The Russian Bookshop - Russian language and literature books and Russian Courses

Checkhov's The Cherry Orchard.

Apart from the famous novel "Poor Liza", this edition presents other works by Nikolay Karamzin, including "Natalya The Boyar's Daughter", "Marfa The Mayor's Wife" and poems.

Demons. Inspired bt thr true story of a political murder that horrified Russians in 1869.

The Captain's Daughter. Pushkin's version of the historical novel in the style of Walter Scott.

A short story collection entitled "House of Fears" by Vadim Leventa.

The powerful and brutal short story Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, plus The Enchanted Warrior and The Typeyny Artist.

Dead Souls novel which is assumed to demonstrate the flaws and faults of the Russian mentality and character.

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The nominees for the 2022 National Bestseller literary award in Russia.

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A selection of classic foreign literature in Russian translation.

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A selection of materials to prepare students for the Russian A Level exams.

Discounts for Students

This is the much-anticipated, new version of the famous course "Let's Go!" for adult beginners in Russian as a foreign language.

£24.75

"I Love Russian" is a popular up-to-date communicative course for international students learning Russian with a teacher.

£29.95

This popular Russian grammar course for English speakers is suitable for study with a teacher or independently.

£22.95

The perfect balance of grammar, vocabulary and conversational skills of modern Russian language is the key feature of this course.

£46.50

This brand-new intensive communicative course is designed for adult students learning Russian as a foreign language with a teacher.

£43.95

"Russian Season" is a popular course for foreign students learning Russian with little to no previous knowledge of the language.

£28.95

Our bestselling course of Russian which has been produced for classes with mixed level beginner students now comes with QR codes.

£30.75

This is a communicative Russian course for English speaking adults at the very beginning of their learning (A1 or Elementary level).

£36.75

This is a new edition of the popular classroom course for beginners of Russian as a foreign language which now comes with QR codes.

£38.50

This short-term ab-initio course of Russian as a foreign language for English-speaking students can be used for independent study.

£17.95

Russian/English bilingual readers

The perfect introduction to the grimly hysterical world of writer Charles Bukowski.

£10.50

Mysterious millionaire Gatsby's life is dominated by his obsession to reunitte with a former lover.

£10.50

Charles Smithson, a respectable engaged man, meets Sarah Woodruff as she stands on the Cobb at Lyme Regis, staring out to sea. Charles falls in love, but Sarah is a disgraced woman, and their romance will defy all the stifling conventions of the Victorian age.

£9.55

This is an unadapted text of the novel "Blackberry Winter" by Sarah Jio as well as the Russian translation of the text.

£18.95

A romantic and suspenseful tale about two women whose destiny is bound across the years.

£15.50

In this next Chronicle, Shasta is on the run from his homeland with Bree, the talking horse.

£15.95

The intrepid Edmund and Lucy return to Narnia to search for their friends.

£15.95

The Silver Chair - Drawn back to Narnia, Eustace Scrubb and his new friend Jill Pole are sent to rescue a captive prince.

£15.95

Roald Dahl in Russian

One of the classic and most favourite Roald Dahl's stories about the Big Friendly Giant who is far too nice.

£24.95

Charlie amd the Great Glass Elevator

£17.75

Danny, the Champion of the World

£17.95

James and the Giant Peach

£18.50

Fantastic Mr Fox

£20.95

Going Solo

£18.50

The Twits

£18.95

The Witches

£24.50

The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me

£11.75

Russian Children's Classics and Fairytales

An interesting edition of the popular story about Gena the Crocodile and his friends - with big tabs - to help to improve babies' and toddlers' attention and memory as well as develop their fine motor skills.

£16.95

Pushkin's classic tale "About the fisherman and the fish" is a story about human greed which has become a masterpiece of a high literary language.

£9.65

A brilliant Russian tale where the tsar is cleverly made fun of, and the common people are supported by goodness and justice.

£7.90

A compilation of the most favourite - funny, joyful and sometimes sad - stories by Dragunsky, which both children and their parents will find entertaining.

£19.50

Milkail Zoshchenko is the only Russian writer whose stories for children are humourous and edifying at the same time in such a subtle manner.

£10.95

A book of stories about Baba Yaga, the supernatural being who dwells deep in the forest in a hut on chicken legs.

£20.50

"By the Pike's Wish" is a well-known Russian folk-tale about Emelya, the laziest person in the world.

£5.95 £4.17

A famous Russian folk tale "Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka" will be even more interesting in this pop-up book with the colourful illustrations.

£11.95

A compilation of Russian folk tales for the little ones who just begin to read independently.

