"Surprise" for English speakers
Surprise А1 is a Russian coursebook for beginners. The book prepares students for the A1 level exam (elementary level). It can also be used for self-study as it includes explanations in English, keys for all exercises and many audios tracks which provide you enough listening practice and help you to understand native speakers.
"Sorpresa" per italiani
Surprise А1 is a Russian coursebook for beginners. The book prepares students for the A1 level exam (elementary level). It can also be used for self-study as it includes explanations in Italian, keys for all exercises and many audios tracks which provide you enough listening practice and help you to understand native speakers.
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Новый сувенир 1
New souvenir 1 is an educational and methodical complex (textbook, workbook, guide book, additional materials) for beginners to learn Russian. The guide book is written in English. It can be used by a teacher while preparing for lessons or by a student if they use the course as a self-help guide.
New Souvenir 3 is a Russian course for English speakers who want to reach the B1 level (intermediate). The course consists of a student's book, workbook and a teacher's book. It also includes free audio tracks and video materials which are free to download. It is also possible to use this book after the "Surprise" book, as it starts beneath the standard B1 level.
New Souvenir 4 is a Russian course that helps students reach the B2 level (upper intermediate). The course includes a student's book, workbook and free audio materials.
In the future, the Russian Souvenir line will be continued up to the C2 level, after Russian Souvenir 1 and Russian Souvenir 2 have been republished.

Новый сувенир 3
Новый сувенир 4
At first, foreigners often have difficulty remembering Russian letters and associating them with sounds. In such cases, beginners always buy kids' ABC-books. But the problem with ordinary ABC-books that they are published for Russian children, and the offered vocabulary is useless for foreigners who are at the initial stage of learning Russian (yula, excavator, drum, names of unknown animals and insects), which is why the alphabet book offered includes vocabulary accessible to foreigners.
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International words
We present to you our collection of international words, the knowledge of which helps beginners get used to Russian letters. If you speak one of the languages listed below, you will find it interesting to discover words that are shared with Russian.
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250 useful Russian phrases with English translation
Learn how to talk about countries and nationalities in Russian
If you have purchased our "Russian phrases" cards, you might be looking for the free audio tracks that accompany them. Click here for your free download.
Download your free grammar table with endings of nouns in all cases and descriptions of situations in which you use each case.
It is believed that it is better to assimilate vocabulary with ready-made phrases, rather than individual words. Download our lexical minimum for A1 level.
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  • Basic rules of Russian grammar given in English.
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