Schaum's Outline of Russian Grammar

I teach Russian at the high school level.

The Schaum's Russian Grammar outline has the clearest explanation of the difficult subject of Russian motion verbs that I have ever seen.

The author, Dr. James Levine, divides the Russian subjunctive into The Conditional (260) and The Subjunctive (262). I think this approach is very helpful for students because it is less confusing.

The discussion and exercises of the difficult Russian Indefinite Pronouns (134-136) was well-organized and highlighted when the particles "to" or "nibud" should be used.

The text is careful to use a vocabulary that is remarkably consistent with what students are learning in their main text.

The explanations and the exercises in the text can be used as a supplement to a regular text. Many high school and university texts today have video and audio materials, but the grammar analysis is not as developed as it might be. This modestly-priced text is an excellent way to bridge this gap. The grammar explanations are clearer for an English-speaker than the Russian-published texts.

The rules for Russian grammar are very carefully and logically explained; the words are accented; and the exercises have an answer key that is helpful for students studying independently.

This is the best Russian grammar book on the market.

I have been studying Russian independently for two years now, and this is the best book I have found. It explains all aspects of Russian grammar very clearly, and is perfect for all levels of study. If I had one book other than my dictionary (I recommend Katzner for American students, Oxford for English), this would be it.

As I am currently studying for my university Russian exams, this book is an absolute goldmine for practice exercises and simple explanations into noun endings, cases, numerals, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, etc. Very helpful!

Russian Grammar, by James Levine, and a Rusian dictionary should be the next books a beginning student should buy after a primary textbook. It is well organized and complete; it will be useful for advanced students, as well as beginners.

The clear presentation is supported by side-by-side examples of Russian and English sentences illustrating each point. There are also exercises, with answers in the back.

It is a good choice for students at all levels.

This book is very clear in its explanations, but it is for intermediate students, and not for beginners. Other than that, I highly recommend it. If you are a beginning Russian student, I suggest you review your English grammar before purchasing this book.