Resonance: Russian for Beginners Book 2

This is the second volume of the Russian language course intended for those who are beginning to study Russian. This book covers the studies initiated in Resonance Book 1. On completion of this course you will possess the language skills adequate for fluent and confident communication with the native speakers of Russian.

The course fits your needs whether you are studying alone or attending classes. It contains detailed explanations of Russian grammar rules in English with clear examples, ensures vocabulary development with a focus on Russian words that often pose problems to the speakers of English, and includes hundreds of unique exercises with answers aimed at developing confidence in using the rules and words just learned. All Russian words in the book have the stress marks to ensure correct pronunciation. The book also includes important conversational topics, elegant informative illustrations created by contemporary Russian artists, vivid Russian idioms, compelling excursions into Russian linguistic and cultural phenomena and the Russian-English dictionary that covers all words learned in the course.

The textbook is supplemented with a website that provides soundtracks, answers to the exercises, and dictionaries.