Russian with Native Speakers 2 is a survey-based eBook for expanding your conversational range in Russian.

Designed for learners who want to move beyond basic personal topics, this volume helps you engage in richer and more detailed conversation. Each section presents a discussion prompt followed by authentic responses from native speakers, highlighting idiomatic phrasing and natural word groupings. Compared to the first volume, this eBook places greater emphasis on reading Russian text independently and applying grammatical knowledge.

What’s inside

• 35 survey-based sections covering personal, social, and professional themes.
• Fourteen authentic native-speaker responses per question.
• Russian text with reduced stress marking.
• English translations.
• Base-form vocabulary glossaries.
• Practice pages for creative and interview-based use.
• Unmarked texts for advanced reading practice.

Who it’s for: Lower-intermediate to advanced learners of Russian; completion of the first volume or equivalent experience is recommended.

Audio: Audio for all content is available to download or stream below and features the original recordings submitted by the survey participants, with pauses to support listening comprehension.

Use this eBook to develop more natural and flexible conversation skills in Russian.