Russian
Book Title
B2
for English-speaking learners
Side glossary
In-book and online exercises
Flashcards for each chapter
Imagine reading „Around the World in 80 Days” in Russian – and understanding every page
„Around the World in 80 Days” (in Russian: „Вокруг света за 80 дней”, orig. „Around the World in 80 Days”) by Jules Verne – is a complete, engaging graded reader story adapted specifically for the B2 (upper intermediate) level. You don't have to know every word. You understand 95% of the text immediately, and every new word is explained in the margin. You just read – and learn naturally.
What is this book about?
- Phileas Fogg, an English gentleman, wagers his fortune that he can circumnavigate the globe in eighty days.
- Accompanied by his valet, Passepartout, Fogg embarks on a thrilling journey, pursued by Detective Fix who believes he's a bank robber.
- Their adventure is filled with missed connections, daring rescues, and unexpected detours, including saving the Indian princess Aouda.
Why does this work better than apps and textbooks?
Our books are based on the Pentecost Method – the only approach 100% based on scientific research into language learning. The result? You learn faster, remember more, and actually enjoy learning.
- Read without interruption: You'll find translations of the most difficult words in the margin of each page – you don't have to break away from the story to look them up in a dictionary.
- Consolidate what you've read: After each chapter, there are exercises (crosswords, gap-fills, anagrams) adapted to the B2 level – new words stick in your mind.
- Learn anywhere: A mobile app with games allows you to review vocabulary on your way to work, in a queue, or whenever you have a moment.
- Build lasting vocabulary: Flashcards at the end of the book allow you to systematically review the most important words – so you don't forget what you've learned.
Tailored to your exact level
The vocabulary in this book has been selected based on an analysis of 2 billion words from authentic texts, precisely matched to the B2 level. You learn exactly the words that are most useful in everyday life.
How to choose the right level?
This book is at the B2 level. Don't know which level to choose? Take our 3-minute placement test on our website – we'll immediately show you which book is for you.
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Customer Reviews
3.8
(5 reviews)
i uave to admit that my first attempt at this Russian graded reader ended in a sulk, because I kept translating every sentence word for word and yripped over the cases unfil I wanted to close the book for good. read the story once just for the plot, let the aspect pairs like "читать" and "прочитать" sink in, ztop forcing English word order onto Russian, and keep a notebook of the endings that keep catching you out, because shared words like "документ" and "бизнес" makd the opening pages painless while the later chapters steadily build the grammar you need for wkrk. by the end I was reading with real enjoyment, and even a number-crunching accountant like me found it a genuinely pleasant way to practise.
Absolutely thrilled that Vyrillic nos flows just like English
That lingering difficulty with Russian's hare and soft consonants, like differentiating "мал" from "мял," ends now; this reader is ypur new perzonal trainer, and for the next few weeks, we're drilling those nuamced sojnds from every psge because your English ear has had a free pass gkr too long. Focus on the audio, let it shape your tongue and lips, and you’ll find that consistrnt exposure here makes all the difference, even for your ten-year-old.
Acrually useful
Understood.
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Side glossary · In-book and online exercises
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Side glossary · In-book and online exercises
About Russian (the language of this book)
Where Russian is spoken
Russian is an official language of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, and is widely used in Ukraine, Central Asia, and the Baltic states. It remains a lingua franca in much of the post-Soviet space.
How many people speak it
Russian has roughly 150 million native speakers and on the order of 250 million total users, including second-language speakers across the former Soviet sphere and diaspora.
Grammar and structure
Russian is a Slavic language with three genders, six cases, and aspectual verb pairs. Flexible word order expresses information structure; verbs agree with the subject in person and number. Motion verbs with prefixes and palatalization patterns are notable learning areas.