gned to accompany Sputnik: An Introductory Russian Language Course (Part 1) textbook. It introduces cursive writing (Russians do not print when writing by hand!), helps learners of Russian develop basic writing skills, and offers a wide range of exercises from copying handwritten letters, syllables and simple words to formulating sentences, writing short paragraphs and longer descriptive texts. All exercises are designed to reinforce the vocabulary, grammar and sentence structure discussed in the Sputnik textbook.