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Title: Culture short-cut.
Review: Would you feel funny if a French-language course had "Union Jack" on its cover? Well, the two drinking fellas on the cover of this volume are as Russian as Chinese Samurai. The style of the painting looks like the work of a Georgian artist Niko Pirosmanishvili. Georgian is a very anchient and very rich culture, but very different from Russian, too.I can understand the logic of the cover designer. The picture looks folklorish and rather primitive, people are drinking alcohol -- it is certainly as Russian as it gets, right? Well, you'll be better off if you learn the language and come to the country to see for yourselves.Don't get me wrong, I have the warmest feelings towards all the folks who learn Russian, my native language. And that's exactly why it is a shame to see such a blunder on this otherwise extremely useful learning tool.ZHELAYU UDACHI VSEM IZUCHAYUSCHIM RUSSKIY YAZYK!
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