ADVANCED RUSSIAN FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL

TOPIC 4

An Interactive Online Russian Reference Grammar. By Robert Beard (Bucknell University).
See the section on Comparatives.

Tastes Differ. Chpt. from Conversation Course by Evgeny Shtephan. (Comparisons)

The most.... Chpt. from Conversation Course by Evgeny Shtephan. (Superlatives).

What is a "Real Friend?". Chpt. from Conversation Course by Evgeny Shtephan.

• Personality
  kiss.com. Search for the Russian mate of your choice! Hear testimonials! etc. etc.
  The Svetlana Agency. A "match-making" service for foreign men to find Russian women to pair up with. [Describe several of these women... in Russian.]
  The "Awesome Force" of Russian Women. On the Beauty of Russian Women. Article by Mikhail Ivanov for Russian Life Magazine, 1998.
  Russia's Strong Sex?. Article by Anna Hoare for Russian Life Magazine, 1998 on Russian men.
  The People. Meet some Russians (see a picture, learn a little about each). From the educational developers at "e-course."
  A Counseling Psychologist in Russia as a Fulbright Scholar: "James In Wonderland" . Fulbright Scholar, James M. O'Neil gives an interesting abstract on the state of counseling services in Russia, along with remarks on the Russian personality.

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• Human Nature

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• Trees and Plants
  The Mushrooms of Russian Woods From Arkadyj Fedorov's page. (In English and Russian)

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• Animals
  Psychology. Of your dogs and cats. Copyright Middle Volga Communications. (In Russian)
  Au - Animals. Set of links (in Russian) to the Animal World.

  Pets in the Nets. Dogs, Cats, Horses...links to websites (in Russian).
  Razvlechenia. Amusements. All about animals (in Russian).
  Zhivotnye v nashej zhizni. Animals in our lives (in Russian): dogs, cats, photo gallery, humor, etc.

  (cats)
  Abbyssinian. A Russian website on this breed of cats. Copyright © 1997, 1998 "MLM-Club International Ltd." (In Russian)

  (dogs)
  Russian Kennel of Bullterriers. "Russian Gaze".
  Russian Black Terrier 2000! Created and maintained by Andrey Bogoliubov. (In English and Russian)
  The site of northern dog breed Samoyed in St.Petersburg. Maintained by Victor Travin. (In English and Russian)
  Borzoi. Famous Russian breed of dog. From MAJENKIR Borzoi.

  (fish)
  The Volga's fishs [sic.]. From Arkadyj Fedorov's page. (In English and Russian)

  (horses)
  Russian Horses. Horse Breeds in Russia. Horses for Sale. From the History of Russian Horse Breeding. (In English and Russian)
  

  (Forest Animals)
  Deciduous Forest Biome. Animals, vegetation, climate, health issues of the wold's forests (including those in Russia). From Jamie Valentine, Chad Wald, and Nick Wydra. (In English)
  

  (zoo)
  Leningrad Zoo. Excursions. Zoo map. History. Education Activities. Etc. (In English and Russian)
  Kalinin Zoo. News. History. Photos. Zoo babies. Daily life. Etc. (In Russian - KOI8 or WIN1251).

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• Climate
  Geography of Russia. A general introduction to geography, climate, environment, physical features, etc.
  Table of Monthly Average Temperature. From Academservice.
  Geography - Russia (including climate). From Interactive World Fact Book.