self-taught russian

• самоу́чка

  autodidact, a self-taught person

• начётчик

  person well-read in the Scriptures, self-taught Scripture scholar, well-read man (in church books)

  dogmatist, literalist, pedant

Examples

• Это доморощенный философ без образования.

  He’s a self-taught philosopher with no formal education.

• Мой дед был талантливым самоучкой.

  My grandfather was a talented self-taught man.

• Она играет на гитаре как самоучка, но очень хорошо.

  She plays the guitar as a self-taught musician, but very well.

• Многие известные программисты - самоучки.

  Many famous programmers are self-taught.

• Самоизоляция многих научила работать из дома.

  Self-isolation taught many people how to work from home.