Russian Textbook based on Okudzhava's Songs

[v. tumanov]

I would like to announce the publication of the following textbook for
intermediate to advanced students of Russian:

Vladimir Tumanov. "Listening to Okudzhava:  Twenty-Three Aural
Comprehension Exercises in Russian." Newburyport, MA: Focus Publishing, R.
Pullins and Co., 1996.

This textbook uses the songs of Bulat Okudzhava (on compact disk: included
with the book) for developing aural comprehension.  Students listen to
each song in class and fill in the blanks in a printed version of the
lyrics.  This is followed by questions on the lyrics, full grammatical and
idiomatic explanations and English-RUssian translation exercises.

THe book can be used to supplement regular 3d or 4th year materials.
Students find it very enjoyable, since they like the music.

The publisher's e-mail is:   pullins at seacoast.com

You can also contact me if you have any questions.

Vladimir Tumanov: vtumanov at julian.uwo.ca