IS President Eisenhower studying Russian in preparation for his post-summit trip to the Soviet Union this June? The newspapers have not announced that he is, but neither have they said that he isn’t, ...

This ready-to-use Russian language lesson is based on the short film “The Watch” (Часы). The lesson combines vocabulary practice, grammar reinforcement, listening comprehension and discussion ...

• discussion prompts about appearance, stereotypes and first impressions. Students develop listening, speaking and intercultural communication skills while discussing an engaging short film. Suitable ...

School is in session via “Russian Lessons,” an exceptionally instructive but awkwardly structured docu that fingers the former Soviet Union for the ethnic cleansing of neighboring Georgians, and the ...

It’s so hard to read a friend’s book without prejudice. Some might ask, “Why try?” True enough: there’s no objectivity in reading anyway, but the pleasure of reading a friend’s book is not necessarily ...