£6.50

A compilation of Russian folk songs in this toy-book with big tabs will turn reading into an entertaining game!

£11.95

The colourful book about three little pigs will be interesting for children aged 0-3 years old to read independently.

£5.95

Bestselling Translated Literature for Children

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

£15.95

The Meltdown is the 13th book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney which tells about Greg Heffley's wintry battlefield.

£15.50

Greg plans to make his life easier by making a movie. Will his idea work or just get him into more trouble?

£14.50

The Valentines Day dance is approaching causing more angst for Greg. Will he be lucky in love?

£11.75

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

£15.95

Enjoy this story about a grouchy ladybug who is looking for a fight and challenges everyone it meets regardless of their size or strength!

£16.50

Join Elmer the Patchwork Elephant on his adventures! This edition includes 5 amusing Elmer's stories.

£12.95

This book introduces the basic body parts and simple body movements - the ABC's of dancing, gymnastics, and other sports activities.

£22.95

A wonderfully funny story about Zog the Dragon and his adventures will be a treat to read for children as well as their parents.

£12.95

Enjoy the classic tale by Beatrix Potter about Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle who does all the washing and ironing for the neighbouring animals!

£10.95

A little old lady lives all by herself in her house but she's not happy - it's just too small, even for one. Whatever can she do?

£15.95

English GCSE & A Level set texts in Russian translation

£201.00

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Special Offers

Try to guess the word with this set of cards from Zlatoust! The set includes 552 cards on 14 different themes.

By T.V. Kuz'mina

£28.50 £19.95

This game of colouring letters on 33 cards is aimed at bilingual children living abroad.

By I V Maiboroda

£17.95 £12.57

By Svetlana Furlong

£15.99 £12.79

By Nadezda Bragina

£17.95 £12.57

A beautifully illustrated poster of the letters of the Russian alphabet with the names of the famous Russian cities.

£7.10 £4.97

A textbook on Russian Literature in the context of world culture. Designed for students in Russian schools.

By V Korovin

£36.95 £25.87

By E Yu Guseva, Yu D Poliakova, E A Dvorkina

£20.75 £14.53

By Andrei Bogomolov, Marita Nummikoski

£24.00 £16.80

By N.A. Kostyuk

£17.95 £12.57

Designed for students at CEFR B2-C1, this book helps systematise and develop students' writing and speaking skills in business communication.

By E V Kosareva

£24.50 £17.15

By A M Kutsereva-Zhame, M Kitadze, E I Kotova, E Yu Shapovalova

£32.75 £22.93

By Slava Zaitsev, David Anderson

£8.00 £5.60

By Vladimir Kovalenko, Véronique Jouan-Lafont

£20.50 £14.35

By E. Korchagina

£20.75 £14.53

By E. Korchagina

£20.75 £14.53

By E. Korchagina

£10.75 £7.53

By E. Korchagina

£10.75 £7.53

By I V Odintsova

£24.50 £17.15

This book dispels the misbeliefs about Russia and explains the traditional conceptions about the country and its people which have been developed by foreigners and Russians themselves.

By I V Kurlova, A Y Petanova, O E Chubarova

£20.75 £14.53

By Ju. Kumbasheva

£19.50 £13.65

By L Bulgakova, V Krasnykh, I Zakharenko

£19.50 £13.65

Orthodox cuisine for feast days and holidays.

By Vladimir Khlebnikov

£5.90 £4.13

By Vladimir Khlebnikov

£5.90 £4.13

The Encore Recipes. The best of the last 15 years.

By G P Shcherbo

£8.85 £6.20

By James Dashner

£11.50 £8.05

By Sergei Lukyanenko

£14.95 £10.47

By Galina Shcherbakova

£5.30 £3.71

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

By F Scott Fitzgerald

£9.00 £6.30

The powerful and brutal short story Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, plus The Enchanted Warrior and The Typeyny Artist.

By Nikolai Leskov

£7.90 £5.53

By Larissa Miller, Richard McKane

£10.65 £7.46

By E. Korchagina

£28.50 £19.95

By E. L. Korchagina

£30.95 £21.67

By E. L. Korchagina

£28.50 £19.95

By I P Lysakova

£20.75 £14.53

By N L Fedotova

£22.95 £16.07

This is a collection of short stories about animals. They are smart creatures, who read humans and each other well. They understand friendship and kindness and can show real gratitude.

By Tatiana Bokova

£17.50 £12.25

By Alina Znamenskaia

£12.95 £9.07

This book is aimed at bilingual children and their parents to be enjoyed as part of the reading practice in a home environment. It helps children expand their vocabulary and improve reading and speaking skills.

By Anna Verbovskaya

£19.75 £13.83