the textbook Poekhali has been criticised in Russia

[James Beale]

As the North American distributor of Poekhali (and all Zlatoust
publications), we have been watching this interesting development.  If you
would like to see some sample pages from the textbook, we have them
available on our site, ilearnRussian.com

http://bit.ly/UpDQ5P

James

James Beale
Russia Online, Inc.

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Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2012 4:27 AM
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Subject: [SEELANGS] the textbook Poekhali has been criticised in Russia

Dear Colleagues,

Just in case, if you haven't seen latest reports about the criticism of the
textbook "Poekhali" (some members of Duma think that it gives a bad
impression of Russia to foreigners), you could watch this report:

http://maxpark.com/community/129/content/1686695


There is a more detailed report on this incident available here:

http://www.amic.ru/news/199245/


All best,
Alexandra











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Department of European Languages and Cultures School of  Languages,
Literatures and Cultures The University of Edinburgh David Hume Tower George
Square Edinburgh EH8 9JX UK

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