COURTENAY IMMERSES HIMSELF IN THINGS RUSSIAN.(ACCENT)

Byline: MATT WOLF Associated Press

LONDON Bravura performances aren't exactly rare from Tom Courtenay.

He came to attention three decades ago in such movies as ``The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner'' and ``Billy Liar,'' and enjoyed Broadway and film success more recently in ``The Dresser.''

But it's been some time since Courtenay, 57, stormed the West End as he is now doing in ``Moscow Stations.'' And with a return to Broadway scheduled for early next year as Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, his sustained Russian immersion will no doubt continue eliciting raves.

``I'm very comfortable in Russian things; I love Russian writing,'' Courtenay said one recent afternoon, musing about a ``comeback'' or so the …