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Title: Dictionary of Russian Pyccknn Slang: Caeht & Colloquial Expressions by Vladimir Shlyakhov, Eve Adler, Vladimir Shlykhov ISBN: 0-7641-1019-5 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: October, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.27 (11 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: VERY dated material
Comment: Slang and colloquialisms change, and do so relatively quickly - for example, when was the last time you heard the term "goovy" used in everyday speech? Along these lines, _Russian Slang_ is terribly dated - the vast majority of the words have not been in use since well before the end of the cold war. While the words and their translations are fun, and the organization is good (as to whether the words are used by criminals, members of the military, by teens, etc), it really is not that useful.
Rating: 2
Summary: Use with caution
Comment: As a graduate of the Russian programs at the University of Maryland and the Defense Language Institute, I have a solid grasp on Russian... When this book came out and I noticed that half the words weren't familiar to me even though I read contemporary Russian novels constantly, I had reason to be cautious. The next time I went to Russia, I asked a native who is my age (thirtysomething) to go through the book with a highlighting marker.
Just as I suspected, close to half the words are not used by anyone old enough to drive a car or young enough to still be able to walk. There are some true gems in this book that will have natives practically bow to your knowledge of their language... Be careful with this book and don't even try using most of the words within unless you have a native speaker coaching you.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great for a slang dictionary
Comment: This dictionary is rather comprehensive, including words from Mafia, youth, and prison slang. When I went to Russia, I had a very hard time remembering slang, and especially figuring it out at times. If I had only bought this book before my trip! Since I was communicating mainly with young people of the Zaural region of Russia, they didn't use as much of the a la mode slang of Moscow or Petersburg. The author gives ample explanations of the words, where they come from, their level of vulgarity, and what they normally mean. I haven't seen any other slang dictionaries, so I'd have to say that this is an excellent choice for a student going to Russia.
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Title: Dermo!: The Real Russian Tolstoy Never Used by Edward Topol, Laura E. Wolfsonm, Kim Wilson Brandt, Laura E. Wolfson ISBN: 0452277450 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: August, 1997 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Dictionary of Russian Obscenities by David Alan Drummond ISBN: 0933884540 Publisher: Berkeley Slavic Specialties Pub. Date: April, 1987 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Russian Idioms (Barron's Idioms Series) by Agnes Arany-Makkai ISBN: 0812094360 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: September, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: 501 Russian Verbs: Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses Alphabetically Arranged (501 Verbs Series) by Thomas R., Jr. Beyer ISBN: 0764113496 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: 01 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: International Dictionary of Obscenities: A Guide to Dirty Words and Indecent Expressions in Spanish, Italian, French, German and Russian by Christina Kunitskaya-Peterson, Christina Kunitshkaya-Peterson ISBN: 0933884184 Publisher: Berkeley Slavic Specialties Pub. Date: September, 1985 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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