Quote Originally Posted by JB
Golosa I and II are the texts for the 1st year of Russian language at UCLA. They are only basic grammer and not great for learning to speak The best and worst part of them is the charts in the back for declinations. The charts are great for a quick look up of noun endings but can become a crutch that hinders actually learning the cases.
After finishing both books in America my teachers in Moscow put me in a beginner's class.
One good book I like is "Русский Язык практическая грамматика с упражнениями", И. М. Пулькина, Е.Б. Захава-Некрасова (Издательство "Русский язык", Москва 2002). But I don't know where to find it in America. Maybe it can be ordered online.
Hmm, I hope to one day travel to Moscow, maybe then I can get some books like those. Thanks!