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- <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:epub="http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops" xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:pls="http://www.w3.org/2005/01/pronunciation-lexicon" xmlns:ssml="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/synthesis" xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><head><title>Preface</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="docbook-epub.css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.79.2"/><link rel="prev" href="co01.xhtml" title="Colophon"/><link rel="next" href="ch01.xhtml" title="Chapter 1. Introduction"/></head><body><header/><section class="preface" title="Preface" epub:type="preface" id="d0e52"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title">Preface</h1></div></div></div><p>AN ACTIVE INTRODUCTION TO RUSSIAN, published here for the first time in a form available
- to the public, has been in use at the Foreign Service Institute for about ten years. This
- volume was preceded by preliminary editions for internal use and represents the fourth
- revision.</p><p>The idea for this kind of a presentation of the Russian language grew out of collaboration
- between the principal author, Nina De La Cruz, and Dr. Ronald A. C. Goodison, Chairman of the
- Department of Northern and Eastern European Languages at FSI. It was developed and refined in
- the classroom and in private discussion, Mrs. De La Cruz generating the Russian language
- materials, Dr. Goodison recording, organizing and editing them, both suggesting change where
- change would help.</p><p>The FSI Audio-Visual Staff assisted with technical counsel from Joseph Sadote and
- photography and drafting by John McClelland. Tape recordings of the conversational component
- were made by Mrs. De La Cruz, Helene Mitrofanoff, and Dr. Goodison in the FSI recording
- studio, under the technical guidance of Jose Ramirez. Kyrill Borissow, Jr. proofread the final
- version.</p><p><span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="Images/fSI-3-2.png"/></span></p><p>James R. Frith, Dean</p><p>School of Language Studies</p><p>Foreign Service Institute</p><p>Department of State</p></section><footer/></body></html>
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