This textbook is designed for students who begin to learn Russian. It starts with alphabet and gradually introduces students to the common phrases, widely used lexicon, and contemporary Russian culture. Textbook contains plenty of colored photographs on every page, and offers grammar explanations as well as exercises. In addition to the book there is a booklet with a glossary which contains all...

Russian Grammar in Pictures for Beginners. The systematized illustrated guide on Russian grammar for students who begin to learn Russian. Can be used both in groups and for self-study. Contains 270 pictures with words. Each of the tables is accompanied with methodical recommendations (in Russian) on how to better use them. Level: B1.

Александр Солженицын — русский писатель, публицист, общественный деятель, лауреат Нобелевской премии по литературе («За нравственную силу, с которой он продолжил традиции великой русской литературы», 1970), лауреат Государственной премии Российской Федерации за выдающиеся достижения в области гуманитарной деятельности (2006), академик Российской академии наук. В настоящее издание вошли ранние...

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el centers on the Compson family, former Southern aristocrats who are struggling to deal with the dissolution of their family and its reputation. The novel is separated into four distinct sections. The first, April 7, 1928, is written from the perspective of Benjamin Benjy Compson, a 33-year-old man with severe mental handicaps. The second section, June 2, 1910, focuses on Quentin Compson,...

Collection of lectures on Don Quixote Nabokov gave at Harvard University in 1951-1952.

From Amazon: Only serious cineastes will seek out this collection of conversations with Luis Bunuel (1900-1983), but their efforts will be amply repaid with a wealth of information about the Spanish filmmaker's techniques. Mexican film scholars de la Colina and Perez Turrent spent some 50 hours interviewing Bunuel; here they supply transcripts in which his quicksilver wit fairly gleams....

ets of Norway's capital in pursuit of nourishment. In four episodes he meets a number of more or less mysterious persons, the most notable being Ylajali, a young woman with whom he has a semi-sexual encounter. This woman haunts him and he attempts to refind her to no avail. The character falls into traps of his own making, and with a lack of food, warmth and basic comfort, his mind turns slowly...

The Rosy Crucifixion: Sexus. Plexus. Nexus. Three books under one cover. Sexus is the first volume of a series called The Rosy Crucifixion, in which Miller completes his major life work. It was written in the United States during World War II, and first published in Paris in 1949. Of this remarkable project, Lawrence Durrell has said: ‘The completion of his seven-volume autobiography, if it...

Author summarizes his theory of psychological aikido, introducing psychological methods of influencing people, resolution of conflicts, building good relationships with family, friends, and coworkers. Book is addressed to psychologists, business owners, teachers, and everybody else who is interested in establishing effective communication.

The book includes the story The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and 14 short stories (Tales of the Jazz Age). True American classics.