A self-instructional course teaching essential conversational English.

Performed by the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra under its principal guest conductor, Kent Nagano. They are joined by a cast of mainly Russian vocal soloists, headed by Alexander Tsymbalyuk as Boris. 2 hybrid SACDs.

"Russian, Complete Edition is a unique multimedia program that takes you from a beginner to an advanced level in one convenient package."--Container.

The discs provide pronunciation coaching by native speakers, with simple words, sentences, and dialogues. The coursebook contains 40 lessons on practical, everyday topics; vocabulary, straightforward explanation, and plenty of examples; and supplemental sections on letters, e-mail, and the Internet. The Russian-English English-Russian dictionary contains more than 15,000 words, idioms, and expressions, with everyday examples of usage.

Presents a language learning program designed to teach the listener Russian in progressive steps, without the use of reading materials.