Excerpt from Elementary Russian Grammar The present little work, exhibiting in as clear and concise a form as possible the main features of Russian accidence and, syntax, may be looked upon as an introductory abridgement to the author's larger Con versation-grammar of which a second improved and enlarged edition has likewise recently been published. This Elementary Grammar is intended to facilitate the study of the language for beginners, and will in many cases suffice, especially for those who wish to learn the Russian language for practical purposes only, without any pretension to literary or scientific study. In spite of its modest aspirations, it is however to be hoped that this short guide will not be found entirely undeserving of even the philologist's attention. By going through it, learners will soon perceive that Russian is by far not so difficult as it is generally believed, and that, if necessary, it can as well as any other dead or living language, be studied and learnt without the assistance of a teacher. To this end a Key of the Exercises has been issued. It will also be seen that even the much dreaded rules of pronunciation are not beyond the reach of diligent self-tuition. This new edition has been carefully revised and the practical part more largely developed. A short dialogue has been added to each lesson, and from the twelfth lesson onward, also reading exercises relating for the most part to Russian history and customs have been inserted. A russian-english and an english-russian vocabulary have been added at the end of the book. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.