A Systematic Approach to Translation of Newspaper Materials from Russian into English' (Part I) is a text book designed for graduate and post graduate students of Russian language and translation. It is a collection of texts from various Russian newspapers that have been classified thematically in accordance with important newspaper fields - Official Visits and Meetings, Talks, Co-operation, Agreements, Economy and Mass-media. Each text is followed by grammatical and lexical exercises which enable the students, while translating the texts, to improve their skills by grasping the techniques of translation in a systematic manner. The new words, verbs and word combinations acquaint the students with not only new terminology, but also teach them their usage in exercises. The practice of these texts will enhance the skills of students and will serve as an important teaching tool for both students and teachers of Russian language.