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Short Stories in Russian for Beginners

Short Stories in Russian for Beginners

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  • Author：Olly Richards
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Summary

An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners。

"I love Olly's work - and you will too！" - Barbara Oakley， PhD， Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for Numbers

Short Stories in Russian for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level， designed to give a sense of achievement， and most importantly - enjoyment！ Mapped to A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference， these eight captivating stories will both entertain you， and give you a feeling of progress when reading。

What does this book give you？

· Eight stories in a variety of exciting genres， from science fiction and crime to history and thriller - making reading fun， while you learn a wide range of new vocabulary

· Controlled language at your level， including the 1000 most frequent words， to help you progress confidently

· Authentic spoken dialogues， to help you learn conversational expressions and improve your speaking ability

· Pleasure！ It's much easier to learn a new language when you're having fun， and research shows that if you're enjoying reading in a foreign language， you won't experience the usual feelings of frustration - 'It's too hard！' 'I don't understand！'

· Accessible grammar so you learn new structures naturally， in a stress-free way

Carefully curated to make learning a new language easy， these stories include key features that will support and consolidate your progress， including

· A glossary for bolded words in each text

· A bilingual word list

· Full plot summary

· Comprehension questions after each chapter。

As a result， you will be able to focus on enjoying reading， delighting in your improved range of vocabulary and grasp of the language， without ever feeling overwhelmed or frustrated。 From science fiction to fantasy， to crime and thrillers， Short Stories in Russian for Beginners will make learning Russian easy and enjoyable。



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Reviews

Andrea ，

Very bizarre short stories， but ideal to improve your Russian language！ I don’t agree that it is A2-B1 levelI would rather say that it is B2 and maybe C1 level

Julien ，

Here’s what you probably want to know:The stories target upper-beginner to low-intermediate learners （A2/B1 on the CEFR）。 Each story is conveniently divided into three parts， each taking about 20-30 minutes to tackle， depending on your level。 The feeling of achievement is undoubtedly real and addictive。 Irrespective of how you end up rating the book itself you will no doubt give yourself 5/5 for your efforts and achievements！ And that’s what actually matters with language learning， what ultimate Here’s what you probably want to know:The stories target upper-beginner to low-intermediate learners （A2/B1 on the CEFR）。 Each story is conveniently divided into three parts， each taking about 20-30 minutes to tackle， depending on your level。 The feeling of achievement is undoubtedly real and addictive。 Irrespective of how you end up rating the book itself you will no doubt give yourself 5/5 for your efforts and achievements！ And that’s what actually matters with language learning， what ultimately ensures you will keep at it。The vocabulary lists are helpful but occasionally lack logic， offering translations for very basic words and ignoring much less common （though useful） ones。。。 Though relatively simple in terms of structure the stories are varied and fun to follow， covering diverse genres such as fantasy， sci-fi or history。 My only complaint on this topic， and this is obviously both subjective and minor， is that they all seem to take place in an edulcorated world where everyone you bump into is （or will within the next two pages become） your new best friend。 I wonder whether this is adequately preparing me for my trip to Russia。。。 The good news is that it means the stories can be enjoyed by young learners too。 Other reviewers have noted that the characters are ALWAYS smiling。 I concur。 In fact， if I had a ruble for every time I read ‘Он улыбнулся/она улыбнулась’， well。。。 I still wouldn’t be able to buy anything but you get the idea！This is particularly ironic given that people in Russia don’t typically smile anywhere as much as those from other cultures （or， at least， that they tend to only offer authentic smiles as opposed to the forced polite types found elsewhere）: https://theconversation。com/why-are-r。。。The constant smiling therefore felt like a missed opportunity， I won’t lie to you。 I was very， very much looking forward to learning how to say more culturally appropriate sentences such as ‘Svetlana stared blankly at the orphan little girl’ or ‘Lena finished her bowl of porridge/каша and glared dispassionately at the abandoned puppy’。 But no， they all smiled and are likely still smiling to this day。 4/5 。。。more

Maja ，

I’m on page 33 and just on this page alone there’s 5 words with a wrong stress indication and I’m starting to get pissed off。 There’s even the same word being stressed differently on the same page。 First they write “суббОту” and then a few sentances later “сУбботу”。 How can you release a book for russian learning and do such a sloppy job？ I’ve only been learning russian for a month and a half and even I know it’s pronounced “приезжАют” and not “прИезжают” or “совсЕм” and not “сОвсем”。 How these I’m on page 33 and just on this page alone there’s 5 words with a wrong stress indication and I’m starting to get pissed off。 There’s even the same word being stressed differently on the same page。 First they write “суббОту” and then a few sentances later “сУбботу”。 How can you release a book for russian learning and do such a sloppy job？ I’ve only been learning russian for a month and a half and even I know it’s pronounced “приезжАют” and not “прИезжают” or “совсЕм” and not “сОвсем”。 How these mistakes escaped everyone involved in making this book is beyond me。 Really disappointed。I could go on about how basic words get put on the dictionary list and some harder ones don’t but whatever。 。。。more

Alex ，

I like itI like it。 This is a fine production for students of the Russian language。 I recommend these volumes to other students of the language。

