Olga Birioukova is a World Languages Center professor at Northeastern University rated 2.94/5 by 346 students, with 3.37/5 difficulty and 50.0% who would take them again (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Olga Birioukova professor reviews and ratings: 2.94/5 from 346 student reviews at Northeastern (50.0% would take again). TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
Love this woman for Russian which is saying a lot. If you just show up to class and participate and try to match her energy it'll reflect on your grade. Some homework nothing too difficult and tests are easy too. For a very difficult language I could not ask for a better teacher.RSSN1101 2025-12-14 06:15:09 +0000 UTC
Stick to rules, harsh, treat essays like linguistic functions rather than creative impressions.ESLG0700 2024-08-29 19:34:46 +0000 UTC
I have previous Russian experience which def made this course easier for me but I thought Olga was generally a good professor. Class is participation heavy/interactive rather than lecture which helped with practicing.RSSN1101 2024-11-22 22:33:54 +0000 UTC
This is the worst teacher I have ever seen. No one who has taken her class will give her a positive comment. Although the atmosphere in her class is very good, she is extremely cruel after class. She won't give you a chance to correct your homework and will only give you a very low grade(50%-80%). No one gets an A, and almost no one gets an A-.ESLG0700 2022-09-30 01:24:24 +0000 UTC
Olga Birioukova has an average rating of 2.94/5 from 346 student reviews. 50.0% of students said they would take them again.
Olga Birioukova's classes have a difficulty rating of 3.37/5 based on student reviews.
Olga Birioukova has taught RSSN1101, CMMN1102, ESLG0550, ESLG0720, RSSN1102, ESLG0700, ESLG0234, ESLG0095, ESLG0510, ESLG0264, ESLG0520 at Northeastern.
Data updated July 2026.