Steve Kaufmann's Journey to Learning Russian

What was Steve Kaufmann's primary focus in his approach to learning languages?

• Speaking practice

• Writing essays

• Listening and reading

• Grammar rules

Which platform did Steve Kaufmann use in the early stages of learning Russian?

• Rosetta Stone

• Duolingo

• Babbel

• LingQ

What type of Russian content did Steve Kaufmann initially use to immerse himself in the language?

• Russian newspapers

• Russian DVDs and CDs

• Russian TV shows

• Russian podcasts

How did Steve Kaufmann describe the modern Russian movies compared to the Soviet ones?

• Less accessible

• More educational

• Less entertaining

• More violent

What was one of the first audio books Steve listened to in Russian?

• War and Peace

• The Kreutzer Sonata

• Crime and Punishment

• Anna Karenina

Which radio station played a significant role in Steve's Russian learning journey?

• Radio Free Europe

• BBC Russian

• Ekho Moskvy

• Voice of America

What did Steve Kaufmann say about the complexity of Russian grammar?

• It's similar to English

• It's straightforward

• It's complex with many exceptions

• It's easy to master

What did Steve Kaufmann say about the impact of Ekho Moskvy on his learning?

• It was a major influence

• It was not helpful

• It was only occasionally useful

• It was too biased

Which Slavic language did Steve learn after Russian?

• Slovak

• Polish

• Ukrainian

• Czech

How did learning Russian influence Steve's exploration of other languages?

• It discouraged him from learning more

• It had no impact on his language learning

• It made him focus only on Russian

• It opened the door to other Slavic languages