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Liliya Ward

Russian and English tutor in London

I am a London-based private teacher of Russian and English.

I teach individual students and groups; I teach in person and online via Skype, Zoom and Teams

I collaborate with various language schools. You can view my full CV here


I studied Russian and English Philology at Kazan University (Russia) and obtained my doctoral degree in Russian Linguistics in 2000.

I also have an MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience from the University College London.

After graduating I started working as a lecturer at Kazan university teaching at the Department of the Romance and Germanic Languages.

I have been working as a private Russian tutor for 14 years. I have been a language teacher for 25 years.

Connect with me on LinkedIn here

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I teach Russian


  • to adults of all levels from complete beginners to advanced learners (levels A1 to C2)
  • to bilingual children whose parents want them to learn to read and write in Russian
  • to native English children not speaking Russian at all
  • to teenagers preparing for their Russian GCSE exams
  • to those advanced learners who wish to take their TRKI exams
  • to actors interested in the Russian accent and/or Russian phonetics

I teach English



  • to adults of all levels from complete beginners to advanced learners (levels A1 to C2)
  • to those preparing for their IELTS exams
  • to those wishing to take their CPE exam or those wishing to do the course at C2 Level (Cambridge English)
  • to those wishing to improve their pronunciation (I specialise in Phonetics!)
  • to those wishing to take their Life in the UK exam