English-Russian, Russian-English Dictionary
Published: 1994-11
Publisher: Wiley
Pages: 1120 (Paperback)
Publisher: Wiley
Pages: 1120 (Paperback)
New from: $26.37
Used from: $23.77
Description
Based on American rather than British English, this is among the first Russian dictionaries revised for the post-Soviet era. Includes new political terminology, new Russian institutions, new countries and republics and new city names. Contains 26,000 entries in the English-Russian section and 40,000 words in the Russian-English section. Irregularities in Russian declensions and conjugations appear at the beginning of each entry.
Based on American rather than British English, this is among the first Russian dictionaries revised for the post-Soviet era. Includes new political terminology, new Russian institutions, new countries and republics and new city names. Contains 26,000 entries in the English-Russian section and 40,000 words in the Russian-English section. Irregularities in Russian declensions and conjugations appear at the beginning of each entry.
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Product Reviews
Poor binding, great dictionary
I am a researcher who studied Russian many years in college and continues to do interviews in Russian and use this dictionary in translating my transcriptions. This is the best Russian dictionary I have had and I have had many. My one complaint and the only reason I didn't give the dictionary 5 stars is that the binding is terrible! I have a paperback version and large sections of dictionary fell out in less than 6 months. I have never had a book disintegrate in this way before! It is now a terrible pain to turn the pages which are constantly falling out of the book onto the floor. I then have to reorder a couple hundred pages one by one. This is a true inconvenience which I put up with because the dictionary is so good. I considered buying a hardcover version but now I read in other reviews that the hardcover also falls apart! Such a shame.
[2010-08-24]
Its Great
The Book is in great condition and the Amazon service was great with the delivery problems. Thanks!
[2010-07-26]
Could be better
While, thus far, I've found this dictionary very suitable for my needs (I'm writing an archaeology dissertation and have to read through some Russian documents that have a lot of technical osteological terms), it's not the easiest to use. When one looks up a verb for example in the Engish to Russian section, only the imperfective aspect is given. Thus one has to look up the imperfective verb aspect in the Russian to English section to find the perfective aspect. In addition, for nouns ending in the soft sign, the English to Russian section does not give whether that noun is masculine or feminine. In order to ascertain this, again one must consult the Russian to English section. The lack of a Cyrillic Alphabet in Alphabetical order for quick reference is also frustrating. And I'm sure the lack of a Latin Alphabet in Alphabetical order is likewise frustrating for native Russian speakers.
[2010-05-21]
Great buy !
Fantastic purchase!!!
This dictionary is exactly what I was looking for! Complete reference book for those who start learning Russian and even for more experienced speakers. It shows words in context, examples (plural, verb's conjugaison, etc.), familiar expressions translations, and so on.
I asked my teacher if he knew this dictionary. Here's his answer: "Awesome choice. I burned through three copies of the Katzner. Only problem? The pages will start to fall out in about three to five months."
That says it all !!!
[2010-05-04]
totally not worth the price
before ordering this dictionary I should have read more thoroughly negative reviews-had I done this I would have saved time and a little of money (amazon deducted 4 dollars from the refund). I don't like this dictionary at all. its biggest disadvantage is that it doesnt have phonetic pronunciation!! I am rather fluent in English, but there are still some words the pronunciation of which I would like to know-and this dictionary can't help at this point.I would forgive this dictionary its bulkiness, poor vocabulary but I cant forgive the absence of phonetic pronunciation.I would not recommend this dictionary
[2010-03-16]
Poor binding, great dictionary
I am a researcher who studied Russian many years in college and continues to do interviews in Russian and use this dictionary in translating my transcriptions. This is the best Russian dictionary I have had and I have had many. My one complaint and the only reason I didn't give the dictionary 5 stars is that the binding is terrible! I have a paperback version and large sections of dictionary fell out in less than 6 months. I have never had a book disintegrate in this way before! It is now a terrible pain to turn the pages which are constantly falling out of the book onto the floor. I then have to reorder a couple hundred pages one by one. This is a true inconvenience which I put up with because the dictionary is so good. I considered buying a hardcover version but now I read in other reviews that the hardcover also falls apart! Such a shame.
[2010-08-24]
Its Great
The Book is in great condition and the Amazon service was great with the delivery problems. Thanks!
[2010-07-26]
Could be better
While, thus far, I've found this dictionary very suitable for my needs (I'm writing an archaeology dissertation and have to read through some Russian documents that have a lot of technical osteological terms), it's not the easiest to use. When one looks up a verb for example in the Engish to Russian section, only the imperfective aspect is given. Thus one has to look up the imperfective verb aspect in the Russian to English section to find the perfective aspect. In addition, for nouns ending in the soft sign, the English to Russian section does not give whether that noun is masculine or feminine. In order to ascertain this, again one must consult the Russian to English section. The lack of a Cyrillic Alphabet in Alphabetical order for quick reference is also frustrating. And I'm sure the lack of a Latin Alphabet in Alphabetical order is likewise frustrating for native Russian speakers.
[2010-05-21]
Great buy !
Fantastic purchase!!!
This dictionary is exactly what I was looking for! Complete reference book for those who start learning Russian and even for more experienced speakers. It shows words in context, examples (plural, verb's conjugaison, etc.), familiar expressions translations, and so on.
I asked my teacher if he knew this dictionary. Here's his answer: "Awesome choice. I burned through three copies of the Katzner. Only problem? The pages will start to fall out in about three to five months."
That says it all !!!
[2010-05-04]
totally not worth the price
before ordering this dictionary I should have read more thoroughly negative reviews-had I done this I would have saved time and a little of money (amazon deducted 4 dollars from the refund). I don't like this dictionary at all. its biggest disadvantage is that it doesnt have phonetic pronunciation!! I am rather fluent in English, but there are still some words the pronunciation of which I would like to know-and this dictionary can't help at this point.I would forgive this dictionary its bulkiness, poor vocabulary but I cant forgive the absence of phonetic pronunciation.I would not recommend this dictionary
[2010-03-16]