Basic Russian Complete Course: Cassette/Book Package (Living Language Complete Courses Cassette Edition)

Speak Russian with confidence in just 6 weeks!

Living Language Russian Complete Course is a step-by-step guide to the basics of Russian conversation and grammar. This revised course uses the highly effective speed-learning method developed by U.S. government experts to teach foreign languages to overseas-bound servicemen and diplomats.

40 lessons on two 90-minute cassettes
Begin with simple words and phrases and progress to more complex expressions. Just listen and repeat after the native speakers. Only Russian is spoken on the recordings, so you learn naturally, the way you learned English. The accompanying Russian Coursebook includes the English translations.

Russian Coursebook
The pocket-size book contains all the translated phrases from the recorded lessons, plus additional vocabulary, detailed explanations, and quizzes.

The book also features verb charts with all tenses included and a comprehensive summary of Russian grammar.

Russian-English/English-Russian Dictionary

More than 20,000 words are defined.

Idiomatic expressions and common phrases show how words are used in everyday conversation. The dictionary doubles as a phrasebook.

1,000 of the most frequently used words are highlighted for easy reference.

The best-selling language course that really works--revised, updated, and expanded!

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From: Amazon
Posted: Feb-20-2005

Makes a supplement for grammar and vocabulary

During my struggle to learn Russian, I've had this course for a few years. It has served a good purpose, but not the purpose advertised.The tapes have proven extreemly helpful in learning pronunciation. Only Russian is spoken, so there's no distraction from the sounds of the language that...

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Posted: Jul-07-2001

A Useful Tool for Beginners

There are three things that I find valuable about this product. First, the tapes give you an opportunity to hear real Russian spoken by four different narrators. This is a great way to get used to the native accent and to try to mimic it yourself.Second, the dictionary is pretty weak, but it...

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Posted: Mar-06-2001

Really fantastic... a great deal too

After returning from a trip to St. Petersburg, where I had to rely on brief guidebooks, I decided to pick up this Living Language course to learn Russian. I bought this one because it was in my price range, but that turned out to be a great thing. The explanations of grammar are really clear, and...

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Posted: Mar-03-2001

Not for the casual student

I agree with reviewer from Michigan. My objective was to learn a little Russian in three weeks to speak with some visitors from Russia. It is not much help. The tapes have no English speaking translation, so are useless for in the car. The book has no equivalent phonetic English spelling,...

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Posted: Feb-16-1999

Good instruction but not for learning while driving

This is based on the first eleven lessons or one side of one tape. The course book and tapes together give a good start in learning Russian. They provide a fairly thorough understanding of Russian pronunciation rules. It is not a very good way to learn while driving a car though. It is...

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