Learning Russian

Hi,

For academic reasons, I'm pursing the Russian language. To begin my quest, I'm reading the New Penguin guide: Russian Course a Complete Course for Beginners by Nicholas J. Brown. Along with this, I'm watching a number of videos, along with taking a class next semester in Russian.

The Russian language and culture, in my opinion, is rich with history and what I'd consider to be "true art," since I share similar the similar taste of Tolstoi. What I mean ...