Advice worth listening to when learning the russian language
The theory of accelerated learning explains that you need to be in a certain state of mind before you can start to really learn and understand new ideas and skills and Russian language learning is no different.
One nugget of advice that I gleaned from the excellent book Accelerated Learning By Colin Rose was listening to classical music while listening to a audio tape of spoken Russian. The stacator music helps the mind enter just the right condition for learning the new lanauge like a sponge.
For more information on acclerated language learning check out acceleratedlearning.com where you can purchase the book and read some great articles on the subject.