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Russian Cinema

 

  Cinema for Russian Conversation
  Volume 1

  Olga Kagan, Mara Kashper,
  and
Yuliya Morozova

  2005 • 1-58510-118-4 • paper •
  202 pages • $29.95

  Cinema for Russian Conversation
  Volume 2

  Olga Kagan and Mara Kashper

  2005 • 1-58510-119-2 • paper •
  183 pages • $29.95

For departments of Russian offering courses in Russian language and conversation at the Intermediate to Advanced level through the use of Russian language films. Also, an introduction to Russian cinema.

For purchasing or renting the films: Information for finding the films to rent or purchase can be found here.
Be sure to search for the films under the Russian title, or the English translation of the title, as some films are listed either way.

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  Animation for Russian Conversation

  Jason Merrill, Julia Mikhailova,

  and Maria Alley

  2008 • 978-1-58510-310-2 • paper •
  176 pages • $29.95

  Drawing on numerous classics of Russian
  animation, this text is designed for a wide
  range of learners from advanced novice to intermediate to provide interesting authentic cultural materials in the study of the language.

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Russian Language texts

 

 

  A Handbook of Russian Verbs

  Frank J. Miller

  2005 • 1-58510-213X • paper •
  314 pages • $34.95

  An excellent handbook for Russian language
  students.

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  A Handbook of Russian Prepositions

  Frank J. Miller

  1991 • 0-941051-27-7 • paper •
  232 pages • $32.95

  For advanced Russian language courses.

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  Reading and Speaking About
  Russian Newspapers 3/e

  M. Kashper, V. Lebedeva, and F.J. Miller

  1995 • 0-941051-11-0 • paper •
  246 pages • $34.95

  For advanced-level students, actual newspaper
  articles from current Russian newspapers, with
  exercises in grammar, culture and current events. A workbook is also available: see book details.

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START: An Introduction to the Sound and
  Writing Systems of Russian 2/e 

  Ben Rifkin

  2005 • 1-58510-132-X • paper •
  112 pages • $16.95

  An introduction to the sound and writing systems
  of Russian. A CD-ROM is available which provides MP3 audio files and QuickTime movie files for both PC and Macintosh. The START program is designed to be used with any first year Russian textbook.

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  From Russian Into English: An Introduction
  to Simultaneous Interpretation 2/e

  Lynn Visson

  1999 • 0-941051-88-9 • paper •
  266 pages • $29.95

  Practical skills in interpretation of Russian.

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  Listening to Okhudzhava: Twenty Three
  Aural Comprehension Exercises in Russian 

  Vladimir Tumanov

  1996 • 0-941051-53-6 • paper & audio CD •
  184 pages • $29.95

  Twenty three songs by Bulat Okudzhava with 
  listening exercises.

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Russian Literature and culture

 

 

  Five Russian Stories:
  A Reader in Translation

  Arna Bronstein and Aleksandra Fleszar

  2004 • 1-58510-058-7 • paper •
  106 pages • $18.95

  Five Russian stories from the post-Soviet era from
  among the best modern writers. The stories reflect
  cultural and political styles and concerns in Russian  literature today.

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  Lidiya Chukovskaya's Sofia Petrovna

  Olga Kagan and Mara Kashper

  2000 • 0-941051-74-9 • paper •
  106 pages • $24.95

  Complete Russian text, with notes, introduction,
  and exercises covering vocabulary and syntax. A
  3 audio CD set is also available: see book details.

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  Russian Folktales: A Reader

  Jason Merrill

  2000 • 1-58510-014-5 • paper •
  96 pages • $19.95

  Russian text with introduction, notes, and
  vocabulary. Eight Russian folktales, each
  introduced with pre-reading exercises and
  exercises for comprehension.

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  On the Road to Stalingrad:
  Memoirs of a Woman Machine Gunner

  Zoya Smirnova-Medvedeva,
  Kazimiera J. Cottam, ed. and trans.

  2005 • 1-58510-158-3 • paper •
  132 pages • $14.95

  Describes the desperate struggle for Odessa and
  Sevastopol (1941-1942), as witnessed by a woman non-commissioned officer. Though half-blinded, this remarkable woman soldier eventually becomes an officer and is put in command of a machine-gun company.

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  Defending Leningrad:
  Women Behind Enemy Lines

  Kazimiera J. Cottam, ed. and trans.

  1998 • 978-1-58510-157-3 • paper •
  160 pages • $16.95

  A collection of stories detailing the activities of
  Russian women soldiers in World War II.

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  Women in War and Resistance: Selected
  Biographies of Soviet Women Soldiers

  Kazimiera J. Cottam

  2005 • 1-58510-160-5 • paper •
  452 pages • $26.95

  Tells the remarkable story of World War II Soviet
  decorated women combatants, including snipers,
  machine gunners, tank crew members, marines, partisans and secret agents, as well as bomber, fighter and ground attack pilots and navigators, and one radio-operator/air gunner.

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  Women in Air War:
  The Eastern Front of World War II

  Kazimiera J. Cottam, ed. and trans.

  1997 • 978-1-58510-159-7 • paper •
  314 pages • $22.95

  Tells the story of three women's air regiments
  which flew dive bombers, night bombers and
  fighters respectively. Adding a new dimension to the literature about the war, this easy to read, amply illustrated collection provides new insights into the history of the air war on the Eastern front.

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  Russian Poetry Reader

  Maria Swiecicka-Ziemianek

  2007 • 978-1-58510-251-8 • paper •
  148 pages • $19.95

  This book covers a selection of Russian poems  
  from ca. 1752-1956, representing a fair picture of
  Russian poetry of the 18th, 19th, and 20th
  centuries. The readings are oriented toward third or fourth year students.

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