This manual attempts to answer some of the more difficult linguistic questions concerning Russian, such as the enrichment of Slavic languages through foreign borrowings and complications due to new word combinations, created mainly through borrowings from European languages. Language is examined as a dynamic system, open to new elements, which is constantly being enriched and transformed,...

The manual is devoted to one the most important aspects of modern Russian language - word formation. The author introduces students to the modern theory of word formation and specific features of Russian word formation.

This encyclopedic dictionary/handbook of linguistic terms and concepts represents a first integrated edition on Russian language with an educational character. The dictionary contains not only commentary, but also descriptions of general basic concepts and concepts of Russian linguistics. It is accessible to a wide range of readers: advanced high school students, language teachers, students...

First published in 1956, this manual explores aspects of translation of Russian classics into English (Lermontov, Turgenev, Chekhov, Gorky, Fadeev, Gladkov, Simonov, Fedin, Popov). In addition to Russian classics, the manual includes excerpts from author's articles about Shakespeare and translations of his work made by Pasternak.

Discuss Global Issues and Repeat Russian Grammar. Manual with texts on contemporary issues, exercises, and grammar comments. The topics include: problems of big cities; migration of population; intellectual emigration; issues of demography; globalization and anti-globalists; social inequality - rich and poor; middle class; unemployment; issues of higher education; science and morals; crisis...

Manual discusses the methods and techniques of teaching Russian as a foreign language. This book describes methods and technologies for teaching, and focuses on those which are widely used in teaching Russian as a foreign language. The book examines the peculiarities, origins, and development of various teaching methods. Each method is then further analyzed based on its linguistic,...

Motion verbs in speech. 10 lessons with texts and exercises (with keys). Level A2-B1 (basic-intermediate). This book examines pairs of the most commonly used transitive and intransitive verbs of motion. The material in this manual will help students systematize their knowledge of motion verbs, develop skills for independently analyzing texts, and ultimately use verbs of motion freely. This...