Learn Russian Through Reading

Want to read Russian literature but find the original texts too difficult?

You don't have to wait until you reach an advanced level.

Discover Professor Dowell's Head by Alexander Belyaev, a classic of Russian science fiction, in an edition specially adapted for A2-B1 learners of Russian.

Professor Dowell is a brilliant scientist whose head remains alive after his body dies. Dr. Kern uses Dowell's discoveries to carry out disturbing experiments-but his secrets cannot remain hidden forever.

A mysterious and gripping story becomes your path to reading real Russian literature while improving your language skills.

• Russian text adapted to A2-B1 level - accessible language and structures while preserving the story and atmosphere of the original.

• Parallel English translation - check the meaning whenever you need to without constantly stopping to use a dictionary.

• Chapter vocabulary and glossaries - understand key Russian words and expressions as you encounter them.

• Chapter audio via QR codes - listen as you read to improve your listening comprehension, pronunciation, and feel for natural Russian.

• Vocabulary exercises - review and reinforce what you learn throughout the story.

Words are easier to remember when they belong to a story.

Instead of memorizing isolated vocabulary lists, you meet Russian words and expressions in context, see how they are actually used, and encounter them again as the story develops.

And when something is unclear, the parallel English translation is right there to help you keep reading without losing the flow of the story.

You don't need to understand every word or wait until you are fluent.

Start with an adapted Russian classic today and move step by step toward your goal of reading Russian literature in the original.

Russian + Literature + Audio + Vocabulary + Practice

Open Professor Dowell's Head and discover how much Russian you can already read.