Languages > Russian > Russian III, Comprehensive

Includes 30 lessons and reading instruction on 16 CDs, plus a reading booklet

Russian is the official language in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Krygystan. Pimsleur's Russian uses speakers from Moscow and St. Petersburg, which accounts for slight pronunciation differences between speakers, but accurately depicts contemporary spoken Russian.

Comprehensive Russian III includes 30 additional lessons (16 hrs.), plus Readings, which build upon the language skills acquired in Levels I and II. Increased spoken and reading language ability. Level III will increase your vocabulary and grammatical structures and triple your spoken proficiency. Upon completion of a level III, you will be able to:

• participate in most informal and some formal discussions on practical, social, and some semi-professional topics,
• form longer sentences while maintaining the target language syntax,
• be understood even by native speakers unused to dealing with foreigners,
• handle increasingly difficult grammatical structures,
• enjoy fluent conversations with a variety of strangers,
• have a near-native accent, and the subtleties of the language will be apparent in your speech,
• read at the same level at which you speak.

Note: In order for the Pimsleur Method to work correctly, you must first complete the Level I + II language programs before proceeding to the Level III language program.