This reader combines twenty-five Russian winter and Christmas stories with A2-level language practice. The texts have been simplified to make longer narratives easier to read fluently.
The stories travel through snowy landscapes, sleigh rides, fairy-tale worlds and Christmas scenes, meeting traditional characters and familiar storytelling motifs along the way.
Stress aids, highlighted difficult words and Russian–German vocabulary notes support reading and vocabulary practice while introducing the atmosphere of Russian winter and Christmas tales.