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ISBN: PB: 9780300104370

Yale University Press

November 2004

272 pp.

25.4x20.3 cm

32 illus.

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News from Russia

Language, Life, and the Russian Media

This unique Russian-language textbook draws on printed mass media, and especially up-to-date Internet media sources, to introduce intermediate and advanced students to varied aspects of modern Russian life. Presenting fascinating material on armed conflicts, government and politics, business and economics, accidents and catastrophes, the new Russian class society, problems of youth, and more, the book provides the cultural and linguistic background necessary to better understand Russian media reports and to gain insights into Russia's current political, economic, and cultural issues.

About the Author

Marita Nummikoski, associate professor of Russian at the University of Texas at San Antonio, is the author of "Troika: Elementary Russian".

Andrei Bogomolov is professor of Russian at Moscow State University.

Reviews

"This book contains a wealth of valuable information, and its internet feature assures that it will always be up to date" – Sandra Rosengrant, Portland State University