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The New Penguin Russian Course

by Nicholas J. Brown

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Publisher Comments:

The New Penguin Russian Course is designed to provide students with an excellent command of basic Russian. Ideal as a self-tutor or as a supplement for those attending language classes, it aims to take the reader to the equivalent of A-level standard. The emphasis is on acquiring vocabulary, experiencing conversational language and learning useful grammar.

The New Penguin Russian Course contains: a key to all exercises; English translations of all the Russian texts; a vocabulary of over 1500 words; common expressions and full explanations of essential grammar points; revision exercises at five-lesson intervals; and a glossary of grammatical terms.

With thirty lessons to take you to profiency, The New Penguin Russian Course is an accessible and indispensable companion to gaining a practical knowledge of Russian.

Synopsis:

This course is designed to introduce the learner through translation extracts to the culture and life of the modern (post-glasnost) Soviet Union, as well as to the Russian language.

Synopsis:

A new edition of this definitive beginner's Russian course, which is widely used on university syllabuses throughout the country. *Previously appeared in March Buyer's Notes*

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underworld_lucid_dreamer, August 18, 2008 (view all comments by underworld_lucid_dreamer)
Answering the last reviewer's question:
No. There isn't, but you can get The Berlitz Basic Russian Workbook.

As for the book, it is the most authoritative textbook out there. If you go to any forums where learning Russian is discussed the name of the book will always come up. The only shortcoming of this book is the lack of an audio CD that will help you with the pronunciation. That's why you may need to get The Teach Yourself Russian Complete Course, but this is not really necessary as you can always work on your accent later.

If you're serious about learning Russian and don't have plenty of money to spend then this definitely is the book to get. You can find a lot of websites that will help you with your pronunciation or you can buy the Abby Lingvo dictionary, which is going to be useful on the long run.

As for the first lesson, there are a lot of YouTube videos that will help you practice your Cyrillic. After that you'll be going at a good rate. You won't be having any problems with Cyrillic by the time you reach the tenth lesson(out of 30).
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danmat2, June 28, 2006 (view all comments by danmat2)
Are there any additional exercises on-line that go with the chapters?
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780140120417
Subtitle:
A Complete Course for Beginners
Author:
Brown, Nicholas J.
Author:
Fennell, J.L. I.
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Location:
London :
Subject:
Grammar
Subject:
Russian
Subject:
English
Subject:
Textbooks for foreign speakers
Subject:
Russian language
Subject:
Russian language -- Grammar.
Subject:
General Foreign Language Study
Copyright:
1996
Series Volume:
v. 9, no. 4
Publication Date:
December 1996
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
528
Dimensions:
708x514x91 73
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