I haven't made a ton of headway, but I have a good grasp at the alphabet at this point. Once you get that, the rest will be easier--don't bother trying to romanize it, it doesn't translate well that way.
Check out this playlist, I just found it a couple weeks ago and she's uploading a new video every week. The rest of her channel is good, too, but this is where you want to start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYRZupz6rdw&list=PLx1Hrg5Bg3xrnm30dNPZ5q2R9J6Zz2vUq
I have a ton of PDFs and other ebooks for Russian language as well--though I don't learn really well that way.
I also found this playlist a while back, though it's considerably drier--maybe it will work better for you. She focuses a lot more on the alphabet and handwriting: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF2F566484C119BF4
don't bother trying to romanize it, it doesn't translate well that way.
That is fantastic advice
Wrong! The alphabet is by far the easiest part. Really, might take 2 weeks before you can read the alphabet. The grammar is absolutely insane. You better really love conjugation, adjective declinations, and memorizing gender and the forms these take in many different cases because that is where you will be spending your time.
Are you saying that from someone that knows Russian, or someone that has learned Russian?
I know some various Slavic talk, but I want to read and write Russian. What is the best way to do that?