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about travelling in Russia - dictionaries, maps, guides, usefull
information for travellers (742 books)
Keywords: Travel, Russia, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Siberia, Eastern Europe, Asia, Map, Guide, Dictionary. |
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 Lonely
Planet Russian Phrasebook: With Two-Way Dictionary (Russian
Phrasebook, 3rd Ed)
The best Russian traveller's phrasebook I've
found. If you're going on a trip to Russia and only want to
take one book, this would be it. It has a small dictionary,
information on aspects of Russian society, things to be wary
of and even a page of "bad Russian"! Another nice
aspect is that unlike some resources for travellers this actually
fits in your pocket...
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 Fodor's Moscow and St. Petersburg, 5th Edition : The Guide for All Budgets, Completely Updated, with Many Maps and Travel Tips
Excellent for planning a trip, or remembering
one! Of the various travel guides to the area I have consulted
I particularly like this edition from Fodor's. The information
is arranged in a logical way and is invaluable for planning
a trip. And planning such a trip is very important even with
the changes in today's society. Even for those not traveling
this book can serve as a pleasant reminder of earlier visits.
It deserves a place on the traveler's bookshelf...
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Other books in Travel - Russia |
Russian
history - famouse persons, historical events (9110 books)
Keywords: Putin, Eltsin, Gorbachev, Khrushchev, Stalin, Lenin,
Peter the Great. Revolution 1917, WWII, Cold War, Perestroika.
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 Stalin : The Court of the Red Tsar
Koba the Dread. Stalin, Koba to his friends
(did he really have any?), has obviously been the focus of
many historical works over the years; this new book, however,
focuses on his private life and inner circle. Benefiting from
newly released archival information as well as interviews,
memoirs and new research, "The Court of the Red Tsar"
is well written and almost compulsively readable for people
like myself who have have been both fascinated and repelled
by this astonishing and terrible man...
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The Gulag Archipelago: 1918-1956
Solzhenitsyn does an excellent job of retelling
the story of the atrocities of the Soviet Union. The Gulag
Archipelago is a disturbing account of what happened inside
the Gulag prisons. This is an account about the things hidden
from the public and the things the Marxists wanted to keep
hidden. And how he gave a first person account of prison life,
well that was just amazing! His vivid descriptions about the
kinds of arrests that took place I thought was very interesting
and an amazing brainchild of a distorted Soviet Union!...
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Other books in History-Russia |
Russian
classical and modern literature & fiction (710 books)
Keywords: Pushkin, Akhmatova, Brodsky, Mandelstam, Chekhov,
Yevtushenko, Tsvetaeva, Mayakovsky, Vysotsky, Solzhenitsyn,
Esenin. |
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 Eugene Onegin: A Novel in Verse (Oxford World's Classics)
James Falen has offered his version of the
Russian classic, and has captured both the meaning and the
verse. The stanzas flow effortlessly in Falen's hands, it
may very well be the best translation yet. Of course, Nabokov
is not around to cast his judgement on it. He panned every
other translation that had been printed and penned his own
in prose, so as not to stray too far from original meaning.
But, even he said it was no more than a crib, as what Puskin
had achieved in Eugene Onegin was a restructuring of the Russian
language, giving it a beauty few had thought it possessed...
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The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova
Akhmatova was one of the few unrepentant Acemist
poets to survive Russia's Bolshevik revolution and subsequant
Stalinist takeover and purges. She was seen by authorities
as a dangerous element, related to the pre-revolutionary order.
Somehow, even as her fellow poets - including friend Osip
Mandlestam and husband Nikolay Gumilov - were executed, exiled,
sent to camps, or fled, she managed to survive - outliving
Stalin himself. Her poems range from the early tales of love
and unrequitation, to the tormented later works such as Requium
- a harrowing dedication to the victoms of Stalinism. Her
use of words is fantastic - the reader can truly feel her
presence. This collection is very comprehensive, and well-translted
from the original Russian...
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Other books in Literature & Fiction - Russian |
English-Russian
and Russian-English dictionaries, russian courses, phrase
books, grammar (2432 books) |
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 English-Russian, Russian-English Dictionary
Katzner's dictionary is the best single source
of Russian language available to American-English speakers.
It is better for grammar references than most Russian grammar
books. It is an elegant solution to English- and Russian-speakers
attempting to make the transition between the languages which
has been unavailable until this time. It is, in a word, revolutionary...
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The New Penguin Russian Course
To all those fascinated with Russia and it's
language, but cannot seem to get it right and are discouraged,
fear not. This book will lift your spirits and show you that
Russian is not that hard of a language afterall! I have also
found studying Russian helpful in decoding the seemingly totally-irregular
grammars of Polish and other Slavic languages. Knowing Russian
will help you learn about ten more of these languages. Buy
this book, grab a hold, and you'll soon be on friendly terms
with Russian!...
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Other books in Dictionaries & Thesauruses - Russian |
Travelling
in Moscow - dictionaries, maps, guides, usefull information
for travellers (89 books)
Books in Travel - Moscow |
Travelling
in St.Petersburg - dictionaries, maps, guides, usefull information
for travellers (54 books)
Books in Travel - St. Petersburg |
Books about
travelling in Siberia - dictionaries, maps, guides, usefull
information for travellers (27 books)
Books in Travel - Siberia |
Business
& Investing in Russia - Making Money in Russia, Economic
Reform, Ethics in Business (569 books)
Books in Business & Investing - Russia |
Books about
Politics in Russia (1348 books)
Books in Politics - Russia |
Professional
& Technical books (889 books)
Books in Professional & Technical - Russia |
Books about
Law in Russia (150 books)
Books in Law - Russia |
Russian
Language Instructions (254 books)
Books in Instruction - Russian |
Books about
Former Soviet Republics & Siberia History (178 books)
Books in History - Former Soviet Republics & Siberia |
Books about
Budget Travel (762 books)
Books in Budget Travel |
Essays &
Travelogues books (2677 books)
Books in Essays & Travelogues |
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