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The Russian Dictionary Tree: CD-ROM
$39.00
A CD-ROM version of the dictionary offered in the Cloud
and described above. The Cloud edition has a more
convenient interface. If you have a consistent Internet connection, we
recommend using this dictionary online. Purchase of this CD-ROM
includes a two-year subscription to the cloud edition.
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Russian Short Stories On Your Screen: 3 DVDs
$49.00
DVD-quality video recordings of the readings, by eight professional
actors, of the twelve stories included in Advanced Russian,
in the Cloud above.
Produced for use in class
with a DVD player and room projector (NTSC, any region), but
will also be appreciated by
an individual learner who prefers the impact of TV-screen
viewing and better sound.
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Modern Russian Culture: DVD #1
$39.00
Video DVD for NTSC players (any region). In English.
Six narrated slide-show lectures on Moscow
by Lauren G. Leighton, Part 1 of his Modern Russian Culture course
taught as an introduction to Russia for undergraduates. Not available in the Cloud.
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Modern Russian Culture: DVD #2
$39.00
Video DVD for NTSC players (any region). In English.
Seven narrated slide-show lectures on Petersburg
by Lauren G. Leighton, Part 2 of his Modern Russian Culture course
taught as an introduction to Russia for undergraduates. Not available in the Cloud.
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Modern Russian Culture: DVD #3
$39.00
Video DVD for NTSC players (any region). In English.
Six narrated slide-show lectures on Soviet Russia
by Lauren G. Leighton, Part 3 of his Modern Russian Culture course
taught as an introduction to Russia for undergraduates. Not available in the Cloud.
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Modern Russian Culture: DVD #4
$39.00
Video DVD for NTSC players (any region). In English.
Ten narrated slide-show lectures on Russia in Art
by Lauren G. Leighton, Part 4 of his Modern Russian Culture course
taught as an introduction to Russia for undergraduates. Not available in the Cloud.
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Modern Russian Culture: DVD #5
$39.00
Video DVD for NTSC players (any region). In English.
Nine narrated slide-show lectures on Russia in Transition
by Lauren G. Leighton, Part 5 of his Modern Russian Culture course
taught as an introduction to Russia for undergraduates. Not available in the Cloud.
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Children from Russia: DVD
$39.00
Video DVD for NTSC players (any region). In Russian.
A 60-minute documentary, also offered in
the Cloud, above. Filmed in Moscow, Chelyabinsk, and California,
edited and produced for language learners. Unscripted speech, wide
range of personalities, real-life controversies related to raising children
abandoned by their parents; adoption practices; attitudes that range from
love for one's country to corrupt politicians. Suitable for study and
discussion at the intermediate and advanced levels of language learning.
Complete transcript by download as a PDF document. No glossary or comments.
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Adopting Olya: DVD
$29.00
Video DVD for NTSC players (any region). In English.
A 30-minute documentary, also offered in
the Cloud, above. Not meant for language learning, this film with English
narration and subtitles, aired on public television in
California, can be used for study and discussion of a range of cultural
issues and attitudes, in Russia and the US, related to raising children
abandoned by their parents; adoption practices; corrupt politicians;
and the like. Filmed in Moscow, Chelyabinsk, and California.
No transcript.
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Life on the Atomic River: DVD
$39.00
Video DVD for NTSC players (any region). In Russian.
A 60-minute documentary, also offered in
the Cloud, above. Unscripted speech, wide
range of personalities, real-life controversies related to environmental,
social, political, and personal issues. The backdrop is rural Russia in
the Ural Mountains area. A film for study and discussion at the intermediate and
advanced levels of language learning.
Complete transcript by download as a PDF document. No glossary or comments.
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Interviews from Russia: DVD
$39.00
Video DVD for NTSC players (any region). In Russian.
A 90-minute documentary, also offered in
the Cloud, above. Filmed in two Russian towns and edited for
language learners, this series of unscripted, unrehearsed interviews is focused on the
political, economic, and personal problems that made the 1990s such
a turbulent and interesting time in Russia's post-Soviet history.
Suitable for study and discussion at the intermediate and advanced levels of language learning.
Complete transcript by download as a PDF document. No glossary or comments.
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Sunstroke Stories: 4 audio CDs
$49.00
Elena Solovey, who starred in more than fifty Soviet films, reads
short stories by I. A. Bunin, A. N. Tolstoy, A. P. Chekhov, and
Vladimir Nabokov, in Russian. These sound recordings by a highly
professional performer, produced with some background music,
are a pleasure to listen to, whether you are a literature lover or
language student. Complete, unabridged versions of all stories.
All texts available online free of charge. Not offered in the Cloud.
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