Another workbook completed! 🙂 After finishing Russian Tutor, I sped through Schaum’s Outlines Russian Vocabulary. Is it worth it? I say yes, although it’s pretty intense. Here’s a look inside… This workbook organizes thousands of Russian words into 28 themed chapters. … Read More
Here’s the final verdict on the Russian Tutor Grammar and Vocabulary Workbook that I bought last winter: IT’S WORTH IT. If you’re still exhausted from the last time you took on a Russian grammar book (hello, Schaum’s Russian Grammar), don’t worry. This … Read More
A little off-topic, but do you know how to say “Ready, set, go!” in Russian? It’s на старт, внимание, марш! Cool, right? Anyway, this is just a quick update about grammar. I recently found two brand new resources for Russian grammar… … Read More
Today’s Russian practice has been going through these old music books that belonged to my свёкор, Valeriy. Valeriy was always interested in learning to play- I think he even had a keyboard stashed away in a closet … Read More
Check out what I just got my hands on: Aleksandr Dragunkin’s A Big Leap in English in 95+ Minutes… As a Russian language learner, it’s super-interesting to look at things from the other side. Thinking about what English … Read More
Once upon a time I bought a Russian grammar book. Wow, this will change everything! I’ll learn it by heart! It’ll be great! [sound of crickets] Months later the book is still sitting there on the shelf, untouched … Read More
Before we start, you should know that I’m not a fan of Russian grammar. Apparently neither was the previous owner of this book- – since my ‘used’ copy didn’t have a single mark in it. It’s unlikely this textbook will … Read More