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  • Learn Russian the Fast and Fun Way
    Author:
    Thomas R. Beyer
    Published by:
    Barron's Educational Series
    Price:
    $15.00
    ISBN:
    978-0764142147
    Edition:
    Second edition - September 1, 2009
    Format:
    Large Format Paperback- 240 pages

    MyPLT Review: This is an excellent, but lighthearted introduction to this fascinating language. Plenty of pictures and useful scenarios for that trip to Saint Petersburg. We love this Fast and Fun Way series. Just get the basic book, no need for the more expensive version with CDs.

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  • 501 Russian Verbs
    Author:
    Thomas R. Beyer
    Published by:
    Barron's Educational Series
    Price:
    $20.00
    ISBN:
    978-0764137433
    Edition:
    Third edition - November 1, 2007
    Format:
    Paperback - 720 pages

    MyPLT Review: Russian verbs are complicated, with Perfective and Imperfect aspects, etc. After your first few lessons, you will find this an indispensible companion to your conversation and reading. This is the most torn and tattered book in our office as we use it so much! This book gives the full conjugation of all tenses and aspects of the most popular verbs, including a new section on all the recent verbs that have been borrowed from the English language.

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  • Russian for Beginners
    Author:
    Y. G. Ovsiyenko
    Published by:
    Russky Yazyk Publishers
    Price:
    $25.00
    ISBN:
    5-200-03271-7
    Edition:
    12-14th Edition - identical
    Format:
    Paperback - 472 Pages

    MyPLT Review: Only the first 5 chapters out of 33 are for Beginners! This is a perfect Intermediate and almost Advanced book. The books on Amazon are all too basic. We get this from Russia and have it in stock in Los Angeles. Extremely highly recommended by our General Manager, who finally completed all 33 chapters. Only Pushkin knows more Russian than this book!

  • Russian in Exercises
    Author:
    S.A. Khavronina and A.I. Shirochenskaya
    Published by:
    Drofa
    Price:
    $15.00
    ISBN:
    5-358-01018-1
    Edition:
    15th Edition 2006
    Format:
    Paperback - 286 Pages

    MyPLT Review: This book contains 250 pages of exercises, with answers, for the Intermediate Student. After you have made good progress with the Ovsiyenko textbook, this book of exercises will consolidate your knowledge. Well structured and categorized.

  • Verbs of Motion in Russian
    Author:
    L.S. Muravyova
    Published by:
    Drofa - Moscow
    Price:
    $15.00
    ISBN:
    5-358-01016-5
    Edition:
    10th Edition 2006
    Format:
    Paperback - 238 Pages

    MyPLT Review: This is for the Intermediate Student, after you have made good progress with the Ovsiyenko textbook. 230 pages of examples, exercises, tables, and drawings on the surprisingly complicated topic of Verbs of Motion. Excellent content - this book has it all. The vocabulary is also quite varied, and gives you a good start in the delightful art of Russian diminutive nouns.

  • Oxford Beginner's Russian Dictionary
    Author:
    Della Thompson
    Published by:
    Oxford University Press, USA
    Price:
    $10.16
    ISBN:
    978-0199298549
    Edition:
    First edition - June 22, 2006
    Format:
    Paperback - 352 Pages

    MyPLT Review: This is a great little book. Ideal for getting started with a nice layout and large easy-to-read Cyrillic characters - words highlighted in blue. Explanatory examples. Also a really good set of summary charts of noun and adjective declension. You will outgrow this book, but we still refer back to it for the summary charts. Really good value for under $10.

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  • Oxford Picture Dictionary - English/Russian
    Author:
    Jayme Adelson-Goldstein and Norma Shapiro
    Published by:
    Oxford University Press, USA
    Price:
    $11.19
    ISBN:
    978-0194740173
    Edition:
    Bilingual edition - August 15, 2008
    Format:
    Large Format Paperback - 320 Pages

    MyPLT Review: This is a newly designed book with superb graphics. Originally conceived for Russian immigrants into the USA, there are a vast number of pictures and pictorial scenarios, with each component of the picture labeled in both Russian and English. An excellent and very interesting vocabulary-building aid. Just fun to look through as well.

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  • The Concise Oxford Russian Dictionary
    Author:
    Marcus Wheeler, Boris Unbegaun, and Paul Falla
    Published by:
    Oxford University Press, USA
    Price:
    $27.70
    ISBN:
    978-0198601524
    Edition:
    Revised edition - July 6, 2000
    Format:
    Hardcover - 1,024 Pages

    MyPLT Review: We wore out our first copy of this dictionary in the office! There is a bigger Oxford Russian dictionary, but we recommend this one. It has virtually every word you are likely to need, with many words having examples of usage. Good on idiomatic expressions as well.

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  • The Oxford Color Russian Dictionary
    Author:
    Della Thompson
    Published by:
    Oxford University Press, USA
    Price:
    $11.95
    ISBN:
    978-0198602125
    Edition:
    July 9, 1998
    Format:
    Pocket Size Paperback - 528 Pages

    MyPLT Review: This is the perfect "pocket" dictionary - proven by us on many trips to Ukraine and Russia. Quite comprehensive, seldom missing a word we needed. The blue highlighting of the word, and the excellent typography of the Cyrillic characters make this easy to read in dimly lit restaurants, etc. Don't leave home without - if you are going to Russia, Ukraine or Belarus!!

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  • Using Russian - a Guide to Contemporary Usage
    Author:
    Derek Offord
    Published by:
    Cambridge University Press
    Price:
    $34.31
    ISBN:
    978-0521547611
    Edition:
    Second edition - September 5, 2005
    Format:
    Paperback - 528 Pages

    MyPLT Review: This is a very up-to-date reference for the serious Intermediate or Advanced Student. An excellently designed and organized book with good typography of the Cyrillic characters. Very strong on grammar and idiomatic usage. Russian acronyms, place names - this book has everything.

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  • 5000 Russian Words - with all their inflected forms
    Author:
    Richard L. Leed and Slava Paperno
    Published by:
    Slavica Publishing
    Price:
    $18.81
    ISBN:
    978-0893571702
    Edition:
    April 1987
    Format:
    Large Format Paperback - 322 Pages

    MyPLT Review: This is a very useful reference book for the Intermediate or Advanced Student, who is moving toward correct spelling and word endings. The book lists the complete declensions and conjugations of all common Russian words and most irregular words. The book is presented in a bound, computer printout format. Not light reading, but a solid precise reference.

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