
E.E. Israilevich as a young diplomat in London in the 1920s (above)
and in his office at the Academy of Foreign Trade in Moscow
in the 1950s
(top middle).

My first English grammar lessons in 1949 (left)
and at a May Day parade in Moscow in 1951 (above).

The Russian Academy for Foreign Trade (VAVT): The history of the Academy's Department of English Language in International Business goes back to the time of the founding of the Academy in 1931. For many years what was then the Department of Foreign Languages of VAVT (Vysshaya Akademiya Vneshnei Torgovli) prided itself on being associated with such names as E.E. Israilevich, N.A. Bonk, N.A. Lukianova, B.F. Korndorf. … (more)
Е. Е. Израилевич. Деловая корреспонденция на английском языке
E. E. Israilevich. Practical Grammar of English Language
E. E. Israilevich. English-Russian Dictionary on Economy and Foreign Trade
E. E. Israilevich. Commercial Correspondence and Business Documentation
“Если вы начинающий, вам стоит обзавестись русскоязычным справочником, таким как, например, Практическая грамматика английского языка (авторы - К.Н. Качалова, Е.Е. Израилевич). Это, пожалуй, самый полный грамматический справочник на русском языке, к тому же в нем даны упражнения на закрепление материала, а также ключи.”