This book constitutes the first dictionary in the fields of East Slavic folklore studies and ethnolinguistics to catalog proper names appearing in Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian riddles. The material, collected and systematized by the author, significantly expands our understanding of the East Slavic worldview, as well as the typology of riddles and related genres. The first part of the...

A collection of poems, accompanied by exercises.

The collection *V.I. Dal and the Society of Lovers of Russian Literature* comprises speeches delivered at Society meetings by P.I. Melnikov-Pechersky and I.S. Aksakov—all dedicated to V.I. Dal—as well as scholarly studies examining Dal’s collaboration with the Society, the Society’s contribution to the development of linguistics and folklore studies between 1811 and 1930, and contemporary...

Reader with questions and exercises.

The book presents an abridged version of the novel ‘Anna Karenina’ by the great Russian writer of the 19th century L.N. Tolstoy. This is a classic love triangle. The passionate love that the heroine experiences for a brilliant officer ends in tragedy for her. The feeling of guilt before her family, the conventions of high society push her to suicide. The text of the novel is adapted (B1),...