I use " Russian for everybody " because I follow the series of " Russian World " on youtube. 

And I like " Shkatulochka ".

What I like about " Russian for everybody " is that they give easy explanations and lots of examples of a subject, topic or grammar studied. I think it's a good book to make someone understand the logic of the language. But I don't like that the design of the book looks boring. Textbooks should be more interactive and vivid, with lots of pictures, cultural tips and etc.

Shkatulochka is great for practicing a topic learnt along with reading, they always give you nice texts and then questions to answer, I find it a great practice! I like the big letters, it makes the reading more comfortable! I'd say that what I don't like it about it is that they use old-fashioned vocabulary. 

I noticed that most Russian textbooks are very " serious looking " and not so up-to-date, well, I haven't seen any interactive one yet. 

Murillo Costa, thank you!!