Minus the buses.
Six months in France's loudest city. Marseille French is quick and full of slang, nothing like the listening exams. Once you can follow a marseillais at full speed, the exam recording feels slow.
Six months in Central Asia speaking Russian every day. Markets, marshrutkas, minus twenty winters. The mountains and the hospitality got me. The little mark in my logo is a tunduk, the crown of a Kyrgyz yurt.
Tap a card. These are some of my favourites, and the kind of thing we end up laughing about in lessons.
Grammar matters, but confidence comes from saying things out loud. Every lesson is built around actual conversation at your level. Even if your level is "bonjour" and not much else yet.
Doing A-levels? I work to your exam spec. Essay technique, speaking practice with the photo cards and themes, and the listening habits that quietly pick up marks.
No two students get the same lesson. We start with a free intro call so I can hear where you're at, what's blocking you, and what you actually want the language for.
Proper exam prep for French or Russian. Essays, speaking, listening and translation, spread sensibly across the term instead of crammed into a panicked Easter.
Keeping your speaking sharp, sorting the grammar your lectures rushed past, or getting ready for your own year abroad. I was you about five minutes ago.
For work, for travel, for family, or just because you fancy it. Lessons built around your life. No school drills, unless you secretly enjoy them.
A relaxed chat about where you're at and where you want to get to. You decide if I'm the right fit. No pressure, no sales pitch.
Book yoursTen weekly lessons with a clear plan from week one. The best way to make real progress, especially in an exam year.
Good for a boost before a speaking exam, an interview or a trip. Or to try a full lesson before you commit to a block.
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I've played escape rooms all over the world. Tokyo alleys, clockwork libraries, the lot. It's what I love about languages too. A puzzle that looks impossible right up until it clicks.
Pick a day, pick a time, send it over. I'll confirm by email the same day, usually much faster.
Weekday evenings and Saturday mornings are my usual hours.
Your email app should have opened with everything filled in. Hit send and Viktor will confirm your slot.
Requests aren't confirmed until Viktor replies. He's quick, promise.
Lessons are the main thing I do, but two languages come in handy for all sorts. If you need something French or Russian sorted, written, checked or translated, I can probably help. And if I can't, I'll tell you straight.
French or Russian into English. Letters, documents, applications, family papers. Careful translations that read like they were written in English in the first place, not fed through a machine.
Essays, coursework and dissertations written in French or Russian. I'll catch the errors that cost marks and leave comments on everything, so you actually learn from the corrections.
Mock speaking sessions before GCSE, A-level or uni orals. Real exam conditions, photo cards, role plays, and straight feedback on what to fix before the real thing.
Applying for a languages degree? I'll help you write a statement admissions tutors actually want to read, and get you ready for any interviews that follow.
Off to France, or somewhere Russian-speaking? Five practical lessons covering what you'll actually need. Ordering, directions, small talk, and not looking like a lost tourist.
Need to ring a French landlord, email a Russian archive, or make sense of an official letter? I'll join the call or handle the back and forth so nothing gets lost.
Send me what you're trying to do and I'll tell you honestly if I can help, how long it'll take and what it'll cost. No obligation, no jargon.
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