Learning Russian cursive is just as important as learning English cursive. Without being able to read it you won't understand signs, teacher notes on the blackboard, or handwritten letters and cards from friends. Also printing is very slow, you'll take faster notes if you can write in cursive. It's easy to learn if you just buy a childrens' penmanship textbook or notebook. Get the kind that has the arrows on the lines of each letter, showing how to make the strokes. Take tracing paper (onionskin paper) and practice tracing over the letters. You'll be writing in no time!