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Elementary Russian @ Stetson:

Web Help

Learn the Cyrillic alphabet

Worksheets and guides
Vocabulary & verb review sheet for Elem. Russian, in PDF
. This list includes the essential vocabulary from chapters 1-7 in Live from Moscow.

Help memorizing numbers in Russian (in PDF)

English grammar
Too often, students' weak grasp of English grammar interferes with their acquisition of Russian. For those of you who need a refresher on the parts of speech, the Internet Grammar of English provides a concise overview of sentence functionality (what's the subject, what's the direct object, etc.) and useful self-quizzes to test your understanding. Particularly useful are:

There's also a very useful glossary and index to the site that you should consult anytime you encounter an unfamiliar grammar term.

You'll also find helpful the page English and Russian Grammar for Russian Students, which includes a concise explanation of the Russian case system and several handy tables.

Spelling Rules

Once and for all, here are all the spelling rules!

Classroom Russian

Handbook of Classroom Language for Teachers of Russian
This handbook is designed for instructors, but of course students have much to gain from it, as well. It provides you with pedagogical terms for the Russian-language classroom.

Proverbs

Russian Proverbs
Lists of Russian proverbs organized by theme and grammatical topic.

Web help

Web help for units 1-7 in Live from Moscow:

Web help for units 8-14 in Live from Moscow.

The above contain links to web exercises and explanations arranged according to grammatical concepts as they're introduced in our textbook. Very helpful for review!

Workbook audio exercises: Elementary Russian

Below are the audio files for the workbook audio exercises, in the order they're found in the book.

Intro Unit
Unit 1
listening exercises
Unit 2
listening exercises
Unit 3 listening exercises
Unit 4 listening exercises
Unit 5 listening exercises
Unit 6 listening exercises
Unit 7 listening exercises

Volume II:
Unit 8 workbook exercises
Unit 9 workbook exercises
Unit 10 workbook exercises
Unit 11 workbook exercises
Unit 12 Listening exercises (all one large file)
Unit 12 workbook exercises
Unit 13 workbook & listening