The Russian Phrase Guide is designed to help travellers get the most out of their trip. Presented in a user-friendly style, the guide focuses on the most popular & commonly used phrases & words. In-depth sections on shopping, eating & drinking are supplemented by essential phrases to put the language into context, helping you to say the right thing at the right time. ...

Russian Pocket Dictionary in a selection of language titles from Berlitz, to aid you before & during your travels. Berlitz have been producing language titles & promoting language learning for more than 125years. Catalogue selection comprising the following Berlitz series: Phrase books & Dictionaries, Phrase books & CDs, Shortcuts to…, Travel Packs, i-Phrase, …in 60 Minutes, …in 30 Days, For your trip…, Pocket Dictionaries & Compact Dictionaries.*PLEASE NOTE: NOT ALL LANGUAGES ARE AVAILABLE IN ALL PRODUCT FORMATS. PLEASE SEE FULL STOCK LIST.** See below for individual type descriptions:** Phrase books & Dictionaries
- containing 244 pages & over 8, 000 words & phrases, organised thematically, to help you communicate with ease in a variety of situations, as well as. Books are generally divided into the following broad linguistic categories: survival, food, people, fun, special needs, resources & a bilingual dictionary.* Phrase books & CDs
- containing the relevant title from the Phrase books & Dictionaries range, with a compact disc providing audio examples of the text found in the ‘ You may hear…’ yellow, box sections in the book. * Shortcuts to…
- containing the key 100 words you will need to speak beginners Italian, as well as more than 500 simple phrases to help you as you meet people, navigate your way, book rooms, shop, & order in restaurants. * Travel Packs
- containing the relevant title from the Phrase books & Dictionaries range, with a more detailed compact disc, in a hard plastic case. Travel Pack CDs provide audio examples of more than 300 useful words & expressions, & have 14 tracks covering the following topics: introduction, basic expressions, accommodations, eating out, travel, sightseeing, leisure, making friends, stores & services, health, numbers, days, greetings & time. * i-Phrase
- containing language software for you to download, via a computer, onto your i-pod. i-Phrase titles will give you access to over 8, 000 words & phrases, as well as audio & pronunciation support, travel photos to provide a glimpse of what you’ll see on a visit, & a bonus menu reader & bilingual dictionary. System requirements: compatible for use on Windows 2000 or more recent / Mac OS 10.3.9 or later / i-tunes windows or Mac version 7.0.2 or later / 25MB of available hard disk space. Suitable for use on most models of iPod. * …in 60 Minutes
- containing an audio CD, accompanied by a basic booklet for you to follow along as you listen. Enclosed in a hard plastic case …in 60 Minutes titles include over 250 native words that you will need to start communicating. Topics include basic expressions, asking questions, making friends, & eating out. Compatible with iPod & MP3 devices.* …in 30 Days
- containing a substantial 320 page course book & 2 audio CDs, featuring daily lessons & short dialogues, with focus on conversational language that will enable you to meet & greet, talk about everyday items, have phone conversations, order in a restaurant, make small talk & get around town. Compatible with iPod & MP3 devices.* For your trip…
- containing an audio CD, accompanied by a basic booklet for you to follow along as you listen. Enclosed in a hard plastic case …in 60 Minutes titles include over 250 native words that you will need to start communicating. Topics include basic expressions, asking questions, making friends, & eating out. Compatible with iPod & MP3 devices.* Pocket Dictionaries
- containing more than 35, 000 entries & thousands of idioms, new words & expressions, in a mini pocket format. All headwords are in blue for quick reference. Language of reference works to & from English. * Compact Dictionaries
- containing more than 45, 000 entries & thousands of idioms, new words & expressions, in a (larger palm sized) pocket format. Introductory grammar information is provided, & all headwords are in blue for quick reference. Language of reference works to & from English.









