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Summary: Finally, I understand glagoli dvizheniya!
Review: After taking Russian for almost three years and being in Russia for 6 months, I think I finally have a firm grasp of verbs of motion. And I owe this to this book. I would HIGHLY recommend this book to any student of Russian.
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Summary: I've been told it's not completely idiomatic
Review: I'm not going to say that I completely understand Russian verbs of motion after reading this book (it'll take me a few years in the country continually practicing and using them to reach that level!), but this book is an immense help and provides a very strong base for learning the logic of Russian verbs of motion. Everything from the descriptions of the verbs and prefixes, to the exercises, to the appendices in the back of the book are useful and very well done. The verbs of motion in the Russian language will always initially be difficult for foreigners to learn, but fortunately, this book does ease some of the pain and frustration, and for that reason alone, it is worth being a part of every Russian student's library. My thanks to Mr. Mahota.
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Summary: Outstanding Book for Students of Russian!
Review: I've been a Russian-language teacher / learner for well over two decades now and out of the twelve books I have pertaining to Russian verbs, this is by far my favorite and the most useful for either a student or a teacher. I call myself a teacher / learner both because I have taught Russian at both the highschool, college, and university level, but because I think that learning a language is a continual process (even for one's native language) and I'm still learning happily!For students it has a comprehensive and not-overly-complicated explanation of how Russian verbs work grammatically with coherent examples and, best of all, wonderful illustration that make comprehending the complicated (in comparison with English) Russian verb system accessible. It has easy work sheets, which can be used in the book or xeroxed for multiple uses. For teachers, those same work sheets can be made as in-class reinforcement of the verb section in your primary textbook. It also has such wonderful explanations of how the verb system works (I wish I could explain it as wonderfully as the author does with my imperfect English) that I frequently borrow his explanations for the home-made handouts and reference sheets that I prepare for my students. I highly recommend this book in addition to the main textbook that a student may be using or as a side study to help a student master Russian verbs. This book is especially useful when combined with "501 Russian Verbs: Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses Alphabetically Arranged (501 Verbs Series)" by Thomas R., Jr. Beyer. If you want to eventually speak Russian fluently then this book is a great way to start!
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Summary: I've been told it's not completely idiomatic
Review: It's impossible that any decent book on Russian verbs of motion wouldn't be helpful, and I think this book does a pretty good job. However, I've been told by native speakers that the language is a little awkward.
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Summary: Good content, no key
Review: Russian verbs of motion are undoubtedly one of the main hurdles to overcome to become accurate and functional in the language. This book on motion verbs fills a gap left when the Khavronina version went out of print. Mahota's book is very well planned and does a very good job of explaining the verbs of motion in bite-sized chunks. Plenty of real-world, useful examples are given throughout, as well as ample opportunity to practise what you have learnt for yourself. So why three stars? Although the content is excellent, and useful for any student of Russian I would imagine, the book has no key to any of the exercises, so you can only use it with a teacher! In my opinion, the lack of key reduces the value of this book by half because no student studying by himself can use it effectively beyond the explanations, as there is no feedback for the exercises! This is a serious lack of foresight, as there are a lot of self-study language learners out there these days. Add to that the fact that you are paying 30 dollars for an incomplete book.
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Summary: Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.
Review: The authors have made a genuine contribution to east-west relations with this clear and thorough explanation of the puzzle of Russian verbs of motion. This book will take a week and a half to get through for intermed students, but the benefits are unlimited. Those who have ever struggled with Russian public transport will especially value this book. It is a genuine lifesaver.
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