We bring to your attention a book from the “Zlatoust Library” series. The series includes adapted texts for 5 levels of proficiency in Russian as a foreign language. These are works of classics of Russian literature, modern writers, publicists, journalists, as well as film scripts. Level I is based on a minimum of 760 words, most often found in Russian language textbooks for beginners. Levels II–V are guided by lexical minimums developed for the Russian state testing system in the Russian language. Each edition is equipped with questions, tasks and a complete dictionary, which highlights words that go beyond the minimum.I – 760 wordsII – 1300 wordsIII – 1500 wordsIV – 2300 wordsV – 3000 words4th edition.