In 1918, the Soviet revolutionary government repudiated the Tsarist regime's sovereign debt, triggering one of the biggest sovereign defaults ever. Yet the price of Russian bonds remained high for years. Combing French archival records, Kim Oosterlinck shows that, far from irrational, investors had legitimate reasons to hope for repayment. Soviet debt recognition, a change in government, a bailout by the French government, or French banks, or a seceding country would have guaranteed at least a partial reimbursement. As Greece and other European countries raise the possibility of sovereign default, Oosterlinck's superbly researched study is more urgent than ever.

100 lessons. French course for English speakers. A course that does not involve learning by heart, ideal for beginners and revising. Learners can start to speak French within two months, gaining an intuitive knowledge of grammar. Within six months, learners can take part in everyday conversation with a vocabulary of 1,500 to 2,000 words. Lively, useful dialogue; Carefully-constructed progression.

A 720-page book with 110 lessons, 4 audio CDs and 1 mp3 download (2,000 files) lasting 2 hrs 40 min. Yearning to start English or refresh your knowledge after a long spell without practising? Our best-seller, promises a fluid, pleasant learning experience with this latest edition. The structural developments of the language, the coining of new terms and idiomatic expressions are regularly factored in to provide you with the best course in contemporary English. As the language of international communication, English enjoys an official or special status in 75 countries, and over 750 million people speak it as a first or second language. Boasting Latin and Germanic roots, it's a language of many subtleties in grammar and has a rich, precise vocabulary that you need to master from the outset. Available in this box set in 4 audio CDs and downloadable MP3 format, the recordings include all the texts in English for each lesson and the translation exercises from the book. These progressively more challenging texts have been recorded by professional native speakers. Lively, useful dialogue. Carefully-constructed progression. Pronunciation using the recordings

100 lessons 800 pp 3 audio CD, download code. French course for Spanish speakers. A course that doesn't involve learning by heart, ideal for beginners and for a refresher course. Learners can start to speak French within two months, gaining an intuitive knowledge of grammar. Within six months, learners can take part in everyday conversation with a vocabulary of 1,500 to 2,000 words. The recordings include all the texts in French for each lesson and the translation exercises from the book. These progressively more challenging texts have been recorded by professional native speakers.

This book teaches English to German speakers.

Les enregistrements reprennent l'integralitedes textes, dans la langue apprise uniquement, des lecons et des exercices de traduction du livre, vendu separement. Ils sont interpretes, a un rythme progressif, par des locuteurs natifs professionnels. Approximate running time: 170 minutes.

Methode d'apprentissage de l'anglais a l'usage des personnes de langue polonaise.

Completement reecrite, cette methode, mise au gout du jour, vous est destinee si vous avez deja de bonnes connaissances generales de l'anglais, mais que vous vous sentez deconcerte face a des niveaux de langue ou des contextes insolites. Le vocabulaire que vous y rencontrerez est celui, contemporain, des medias, et les nombreuses notes culturelles vous plongeront dans l'esprit britannique le plus pur.

A 296-page book and a 80-min of audio streaming. Learning French has never been easier than with our new method, book and audio available on streaming platforms free of charge. Catering to real beginners in French who enjoy being on the move, it features some 30 very progressive lessons in the form of dialogues, teaching the necessary skills to reach level A2, also known as "survival level" . The dialogues, recorded by native speakers, have been designed specifically to meet a certain number of aims and address the basic notions. The first collection to base its pedagogy on the specifics of Common European Framework of Reference for Languages drawn up by the Council of Europe. The dialogues are available on most streaming platforms (Deezer, Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and Soundcloud), so anyone can learn anywhere, on any media.