Political Russian: An Intermediate Course in Russian Language for International Relations, National Security and Socio-Economics

Rather than "covering the grammar," this update of the 1996 edition accents functional proficiency in reading, speaking, and listening, and current Russian political vocabulary. Simes (advanced international studies, Johns Hopkins U.), a native of the former Soviet Union, and Robin (Slavic languages and literature, international affairs, George Washington U.) structure this modular textbook on the concept of concentric circles: circle one is for generalist and specialist students who have completed an introductory course; circle two lessons are geared to expanding usable language. Two audio cassettes offer excerpts of actual Russian media for comprehension exercises. This publication of the American Council of Teachers in Russian is a collaboration with Johns Hopkins U. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Copyrights of previous editions are 1992 and 1990. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)