Berlitz Basic Russian (Berlitz Basic Series)

by Berlitz Publishing

Release Date: April, 1997

Edition: Audio Cassette

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Excellent! Especially for someone new to Russian.

This is a great way to learn basic Russian! If you are diligent and put in the time and effort, you will complete this course in about 3 or 4 months (at the most). I used this in conjunction with the Pimsleur Comprehensive courses (I, II, III) and I had no trouble understanding anything by the time I finished. After completing this course you should have a basic Russian vocabulary of about 700 or so words.

Not Bad

I purchased this book as my first introduction to the Russian Language. I spend a lot of time rewinding the tape in order to try and understand what is being said. About 75% of the phrases on the cassette are written in the book in Russian along with the English translation. I wish 100% of the sentences on the cassette were written in the book. The book is good because you get a combination of grammar and conversational skills.

I did some further research and for developing conversational skills possibly the Pimsleur approach is the best. I have ordered the Pimsleur introduction course which is audio only.