Christopher Barclay ，

This book was so fun to work through！ Having just taken my first-year Russian class， I dove into this book over the summer and quickly worked through it。 I would recommend having a dictionary at hand or Google Translate in case you get caught up — Olly Richards would disagree and would say to just skip over it， trying to read on through， but if you're anything like me you simply want to look it up fast and get it over with！Please make a part 2 soon！ This book was so fun to work through！ Having just taken my first-year Russian class， I dove into this book over the summer and quickly worked through it。 I would recommend having a dictionary at hand or Google Translate in case you get caught up — Olly Richards would disagree and would say to just skip over it， trying to read on through， but if you're anything like me you simply want to look it up fast and get it over with！Please make a part 2 soon！ 。。。more

Carola ，

3。5 stars。I don't consider myself an absolute beginner in Russian any more。 I've had classes for 2，5 years and am at a solid A2 level （honestly could be higher by now， getting my ass in gear to finally reach B this year）。 On the whole， the level of this book was just fine for me， but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone below level A2。 More suitable for high beginners/low intermediate。Grammatically it was easy and I didn't run into any problems， but the vocabulary was occasionally challenging。 The 3。5 stars。I don't consider myself an absolute beginner in Russian any more。 I've had classes for 2，5 years and am at a solid A2 level （honestly could be higher by now， getting my ass in gear to finally reach B this year）。 On the whole， the level of this book was just fine for me， but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone below level A2。 More suitable for high beginners/low intermediate。Grammatically it was easy and I didn't run into any problems， but the vocabulary was occasionally challenging。 The book has vocabulary lists but curious choices were made on which words to include in the list and which to。。。 I don't know？ Ignore？ Assume people know them？ Make people skip over them （not a bad technique）？ The stories used quite a lot of vocab （especially verbs） that I wouldn't immediately expect someone of my level to understand， but then it added words like плакать， подарок， спокойно， новости etc to the vocab lists。Talking about the vocab lists: there were quite a few words in the text that were underlined but that never showed up in the lists。 A little sloppy。 Also quite a few words that showed up in multiple stories （and multiple times within a story） and were listed every single time。 We get it， улыбнуться means "to smile" and people in these stories smile a lot - I'd expect a reader to pick it up after one story。As for the stories， they were enjoyable。 Not too complicated， but then that's not what I expect from a book aimed at not-quite-beginners。 I didn't care about the first two stories that much and found them a bit tiresome/boring， but thankfully it picked up after that。 That's just my personal preference though - the book covers several genres。On the whole， reading this book was a nice experience。 I read a chapter a day （on most days） at first， but noticed I soon got better and faster at reading and started reading entire stories （3 chapters） in one sitting。 Very satisfying to finish a book （which is exactly what Richards and Rawlings stated as their goal in the introduction， so good job！）。 。。。more

Elizabet Lőrincz ，

I really enjoyed it。 This book gave me hope， that I am able to learn russian。 Entertaining but also useful。 However， I downloaded the ebook copy and I only had problems with the footnotes。

Scott Fabel ，

Fun stories that are easy to read。

Lynn K。 ，

So， I totally read a book in Russian and understood most of it！！！This book is set up with short chapters and a has a plot summary after every story。 There are also questions after each chapter to test reading comprehension。 There are words throughout that are underlined and those words are defined at the end of the chapter。Besides a few typos， like underlined words that were not defined and vice versa， I had no big problems with this book。 The stories were varied and overall I enjoyed them。

Alethea ，

I did it！ I read an entire book in Russian。The stories here are relatively simple， and the plots and events are underdeveloped and predictable， but I imagine it's hard to write brilliant stories that also use simple vocabulary and grammar。 Having said that， I did enjoy the variety of genres represented， and it was really motivating to be able to read and understand an entire story in another language。 If you're looking for interesting， sophisticated prose， this is not your book。 But if you're lo I did it！ I read an entire book in Russian。The stories here are relatively simple， and the plots and events are underdeveloped and predictable， but I imagine it's hard to write brilliant stories that also use simple vocabulary and grammar。 Having said that， I did enjoy the variety of genres represented， and it was really motivating to be able to read and understand an entire story in another language。 If you're looking for interesting， sophisticated prose， this is not your book。 But if you're looking to practice a language with stories that are easy to follow and vaguely entertaining， this might be up your alley。I wish there was a "Short Stories in Russian for Intermediate Readers" but as there's not I guess I'll have to move onto actual Russian texts。 Hopefully I'll find ones that aren't too difficult。 At least the stories are bound to be more interesting。 。。。more

Jeff ，

Fun little stories， appropriate for beginnersThe stories are varied and simple enough to follow （I remember reading things like this in late elementary or in middle school）。 The language used is just right for the learner， and the audible audiobook adds to the experience - read a chapter first， THEN listen to the same stories to improve listening comprehension。 One flaw is the accents on some of the words （Kindle edition） are in the wrong place。 I hope to see more of these from Olly and other au Fun little stories， appropriate for beginnersThe stories are varied and simple enough to follow （I remember reading things like this in late elementary or in middle school）。 The language used is just right for the learner， and the audible audiobook adds to the experience - read a chapter first， THEN listen to the same stories to improve listening comprehension。 One flaw is the accents on some of the words （Kindle edition） are in the wrong place。 I hope to see more of these from Olly and other authors！ 。。。more

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