What is the best Russian textbook for beginners?

10 of the Best Russian Textbooks for Beginners and Beyond

  • “The Berlitz Self-Teacher: Russian”
  • “Complete Russian Beginner to Intermediate Course”
  • “Russian in 10 Minutes a Day”
  • “The Everything Learning Russian Book”
  • “Learn Russian the Fast and Fun Way”
  • Assimil “Russian With Ease”
  • “Illustrated Russian Grammar”

Can you learn Russian from a book?

If you’re just starting, I recommend finding easy Russian books for beginners. Start with books that teach Cyrillic script or the Russian alphabet, azbuka. Then dip your toes into Russian grammar and learn more Russian words and phrases with vocabulary books.

Where can I download free Russian books?

Free e-books in Russian

  • GOLDENLIB. This online library offers many books of various genres in Russian.
  • LIBKING. Read Russian books online for free without registration.
  • EBOOKS-ONLINE.
  • ALDEBARAN.

Where can I find Russian ebooks?

Contents

  • BookRix.com.
  • Amazon.
  • Project Gutenberg.
  • Klassika.ru.
  • Kulichki.
  • Rakuten Kobo.

How do I start reading Russian literature?

Six Russian classics to read now

  1. War and Peace. Leo Tolstoy. Which Russian classic to read first?
  2. Anna Karenina. Leo Tolstoy. Anna Karenina is not just about Anna Karenina.
  3. Crime and Punishment. Fyodor Dostoevsky.
  4. Doctor Zhivago. Boris Pasternak.
  5. The Master and Margarita. Mikhail Bulgakov.
  6. Life and Fate. Vasily Grossman.

How long does it take to learn Russian?

about 1100 hours
The Foreign Service Institute of the United States has determined that it takes about 1100 hours of study to reach fluency in Russian. If you’re willing to study 3 hours every day, it could take you a year to reach that level.

Can I read Russian books on Kindle?

Once the device supports Cyrillic characters you can read Russian ebooks from sites like bookZ.ru, and Project Gutenberg has a few free Russian ebooks and audiobooks as well.

Is Russian literature worth reading?

Russian literature has long been one of the richest and most interesting branches of the literary tree, and has been supplying the world with incredible, fantastic novels for two centuries now — and continues to do so.