ANGELO PORTA PUGLIA – ITALY

Although my level of Russian knowledge is rather ‘intermediate’, I have gone through this ‘advanced’ adaptation of Dostoevsky literary achievement with the utmost pleasure. It has contributed to the improvement of my vocabulary without too much...

LOUIS HANSELL – USA

I recommend this reader. First, because it is a classic story I was familiar with and loved in English. Beyond that, although the language can be advanced in some sentences, there is always the translation just below, so you can make sense of the story as you read it....

CHEBLAK MOUNA – CANADA

I am an intermediate student and this advanced book helped me gain confidence in myself while learning Russian. It is hard for me to memorize new vocabulary but the way it is written makes the reader understand the sentence by its simple construction. I must say I...

THOMAS TURNER MD – USA

This is a great introduction to Dostoyevsky’s genius work. The Russian is suitably challenging at an intermediate level, but understandable. My vocabulary improved, without question, as I made my way through the book. I would recommend this book without...

BERYL HUNTER – SOUTH AFRICA

This book, which was a bit over my level at first, was a personal challenge for me. The translations were helpful, informative and to the point. As with all your other tutorials, your reading and pronunciation is clear and after listening to the audio and reading the...

KEN CAVINESS – USA

Reading is the best way to gain more vocabulary without being “bored out of your gourd” — learning words in context. But normally you have to have quite a large vocabulary before you get enough out of your reading to be able to make sense of it....