Basic Russian Book 1, Student Edition

by Mischa H. Fayer

Basic Russian: Book One (Fayer) provides beginning students with the basic tools for constructing a solid foundation of the Russian language. This twenty-eight-unit text is organized into five sections. The text provides a balance of oral and written activities to allow you to emphasize either mode of communication. The appendix includes everyday expressions, short reading selections, proverbs, songs, and riddles.

294 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1959

Reviews

[Steven Fowler · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was my Russian text book starting in junior high school. While we used the newly printed (at the time) 1985 edition in school, my teacher gave me an original 1959 copy that had been expunged from the school's collections and it is basically identical to the 1985 version. Although the names are dated to the Soviet Era in both printings, the book itself is excellent for getting a grasp on the grammar necessary for communicating, particularly verbally, in Russian.