Streetwise Russian with Audio CD: Speak and Understand Everyday Russian (Streetwise (McGraw Hill))
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (908 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0071474862 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-10 |
| Language | : | English, Russian |
DESCRIPTION:
The next best thing to a year in Russia!Streetwise Russian with Audio CD offers you a unique opportunity to learn first-hand how Russian is actually spoken. Fascinating features help explain the cultural attitudes behind many expressions. And exercises enable you to flex your comprehension and conversational skills.Includes one 75-minute audio CD.. With the help of more than 25 everyday dialogues performed by native speakers, you pick up on the idioms, colloquialisms, slang, and vulgarisms currently used by people from all walks of life
Jack Franke, Ph.D., is a professor of Russian and head of the department at the Defense Language Institute.
About the AuthorJack Franke, Ph.D., is a professor of Russian and head of the department at the Defense Language Institute.
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