The Oxford Russian-English Dictionary

By P.S. Falla

Book Overview

Featuring 82,000 words and phrases and 129,000 translations, this second edition of The Oxford Russian-English Dictionary derives its material from a collation of the best existing Russian-English dictionaries with the fundamental dictionaries of Russian, including the authoritative works prepared by the USSR Academy of Sciences.
Drawing upon Russian and Soviet literature, it focuses on colloquial vocabulary and general scientific and technological terms. Entries include valuable grammatical information such as irregular case endings and short forms of adjectives. The dictionary also provides appendices of abbreviations and geographical names, making it a must for any student learning or using the Russian.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198641931
• ISBN13: 9780198641933
• Release Date: April 1992
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 944 Pages
• Weight: 2.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Recommended for any beginning/intermediate-level student of Russian

I began studying Russian in college six months ago, and wanted a one-way (Russian to English) dictionary to help me when I begin reading. I have used this dictionary quite a bit already, and it hasn't let me down once. I probably won't need another dictionary until my Russian is good enough that I can use a Russian-only dictionary, which shouldn't be sooner than a few years from now. Though it is not a hardcover, it's not a paperback either - I think it's some kind of two-layer vinyl or plastic material, which seems durable enough. If you're beginning to read in Russian, or already do but need a good dictionary, I would definitely recommend this.

This dictionary gives the serious student a powerful tool.

The Oxford Russian-English Dictionary was my first real dictionary as a Russian Language student. Taking advice from a personal hunch I bought the book before I ever stepped into a university lesson in Russian about three and a half years ago. This dictionary has served me extremely well particularly in terms of translations excercises. I personally consider this dictionary to be a fabulous reference tool for anyone student or professor serious about the study of Russian with a focus on finding the most authoritative and accurate translation of over 80,000 words and/or phrases from Russian to English. Please consider purchasing this dictionary if you speak English as a native language and truly are serious about your studies of Russian. The only drawback to this dictionary comes from the fact that it forces the user to have a good sense of the meaning that he or she is after since it provides such a huge variety on certain translations from Russian to English which is quite understandable considering the difficulty in what many term {comparitive linguistics} i.e. (word to word) translation. I hope that anyone who wants to add to his or her vocabularly will consider purchasing this dictionary for I believe that it will help tremendously with this endeavor.

The best Russian dictionary on the market

Oxford is the standard. There is no better Russian-English dictionary available. Grammar forms are provided; examples and idioms are given. Appendices include abbreviations and geographical placenames.