Joining the successful Self-Teaching Guides to French, Spanish, Italian, and German, this thorough primer is perfect for business and leisure travelers as well as the 23,000-plus college students enrolled every year in Russian-language courses. Lively dialogues, concise lessons on grammar and usage, lots of exercises and self-tests, and a compact Russian-English glossary let readers progress at their own pace and refresh their basic Russian quickly. The book comes complete with notes on Russian culture and tips on mastering the Cyrillic alphabet.