Faces of Contemporary Russia
eBook - PDF

Faces of Contemporary Russia

Advanced Russian Language and Culture

  1. 268 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Faces of Contemporary Russia

Advanced Russian Language and Culture

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Faces of Contemporary Russia is a one-semester textbook for high-intermediate to advanced level Russian students that aims to develop students' linguistic proficiency by examining significant personalities in current Russian culture. In addition to introductory and concluding chapters, the book features twelve individuals (one per chapter), drawing from a range of areas such as arts, sports, journalism, and business. While upper-level Russian textbooks tend to emphasize grammar and reading more traditional works of Russian literature, this book instead seeks to primarily engage students in learning about and discussing the breadth of contemporary Russian culture while weaving the study of grammar and vocabulary into those discussions. In addition to readings and in-class communicative activities, the book also features guided research assignments that encourage students to make use of the many personality interviews and YouTube clips available online.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. СОДЕРЖАНИЕ
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Введение: Лица современной России
  8. 1. Олег Куваев, Масяня и флэш-анимация
  9. 2. Дарья Донцова, бестселлер и иронический детектив
  10. 3. Диана Вишнёва и мир российского балета
  11. 4. Константин Райкин и мир российского театра
  12. 5. Валентин Юдашкин и российская индустрия моды
  13. 6. Ксения Собчак и мир российского гламура
  14. 7. Владимир Познер и мир российского телевидения
  15. 8. Земфира и мир российской рок-музыки
  16. 9. Рената Литвинова и мир российского кино
  17. 10. Евгений Плющенко и российское фигурное катание
  18. 11. Игорь Матвиенко и мир российской поп-музыки
  19. 12. Ирина Хакамада и женщины российской политики
  20. Вместо заключения: Российские миллениалы
  21. Glossary