TY - BOOK AU - Richards, Olly AU - Rawlings, Alex AU - Moeller, Rebecca Klevberg TI - Short stories in Russian: : read for pleasure at your level and learn Russian the fun way T2 - Teach yourself SN - 9781473683495 AV - H359.4 PY - 2018/// CY - London PB - Hodder and Stoughton KW - Russian language KW - Readers KW - Textbooks for foreign speakers KW - English KW - Study and teaching KW - Foreign speakers KW - Reading comprehension KW - Problems, exercises, etc KW - Short stories, Russian KW - Short stories KW - Readers (Publications) KW - Textbooks KW - for English speakers KW - Instructional and educational works KW - Self-instructional works N1 - "CEFR A2-B1"--Cover; "Foreign language graded reader series"--Back cover; Mapped to A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference — A glossary for bolded words in each text — A bilingual word list — Full plot summary — Comprehension questions after each chapter N2 - This book offers eight engaging stories across various genres—like science fiction, crime, history, and thrillers—to make language learning enjoyable and effective. It uses controlled vocabulary (including the 1,000 most frequent words) and authentic dialogues to build your confidence and improve your speaking skills. With accessible grammar, glossaries, bilingual word lists, plot summaries, and comprehension questions, it provides a fun, frustration-free way to learn and retain a new language naturally ER -