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Hey Frank(pardon the informal greeting, I have a friend named Frank),
I don't know what a Linguaphone Russian PDQ is, but a good dose of grammar combined with exposure to the spoken language(TV,...

A frequency dictionary lists the most commonly used words of the language in order. That isn't necessarily the best order to learn them in, though, but it does make things more convenient.

Jasper: There is no shame in humility :wink:

Для тех, кто в танке, Jasper's secret weapons are "Penguin Russian Course" and "Russian Learner's Dictionary", both by Nicholas J. Brown and easily...

@Lindzi: Heh, that's a catch of a man you've got there 8)

I don't claim to be any whiz kid, but I have been teaching myself Russian for the past couple years or so, on and off. I have an OK grip...