"The book for beginners. Updated fifth edition in full colour. Alphabet introduction. 10 lessons. Dialogues with an exciting story line. Vocabularies. Clear grammar explanations. Background information. Lots of exercises. Communication activities. Listening and reading exercises. Translation exercises. Songs and poems for learners. Russian to English and English to Russian dictionaries - 2000 words approx. Website support including a key to the exercises."--Publisher's description.