modern literary texts, texts written specifically for the book, paintings, and newspaper and magazine articles. The textbook clarifies and explains Russian thought and cultural practices, while furthering the development of communicative ability and grammatical accuracy in the intermediate/advanced student of Russian. | ??? ??????? contains twelve lessons, with the twelfth lesson serving as a review lesson. The lessons are richly illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs. In addition, carefully designed drawings enhance the cultural flavor of the lessons. | ??? ??????? has an extensive Russian-English and English-Russian Vocabulary for the main texts of each lesson and a full complement of appendices for reference. Students will find many helpful tables and inflectional endings, summary charts of grammatical materials, and extensive information on verb forms, aspectual usage, and verb governance. | ??? ??????? Exercise Book contains both written and oral activities designed to enrich the learning experience, to activate new vocabulary, and for practice of new grammatical structures. The listening comprehension passages and the main texts of the lessons can be heard on an audiotape recorded by native speakers.

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