Available in a 2-volume format,Nachalois the most exciting text available for beginning Russian courses. Written by a respected team of Russian scholars and linguists,Nachalopresents grammar functionally and teaches students the four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing within the context of a wealth of cultural information. The abundant practice material inNachaloranges from focused and controlled to open-ended and communicative.Nachalofeatures an on-going story set in Russia with a cast of Russian and American characters,exposing students to new vocabulary and structures in authentic situations. Most exciting of all,Nachaloincludes the most extensive package ofsupport materials for any beginning Russian text on the market, including a video tied specifically to the text, shot on location in Moscow. The Second Edition is even more powerful with atext-specific Website and an all newstudent CD-ROM.