The second part of the popular Russian language course for adults is intended for those who continue to study Russian at the basic - first level (A2-B1). The course is designed on average for 80-120 hours. Its task is to ensure the rapid development of various aspects of the language and types of speech activity. The textbook combines grammar and conversational courses. There are game tasks,...

Что говорят нам сегодня имена Амадиса Галльского, Пальмерина Английского, Дона Бельяниса Греческого, Тиранта Белого? А ведь именно как пародия на романы об этих рыцарях создавался «Хитроумный идальго Дон Кихот Ламанчский» Мигеля де Сервантеса Сааведры (1547–1616). И пародия эта на века пережила пародируемый жанр. В 2002 г. согласно опросу, проведенному среди писателей Нобелевским институтом,...

The novel ‘A Darkness Falls on the Old Steps,’ recognized as the best work of the 2000s (Russian Booker of the Decade Award, 2011), is based on the author’s family history. Alexander Pavlovich Chudakov, one of the greatest Russian philologists of the 20th

Billy and his sister, Sheena, are visiting their uncle Dr. Deep on a tiny Caribbean island. It's the perfect place to go exploring underwater...and Billy's ready for an adventure.There's only one rule to remember: Stay away from the coral reefs. Still, th

Gabe is exploring the tunnels of an ancient Egyptian pyramid. Unfortunately, Gabe is also lost! And Gabe is not alone. Someone else is in the pyramid, too.

While staying with his weird great-aunt Kathryn, Evan visits an eerie old toy store and buys a dusty can of Monster Blood. It's fun to play with at first. And Evan's dog, Trigger, likes it so much, he eats some. But then Evan notices something weird about

The Glass Bead Game is an ultra-aesthetic game which is played by the scholars, creamed off in childhood and nurtured in elite schools, in the province of Castalia. The Master of the Glass Bead Game, Joseph Knecht, holds the most exalted office in Castali

For his debut novel (Former Son, 2014), Sasha Filipenko received the Russian Prize a year ago. On the first try - a first degree diploma in the ‘Large Prose’ category. So how can you start reading the next book after this? Moreover, the author clearly ‘ma

I'm always up for a good mystery, but when the big question is what I should get Dad for his birthday, I don't have a clue! And then another mystery comes my way -- one that involves Heather Simmons, a leading candidate in the upcoming election for mayor

Petersburg! What glory this city is covered with! For hundreds of years it has captivated poets with its fogs and winds, courtyards-wells and granite shores. ‘The city of fogs and dreams,’ a habitat for shadows of the past and images of the future, hiding

The book includes stories and fairy tales by the famous Russian writer Maxim Gorky, created by him for children: ‘The Case of Yevseyka’, ‘Misha’, ‘Sparrow’, ‘Samovar’, ‘The Tale of Ivanushka the Fool’, ‘Shake’. For primary school age

Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become the King's Champion. But she is far from loyal to the crown. Though she goes to great lengths to hide her secret, her deadly charade becomes more difficult when she realizes she is not the only one seeking