Product Description

Colloquial Russian is easy to use and completely brilliant! Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Russian. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

What makes Colloquial Russian your best choice in personal language learning?
* interactive - lots of dialogues and exercises for regular practice
* clear - concise grammar notes
* practical - useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide
* complete - including answer key and special reference section

By the end of this rewarding course you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in a broad range of situations.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #506337 in Books
• Published on: 1997-09-08
• Original language: Russian, English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Customer Reviews

It's really a good textbook!
When I first time found this book in the university library,I was attracted by this book so much,and again and again I reborrowed this book from the liberary.And when I travelled in Russia last year I bought the travel guide of lonely planet series,it also recommends this book as good russian textbook.Finally I decided to have one my own copy ,and I searched it at Amazon.com.

But when I saw the general review of this book I was surprised that this book has "only" three stars!And I can't help but write a review to counterbalance it.This is really a rather good one on the market with its relatively low price.The downstairs said that this book doesn't have English translation to accompany the Russian text.I don't see it as a drawback.If there's English translation beside the Russian text,you would probably rely on the English translation and would not spend time to read the Russian one, which I think will hinder the learning of a new language.

The content of this book is well organized and the materials are very authentic whihout losing fun.I really think it's one of the best text book for the beginners of this difficult language, and I truly recommend this to everyone who would puck up Russian language efficiently and happily!

a friendly and quite comprehensive introduction
This is one of the better courses in the Routledge Colloquial Series, many of which are plaged by irritations ranging from typographical errors to incomplete grammatical explantions to simply not adequately glossing new vocabulary. This book avoids all of these problems and provides a very stimulating introduction to a language that most learners will find full of challenges. Since texts are not translated into English it will be necessary to 'over-learn' the vocabulary in each lesson, and maybe even the grammatical coverage before moving on to tackling the Russian. This material is so well prepared that the crutch of an English translation really isn't necessary, although even very independent students might need to consult with a teacher or native speaker from time to time. Those who prefer a slower pace have some nice alternatives- try "Teach Yourself Russian", "The Penguin Russian Course" or Duff's oldie-but-goodie "Russian for Beginners". The last two don't have any audio, though.

Good book, but the pace was a little fast
I have read and used a lot of language books and I didn't feel like this book really helped the students along well enough. The first few chapters, I was excited about learning Russian, but by chapter 5 I was lost. I have even taken Russian in college before. So I guess I just think the pace of this book is a bit fast or illogical.