One day and one night. Five stories at the end of summer. On the last day of summer, Hana, a young successful diplomat, returns to Prague from Lisbon, determined that she wants to experience something more in her life and therefore has to change everything. Petr the tram, on the other hand, is resigned. He drives route 22, and tries to find his fateful girl. Wayne, an American lawyer, has a...

Tests on Russian Language skills. I level. Includes separate tests for Lexicon, Grammar, Audio Comprehension, Reading, Writing, Speaking. (+Answer Keys and Methodical Recommendations for Teachers).

Излагается история отечественных систем радиоуправления ракетами дальнего действия, начиная с системы боковой радиокорреляции для первой отечественной ракеты Р-1 и кончая системами радиоуправления для первых межконтинентальных ракет.

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 manual on stylistics for learners of Russian gives an introduction into basic concepts of stylistics, such as various functional styles and a dialogue. Manual includes exercises, questions for self-check, and tests. Topics include: Book and colloquial styles of speech, Official and informal situations of dialogue, Oral and written speech (dialogue, tactics of dialogue, the letter, dialogue...

The first of its kind book, offers Russian speakers a detailed introduction to their new country. The book acts as a guide to practical life in the United States for new immigrants, exchange students or those working in the USA. Each chapter addresses a specific concern or element of daily life: driving rules and regulations, how to open a bank account, how and where to shop and how to invite...

A reader designed for Russian speakers learning English. Each chapter is followed by a glossary and exercises. Reader is designed for students at the pre-intermediate level.

Автор многих книг, известный собиратель легенд и мифов о Петербурге Наум Александрович Синдаловский представляет уникальное собрание петербургского фольклора, в котором, как в волшебном зеркале, отразились 300 лет царствования династии Романовых. Началось оно с проклятия Марины Мнишек. Но не только трагедиями отмечен этот долгий путь, множество искрометных острот, веселых куплетов и шутливых...

Stefan Zweig based his biography of Marie Antoinette, who became the Queen of France at the age of fifteen, on the correspondence between her and her mother, and her great love the Count Axel von Fersen. Zweig analyzes the chemistry of a woman’s soul from her intimate pleasures to her public suffering as a Queen under the weight of misfortune and history. Zweig describes Marie Antoinette in the...