German troops triumphantly enter Paris. Ordinary Germans rejoice in unison with the top of the Reich, anticipating the imminent defeat of England and the establishment of German world domination. In such an atmosphere, either a hero or a madman can challenge the regime. Or someone who has nothing to lose. Having received a funeral for his only son, carpenter Otto Kwangel declares war on Nazism....

Strange things are afoot in the cosmopolitan city of Lviv, western Ukraine. Seagulls are circling and the air smells salty, though Lviv is a long way from the sea.

Classic adventure of Sherlock Holmes as a parallel text in Russian and English!

The cultural dialogue between Russia and America has been going on for centuries, despite all the historical obstacles. Writers and philosophers from both countries closely followed each other's political, social, and artistic experiments.

The adapted text of the popular mystery novel. The text supplies with the stress, questions and tasks, including testes, keys, English-Russian dictionary, illustrations.

The story based on Belyaev's novel 'Professor Dowell's Head.' The reader is illustrated with photos from the popular film.

The adapted text of the classic story. The text supplies with the stress, questions and tasks, including testes, keys, illustrations.

The adapted text of the great novel classics of XIX century. The reader contains comments, test tasks, the dictionary, illustrations (photos from the recent movie series based on the novel).

The reader for B2 level includes excerpts from the memoirs of Mark Chagall, diaries of Olga Knipper-Chekhov, short story by A.Chekhov, letters of A.Pushkin, short story by A.Pushkin, short story by Isaak Babel. Includes exercises and keys.