textbooks for reading Russian

[Patricia Chaput]

        There has been a strong recommendation for the Levin/Haikalis
textbook on reading Russian.  Although I don't like to bring up negatives,
anyone contemplating using the textbook should obtain a copy and read
through the examples.  The book heavily favors the masculine gender and
many of the examples involving females are bland or stereotypical.  I'm
certain that the bias was unintentional, but it is still there and
virtually impossible to ignore.  I used this book one year (my edition
is 1979) and the Arant book for several years.  If anyone would like more
information please write to me privately.

Patricia Chaput
Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
Harvard University

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