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  1. <?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
  2. to the public, has been in use at the Foreign Service Institute for about ten years. This
  3. volume was preceded by preliminary editions for internal use and represents the fourth
  4. revision.</p><p>The idea for this kind of a presentation of the Russian language grew out of collaboration
  5. between the principal author, Nina De La Cruz, and Dr. Ronald A. C. Goodison, Chairman of the
  6. Department of Northern and Eastern European Languages at FSI. It was developed and refined in
  7. the classroom and in private discussion, Mrs. De La Cruz generating the Russian language
  8. materials, Dr. Goodison recording, organizing and editing them, both suggesting change where
  9. change would help.</p><p>The FSI Audio-Visual Staff assisted with technical counsel from Joseph Sadote and
  10. photography and drafting by John McClelland. Tape recordings of the conversational component
  11. were made by Mrs. De La Cruz, Helene Mitrofanoff, and Dr. Goodison in the FSI recording
  12. studio, under the technical guidance of Jose Ramirez. Kyrill Borissow, Jr. proofread the final
  13. 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>