Suitable for students working at B2 level or higher, this textbook develops the key skills needed to bring students to a more advanced level of Russian. The textbook encourages responses to written texts in both written and oral form both before and after reading. The accompanying DVD provides modern, authentic materials for students to work with, such as radio interviews and extracts from cultural films. Students are encouraged to work individually as well as in pairs or groups and to discuss and debate their ideas and opinions. Both short and long writing tasks help students to develop different ways to express themselves and the grammatical and lexical sections provide the tools for students to be able to do this accurately.