Intermediate Russian: A Grammar and Workbook by John Murray; Sarah SmythIntermediate Russian provides a reference grammar and related exercises in one volume. Varied texts from Russian sources give an insight into contemporary Russian society and culture. Features include: * texts and exercises reflecting contemporary Russian * concise grammar explanations * full exercise key * detailed index. Intermediate Russian, and its sister volume, Basic Russian, are ideal both for independent study and use in class. Together the books provide a compendium of the essentials of Russian grammar.
750 Russian Verbs and Their Uses by Issa R. Zauber; Jan R. Zamir (Editor); Sonia Nelson Zamir (Editor)Verbs--the key to a living language 750 Russian Verbs and Their Uses gives you the key to a living language--verbs in context. Verbs give speech power and movement. Russian verbs have subtleties that usually can be appreciated only after years of study and conversation with native speakers. 750 Russian Verbs and Their Uses gives you all the correct variations and adds immediately to your command of the language. Correct usages are illustrated in common phrases and idioms, and close attention is paid to verb aspect--a special concern to students of Russian. Perfect for students or for businesspeople who are working to develop one of the world′s most exciting commercial markets, here is the book that will help you understand and express yourself in an important and intricate tongue. Also available in the series: 750 German Verbs and Their Uses, 750 Spanish Verbs and Their Uses, and 750 French Verbs and Their Uses.
Location: Mugar Memorial Library Stacks (PG2271 .Z36 1997 )
This is the most innovative, comprehensive, and scholarly bilingual dictionary of Russian idioms available today. It includes close to 14,000 idioms, set expressions, and sayings found in contemporary colloquial Russian and in literature from the nineteenth century to the present. The Russian idioms are provided with many English equivalents to render idioms in various contexts. Illustrative examples are cited to show how the idioms are used in context.
Location: Mugar Memorial Library Reference X (PG2752 .U36 1997 )
Publication Date: 1998
This dictionary of slang is used by many Russian groups and sub-cultures: hippie, punk, gang, criminal, youth and student speech. It first appeared in 1993. This edition is updated and edited for the British user. There are full translations of all the examples of each entry.