Abstract. In the last decade, the use of innovative technologies in the methodology of teaching Russian as a foreign language has become increasingly important. This article provides an overview of materials on modern computer technology released over the past few years. The research methods were descriptive, continuous sampling, statistical analysis. In the course of the study, the main directions were identified that allow drawing conclusions about the possibilities of using and expediency of using innovative technologies in the process of teaching the Russian language to foreigners. A significant increase in the number of publications on the stated topics indicates the prospects for innovative technologies in the classroom in a foreign audience. The issue of using innovative technologies in the process of teaching in general and in the process of teaching Russian as a foreign language (RFL) in particular seems to be particularly relevant in recent decades due to the increase in the general technical level of support, the development of the methodology itself, which is constantly in search of the most effective, affordable methods, techniques, teaching methods aimed at “achieving the maximum possible mutual understanding in a multipolar world” (Strelchuk, Lonskaya, 2018: 751).