«I love Russian can be used for group or individual tuition not only for beginners but also for those wishing to revise select topics and language aspects.

It has a clear structure and in accordance with communicative approach to language teaching, all grammar aspects are introduced through useful and up-to-date situations, encouraging the students to use their skills straight away. It's a dynamic textbook with clear explanations, thoughtful exercises and discussion inspiring texts.

• The book includes an introductory phonetic course and 14 lessons with 100-120 minutes of audio footage.
• A new vocabulary list is included at the end of every lesson, as well as homework exercises and self-study options.
• Every lesson ends with a section titled «Свобода слова freedom of speech], introducing topics for discussion to give students the opportunity to work on and develop their spoken production skills.
• You can find grammar reference tables, corresponding to the textbook content, at the end of the book.
• Exercises and texts in the textbook are not solely of linguistic significance: they provide the cultural context as well, introducing students to Russian history, music, literature, and traditions.
• Audio files can be played on smartphones, computers and other devices.