Basil BessonoffProfessor Basil Bessonoff holds advanced degrees in applied linguistics from the Universities of London and St. Petersburg. He is also a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Linguists and the Academic Director of its examination center in Washington,D.C. Since 1994, Professor Bessonoff has taught courses at numerous universities and government agencies. He also acted as the Academic Advisor for the North American edition of the Ruslan Russian I textbook (2008) and coauthored and edited the U.S. edition of the Road to Russia textbook for beginners (2013). Read More Read Less