Teach Yourself Russian

by Daphne West

- a good, clear introduction to spoken and written Russian. Includes a course book containing dialogues, grammatical notes, exercises and cultural information, together with two CDs with recordings of most of the dialogues and some of the exercises. This is a good book for beginners.

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Colloquial Russian: The Complete Course for Beginners

by Svetlana Le Fleming & Susan E. Kay

- a good introduction to spoken and written Russian. Includes a course book containing dialogues, grammatical notes, exercises and cultural information, together with two cassettes with recordings of some of the dialogues and exercises. The Russian text is written in the Cyrillic alphabet throughout.

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Colloquial Russian 2: The Next Step in Language Learning

by Svetlana Le Fleming & Susan E. Kay

- a intermediate-level course in spoken and written Russian which helps you to review and expand your knowledge of the language. Includes a textbook and two audio cassettes or CDs with recordings of some of the dialogues and exercises.

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TeachMe! Russian

- a CD-ROM that helps you to learn Russian vocabulary and grammar. Includes an AutoLearn feature, and a selection of stories that you can read and listen to.

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The Oxford Russian Dictionary: Russian-English English-Russian

by Della Thompson (Editor)

- an excellent, up-to-date Russian-English, English-Russian dictionary containing over 45,000 words and phrases.

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The Oxford Russian Grammar and Verbs

by Terence Wade

- an excellent, clear, concise guide to the grammar of written and spoken Russian. Covers all the essentials and also the exceptions. Includes numerous example sentences illustrating the grammatical points.

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A Comprehensive Russian Grammar

by Terence Wade

- a comprehensive, in-depth guide to the grammar of written and spoken Russian. Includes numerous example sentences taken from comtemporary literature and media sources illustrating the grammatical points. This book is suitable for intermediate to advanced level students of Russian.

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501 Russian Verbs: Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses Alphabetically Arranged

by Thomas R., Jr. Beyer

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Lonely Planet Russian Phrasebook

By James Jenkins

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Teach Yourself Russian Language Life and Culture

by Stephen Webber and Tatyana Webber

- an interesting introduction to Russian society and culture. Covers a wide range of topics, including literature, music, language, art, architecture, cinema, theatre, science, the media, politics, education, health, work, leisure, transport, family and religion. It isn't a language textbook, though each chapter does include a list of useful Russian words and phrases, and further examples of key vocabulary appear in the main text.

This book also contains a guide to additional reading, useful websites and places of interest. If you're learning Russian, or just interested in Russian, this book is essential reading.

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