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LEARN RUSSIAN with this comprehensible story for learners of Russian, Level 2 / CEFR level A2. Read the true story of Lena and Arsen, who come from opposite sides of the Soviet Union, yet have a similar problem: their parents want to guide their lives. In fact, everyone around them interferes with their blossoming happiness as Lena and Arsen struggle to find their own path in life. Will they bow to social pressure, or will they find the strength to follow their heart? This book contains a comprehensive Russian-English glossary. Words that may be new to the Level 2/A2 reader are also translated next to the text to make reading and comprehension easier. Furthermore, you will repeatedly encounter each of these new words throughout the text, which will help you recognise and understand them more quickly each time. This text is carefully crafted to build your confidence and joy while reading in Russian.

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Michele Whaley is a long-time Russian teacher who wants beginning students to be able to read interesting, comprehensible stories in Russian. She lives with her husband and sled dog in Anchorage, Alaska. Scott Clendaniel is an Alaskan artist who married into a Russian family and has been learning Russian for over a decade, inspired by trips to Russia, visiting family members, and connecting with exchange students. As an artist, Scott mostly paints with oil paint, but also has a background in graphic design. Scott met Michele Whaley at a local Russian lesson after he returned from a trip to Lake Baikal. When Michele asked him to illustrate the ' ' book, he was excited to show the story with pictures to help new Russian readers develop their skills. Zangar Arsanovich Beisembinov is a fourth-generation Artist, and also the son of the couple on whom the two main characters of this book are based. Born in Moscow, Russia, Beisembinov attended art schools in Kazakhstan and went on to work as a designer and decorator in film, jewelry, garment production, and other fields. His paintings are in public and private collections all over the world and he has won many prizes, among which the UN certificate for significant contribution to the fine arts of Kazakhstan. He runs the Az-Art art gallery, which he built on his own land. His life slogan is: Happiness is when work brings satisfaction and is necessary for people.

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