The manual contains 5 main topics: "My family," "Eat to live," "Time is money," "Going on vacation," "And again to work, study." Each topic has 5 small lessons with dialogues, a minimum of grammar and dictionaries. Words and expressions are accompanied by Russified transcription. In the section "For the inquisitive" you will find useful information of a linguistic and regional nature. An intensive course for anyone starting to learn Italian.