Learning Russian...
For me I've found it to be a little difficult, but with a professor/teacher things go a lot more smoothly.
Before I was in class though, there used to be this really good website about learning the language. I seem to have misplaced it after my computer crash, and I unfortunately haven't been able to find it since.
However! I did do an interest search and found some good websites for reference:
MasterRussian.com - I'm sure you've all been here, but they do have some pretty good articles. I'm just adding it here for those who haven't seen it yet.
LanguageHelpers.com - This site has an interactive 'Russian Alphabet' which also shows you the handwritten Russian along with the typed Russian. If you click on one of the characters of the alphabet, you'll get the sound of the letter too!
An Introduction to Russian - A good little site made for an intro to Russian, has good links, and a good way to start into the language too.
An On-line Russian Reference -Grammar - I haven't gone through the entire site, but it seems to be a good start to some Russian grammar *dies*... I stink at Russian Grammar.
Otherwise, I've been taking my own lessons through University of Waterloo here in Canada, and we're learning through the textbook called "Golosa". It has a corresponding website with the text
here. If I have time before next week, I may be able to digitize the first chapter the book text and share it here. I don't have the teachers answer guide though.
In regards to english/russian-russian/english dictionaries, and other helpful things. I've been sticking with the most recent edition of
Oxford's Russian Dictionary, and the
Oxford Russian Mini Dictionary (for travel and class). I have also purchased Oxford's
'Grammar and Verbs' pocket book since I stink at grammar, I've found that it's pretty helpful.