5000 Russian Words: With All Their Inflected Forms and Other Grammatical Information : A Russian-English Dictionary With an English-Russian Word Ind

by Richard L. Leed and Slava Paperno

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0893571709
• ISBN13: 9780893571702
• Release Date: April 1987
• Publisher: Slavica Pub
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 1.0" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

As good as it gets.

I believe the previous review is too critical of this text. Of the other Russian books of this type with which I'm familiar (501 Russian Verbs, Big Silver Book of Russian Verbs), none approach the amount of material in 5000 Russian Words. Simply stated, it has virtually every verb in these books, plus many more verbs and non-verbs. Almost every inch of each page is covered with text. It is NOT a dictionary, but it does have most words you're likely to use (for everything else, pick up the Katzner dictionary). It may not be perfect, but it's the best book of its kind. Also, I would argue geographical terms such as the names of US states are important conversational components. As someone about to move to a Russian speaking country, I imagine knowing the correct spelling and use of my home state is going to be useful in explaining where I come from.

The best resource for Russian language

This is simply the most important reference work in Russian - along with a good reference grammar and a good English-Russian-English dictionary (Kenneth Katzner is best for American words, but it's best, I've found to buy him PLUS Oxford) - that you will ever possess. You MUST have it. Buy it NOW. I've started to peddle these around our Russian students and am getting people to bite quite a bit on it. I have never NOT found a word I've looked up in it, along with full conjugation and correspending perfective/imperfective verg(if verb). Same with nouns. I get full inflection, with sometimes other information.

Absolute must for students

If you are a Russian student, this and the Kenneth Katzner dictionary are the best $60 you can spend. I've had this book for 11 years and rely on it when writing formally in Russian. Worth every penny.

Very Useful Reference

I have been using this book for almost a year now, and it has really helped me in learning the various forms of nouns and verbs. I just pick it up several times a day when I get bored or need a break, and peruse the various entries. By this effortless process, I am able to familiarize myself with a lot of Russian words in a short amount of time. Great buy!

a MUST for students

A fantastic resource that fully declines and conjugates all parts of speech, showing any irregularities in spelling or usage. It also lists perfective/imperfective pairs for all verbs as well as adverbial forms. Essentially if you have a question this book has the answer-- well worth the price!