Russian For Dummies

The easy way to speak Russian like a Russian With more than 260 million Russian speakers around the world, you'll have more than enough friends to chat with after reading Russian For Dummies. This highly marketable language is easy to learn with the Dummies approach. In this edition, you'll find streamlined lessons that focus on-gasp!-speaking Russian, not memorizing grammar rules and details. You'll also get online audio recordings of authentic conversations in Russian. We make it as simple as possible, so you can start communicating while you travel, work, and play. Inside...

Andrew D. Kaufman, PhD, is an associate professor, general faculty; lecturer in Slavic Languages and Literatures; and assistant director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of Virginia. His work has been featured on Today, NPR, PBS, and Oprah.com, as well as in The New York Times and The Washington Post.
Serafima Gettys, PhD, is Director of the Foreign Language Program at Lewis University, where she also teaches Russian.