Revised edition, specialy designed for American students. Textbook comes with a CD. Ruslan 1 was created by teachers in the UK and America with years of experience teaching both adults and young people. The course maximizes the enjoyment of learning a new language, while giving a thorough grammatical and structural introduction in a communicative context. The course can be used by people learning in groups with a teacher, and there are a large number of group activities and language games. But, it is also useful to people learning on their own, especially when used with the Russian 1 Workbook. The approach is practical and communicative, with up-to-date, useful language, thoroughly vetted by Russian teachers living in Russia, and by Russian Language instructors at the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the US Department of Energy (DOE) and the US Department of Commerce (DOC).

This is a communicative Russian course for adults and young people, from beginners to intermediate level.