Russian was my first language, and my mother taught it in university. So I can say with absolute conviction that you've jumped in at the deep end. Nothing wrong with that, but be aware of it.
The cryptic link in the second comment goes to an internet grammar site, which is helpful. Just start parsing (English) sentences, with someone to make sure you've started out right, and it'll fall into place. The commenter above who said English is too undeclined / unconjugated to be very useful is partly right. But it's real murder learning the basics of grammar *and* a language like Russian all at once. Lots of people, by the way, myself included, only learned the grammar of their native language after studying a foreign one. You're not doing this backwards at all!
Comic books like Tintin (where there is a certain amount of actual speech) are a great way to learn languages. Get a copy in English, one in Russian, and enjoy.
All that said, a caveat: Russian does have a grammar, but once you've learned that, then you get to learn all the exceptions, which is how people actually use it.... Really, it's simpler to take a year abroad and pick it up by osmosis. |
