Lidiya Chukovskaya's Sofia Petrovna is one of the most interesting novels in modern Russian literature. This edition is designed with a wide range of aids to provide access to contemporary students reading their first extended work of Russian literature. It includes the complete Russian text, notes, an introduction and exercises covering vocabulary and syntax that occur throughout the text to test student's comprehension and understanding, to facilitate discussion and writing projects, etc. A set of three audio CDs are also available, allowing students to listen to the Russian as well as to read it.
