A Russian ABC: ABV : Featuring Masterpieces from the Hermitage, St. Petersburg
- ISBN-10
- 0810919192
- ISBN-13
- 9780810919198
- Category
- Travel / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- Russian
- Published
- 1992
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams, Incorporated, Publishers
- Author
- Florence Cassen Mayers
Description
Forty-two full-color illustrations provide a fascinating initiation into the Cyrillic alphabet, or azbuka, the basis of the Russian language. From Ambar to Yakbta, the 33-letter azbuka unfolds through images of rich and varied Russian art treasures.
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