The Oxford Russian Desk Dictionary

Drawing on the work done on the Oxford Russian Dictionary, this new desk reference is the most authoritative dictionary of its size. Incorporating much up-to-date vocabulary, including new words created by recent changes in the former Soviet Union, The Oxford Russian Desk Dictionary includes over 70,000 words and phrases and 120,000 translations. As in the larger dictionary, it offers superb coverage of modern idioms and colloquial usage, numerous illustrative examples of vocabulary in context, common abbreviations and acronyms, helpful advice on difficult points of grammar, and pronunciations in the International Phonetic Alphabet for all English headwords. Portable, reliable, and inexpensive, The Oxford Russian Desk Dictionary is an ideal reference for students, scholars, businesspeople, and travelers.