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Review title: This is a good Russian textbook to start out with.
Product review: This is the textbook we used for our Russian classes in college. I studied under the author for 2 semesters at UT-San Antonio. My other Russian professor (for the other 2 semesters) was Ukrainian. Even after 2 years of studying Russian, I didn't consider myself fluent. It will take further study (either on your own or with others) to become truly fluent in Russian, but this book is a good start.
