Russian textbooks of the "teach yourself" variety - suggestions?

[Nicole Monnier]

Dear SEELANGStsy,

I've had a request (I should say, yet another request!) to recommend a good
beginning Russian textbook of the "teach yourself" variety. My usual
response (to talk the student into a college Russian course, and preferably
mine!) is not appropriate this time, which thus leaves me at a loss - I know
almost nothing about the genre (except that I knee-jerkedly scorn it when I
walk by the language section of Barnes and Noble).

I am highly interested to hear the opinions of those of you who DO know
something about the genre.

Best,

Nicole


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Dr. Nicole Monnier
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Director of Undergraduate Studies (Russian)
German & Russian Studies
415 GCB
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211

phone: 573.882.3370

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