Name/Title
Records for Разговорник русского языка (Russian Language Phrasebook) — Moscow News / Melodiya audio course (green and blue variants)Entry/Object ID
2025.6.27Description
Two records and their paper 7-inch record sleeves for a Soviet Russian-language audio phrasebook by N. Zarubina and N. Ozhegova (Н. Зарубина, Н. Ожегова), issued on the Melodiya label as a free supplement to the Moscow News newspaper and its foreign-language editions. The fronts carry a psychedelic op-art wave design — one in green, one in blue — with the Cyrillic title, the authors' names, "бесплатное приложение к газетам" (free supplement to the newspapers), the Melodiya logo, and the mastheads of the paper's editions (Moscow News, Les Nouvelles de Moscou, Novedades de Moscú, and an Arabic edition). The sleeve's backs bear a multilingual notice (Russian, English, French, Spanish, Arabic) stating that in 1975–1976 the weekly serialized the phrasebook across 6 records sent to subscribers, distributed via V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga (Moscow). Both sleeves are aged and worn, with toning, soiling, and edge/corner wear.Context
Produced by the record company Melody for the magazine Moscow News.Audio Format
33 RPM RecordRecording Type
Spoken WordCollection
The Martínez Suquet family collectionAcquisition
Accession
2025.6Source or Donor
Mirta SuquetAcquisition Method
GiftAlbum Detail
Contributors
Contributor
N. ZarubinaContributor
N. OzhegovRecord Label
MelodiyaMusical Genre
EducationalRelease Date
1975Place Recorded
City
MoscowCountry
U.S.S.R.Region
Eastern EuropeContinent
EuropeLanguage
RussianLiner Notes
[front]
Russian Phrasebook
Free distribution
Moscow News
[back, in Russian, English, French, Spanish, and Arab]
In 1975-1976 "MOSCOW NEWS" weekly is serializing a Russian language phrase book, that has been recorded on 6 records, which will be sent to all subscribers.
You can take out a subscription for "MOSCOW NEWS" in your country through any firm that deals with Y/O "Mezhdunarodnaya King" and distributes Soviet periodicals.
The editorial office's address is: "Moscow News", 16/2 Gorky St., Moscow K-9, USSR
[inside back cover]
Russian Phrasebook
V (1) side
The appearance of a person
The city
In a taxi ride
VI (2) side
In a subway ride
In a bus, trolleybus
In a tram
Shuttle taxi ride
VII (3) side
At the grocery store
At the bookstore
The telegraph
VIII (4) side
In the post office
Talking on the phone
In a restaurantAlbum Artwork Description
The front covers are decorated with round line art while the back cover has an illustration of two male silhouettes reading a newspaper.Dimensions
Dimension Description
the vinyl coversHeight
19 cmWidth
18.5 cmDimension Description
vinylDiameter
17.5 cmParts
Two vinyl covers - one green and one blue. Four vinyls - one in the green cover and three in the blue cover.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Mirta Martínez FortezaNotes
ownerPerson or Organization
Moscow NewsPerson or Organization
MelodiyaRelated Places
Place
City
MoscowCountry
U.S.S.R.Region
Eastern EuropeContinent
EuropeNotes
productionPlace
City
Pinar del RíoState/Province
Pinar del RíoCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
acquisition, useResearch Notes
Notes
The course was a vehicle of Soviet language and cultural outreach — a free audio phrasebook bundled with Moscow News and its foreign-language editions, including the Spanish Novedades de Moscú. The Spanish-edition tie-in and distribution through Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga account for its circulation to Spanish-speaking readerships.Created By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
May 27, 2022Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 11, 2026
