No systematic studies so far have examined the way how Korean native speakers and Russian learners of Korean language can reduce the extent of communication problems arising as a result of cultural differences between the two groups. Since Korean teachers, as well as Korean textbook authors, are encountering great difficulties in the process of preparation of their teaching materials, the need for preliminary cross-cultural education that would highlight the influence of the Russian cultural and linguistic background on the process of Korean language learning is eminent. This paper is focusing on the different types of communication problems between Russian learners of Korean and Korean native speakers from the cross-cultural point of view. I compare the Russian and Korean cultures based on the low and high context communication criteria suggested by Hall(1976), and on four main cultural dimensions proposed by Hofstede(1980).