russian readers focused on history/culture

[Sarah C Bishop]

I'm looking for suggestions for a Russian language text that could be 
used in a survey on Russian history/culture for high intermediate to 
advanced language students.  I plan to supplement with primary 
materials, but I would like a basic (glossed) text to cover the general 
historical background.
I've been looking at Vasys's  _Russian Area Reader_ and the new 
_Advanced Russian through History_, but, I'm wondering if there are 
other good things out there.  (I'm afraid that _Advanced Russian through 
History_ is a bit too advanced for my students.)
Спасибо заранее!
Sarah

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Sarah Clovis Bishop
Assistant Professor of Russian
Willamette University
Ford 305
503 370 6889
sbishop at willamette.edu

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