# ВВЕРХ! Building on Your Foundations in Russian ## expand\_more **ВВЕРХ! Building on Your Foundations in Russian (Clancy, Egorova, Green, Willis)** ![The cover of the textbook looks up at a clear blue sky from the courtyard of a Petersburg apartment building.](/sites/g/files/omnuum2246/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2024-12/BBEPXCover.jpg?itok=-2rzYtpr) *Вверх! Building on Your Foundations in Russian* is an innovative intermediate course that seamlessly blends rigorous grammar instruction with engaging and functional communicative class activities. The course revisits topics typically covered in introductory courses, allowing learners to consolidate and expand their foundational knowledge. A blend of cultural insights, reading, listening, and viewing exercises enrich students’ cultural understanding. By presenting a range of examples from a variety of contexts, topics, and genres, students gain a broad and deep understanding of the nuances of Russian. Designed for those progressing beyond the basics, *Вверх!* leverages a core vocabulary of 1,500 words and strategically expands it by an additional 2,500 essential words, employing a color-coded system for ease of learning. By the end of the course, students will understand up to 70-80% of words in common usage. The *Вверх! Building on Your Foundations in Russian* course consists of two volumes, each with nine chapters, containing everything students and instructors need for a dynamic exploration of Russian at the intermediate level. A companion website with a downloadable workbook, glossary, vocabulary files, and audio and video resources brings the course to life. The blended and modular format makes it easy for instructors to adapt the material to their learning goals and timetabling constraints. **Order copies of ВВЕРХ! Building on Your Foundations in Russian** [Volume One](https://www.routledge.com/BBEPX-Building-on-Your-Foundations-in-Russian-Volume-One/Clancy-Egorova-Green-Willis/p/book/9781138056145). Order Volume One today (Chapters 1-9). Volume Two. Chapters 10-18. Coming in 2025 (contact Steven Clancy <> for information on beta-testing Volume Two while in production). **Workbooks, Audio and Video Support, Vocabulary Files, Podcasts, and More** (Workbooks available for free download in Word or PDF formats). Students may print out individual assignments or work with the materials electronically. Instructors are welcome to print these materials or make coursepacks for use in their programs. Instructors can rework and edit these materials to best suit their programs. You can find these supplementary materials on the [companion website](https://sclancy.sites.fas.harvard.edu/BBEPX/index.html) for the Вверх! series.