Passion Project Update #1

I've only had one Passion Project so far, and that day was spent organizing. I made a chart that described what I wanted to learn each week. My goal is to teach myself basic Russian in twelve weeks. I know I won't be glued to my "schedule", and that I will switch around what I learn, but I just wanted to have a basic understanding of what I'm doing. This up coming week I'm going to learn about the background of the Russian language. How it came to be, and if it changed in any way to be what it is today?