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At the turn of the century, the Russian economy was growing by about 10% annually & its population had reached 150 million. By 1920 the country was in desperate financial straits & more than 20 million Russians had died. & by 1950, a third of the globe had embraced communism. The triumph of Communism sets a profound puzzle. How did the Bolsheviks win power & then cling to it amid the chaos they had created? Traditional histories remain a captive to Marxist ideas about class struggle. Analysing never before used files from the Tsarist military archives, Mc Meekin argues that war is the answer. The revolutionaries were aided at nearly every step by Germany, Sweden, & Switzerland who sought to benefit
- politically & economically
- from the changes overtaking the country. To make sense of Russia`s careening path the essential question is not Lenin`s ”who, whom?”, but who benefits?

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One hundred years ago events in Russia took the world by storm. In February 1917, in the middle of World War I & following months of protest & political unrest, Tsar Nicholas II abdicated. Later that year a new political force, the socialist Bolshevik Party, seized power under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin. A bloody civil war & period of extraordinary hardship for Russians finally led to the establishment of the Soviet Union. This book accompanies a major exhibition that re-examines the Russian Revolution in light of recent research, focusing on the experiences of ordinary Russians living through extraordinary times. The Revolution was not a single event but a complex process of dramatic change. The story of the Revolution is told here through posters, maps, postcards, letters, newspapers & literature, photographs & personal accounts. Leading experts on Russian history reveal the Revolution as a utopian project that had traumatic consequences for people across Russia & beyond. ...

One hundred years ago events in Russia took the world by storm. In February 1917, in the middle of World War I & following months of protest & political unrest, Tsar Nicholas II abdicated. Later that year a new political force, the socialist Bolshevik Party, seized power under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin. A bloody civil war & period of extraordinary hardship for Russians finally led to the establishment of the Soviet Union. This book accompanies a major exhibition that re-examines the Russian Revolution in light of recent research, focusing on the experiences of ordinary Russians living through extraordinary times. The Revolution was not a single event but a complex process of dramatic change. The story of the Revolution is told here through posters, maps, postcards, letters, newspapers & literature, photographs & personal accounts. Leading experts on Russian history reveal the Revolution as a utopian project that had traumatic consequences for people across Russia & beyond. ...

Praise for Russian Winter ` An elegant, compelling puzzle of family, memory & solitude that brings to life modern day Boston & postwar Russia through a profound love story. Graceful, moving & unexpected`
- Matthew Pearl, author of The Dante Club `A tender & moving debut novel`
- Candis Magazine ` An impressive debut: intelligent, moving, & flitting easily between the artistic salons of Soviet Russia & the Boston of today`
- Guardian `A memorable love story cleverly disguised as historical fiction`
- Red Magazine ` Part romance, part mystery, this elegant debut captures the danger
- & refuge
- of love in Stalin`s era`
- Good Housekeeping






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The 2015 Military Balance Chart from the International Institute of Strategic Studies focuses on Russia, presenting the locations of the country’s armed forces within its main military regions, with more detailed enlargements for specific areas, plus additional panels providing further relevant information. Russia is covered on two map panels. Western Russia including the Urals is shown with the Caucasus, indicating units stationed in Abkhazia, South Ossetia & Armenia, plus panels for the Kaliningrad Region & Crimea & enlargements for the Moscow, St. Petersburg & the Vladikavkaz areas. Corresponding panel for Siberia covers the area east of Novosibirsk, & enlargements here cover Novosibirsk, Ulan Ude, Belogorsk, Khabarovsk, Petropavlovsk & the Vladivostok – Ussuriysk region. Surrounding panels focus on the development programmes of the ground forces, the navy & the air force, plus Russian defence spending trends, strategic forces, army aviation, & the comparison between 1990/91 levels & 2014. ...

Through the centuries, Russia has swung between successful expansionism, catastrophic collapse & spectacular recovery. This illuminating history traces these cycles from the late Neolithic age to Ivan the Terrible & Catherine the Great, & from the height of Communism to the truncated Russian Federation of today. The narrative takes in the magnificent cities of Kiev, Moscow & St Petersburg, & stretches to Alaska in the east, to the Black Sea & the Ottoman Empire in the south, to the Baltic in the west & to the Arctic Ocean in the north, asking what the future holds for Russia & her neighbours. ...

” In Russia`s War”, Richard Overy re-creates the Soviet Union`s apocalyptic struggle against Germany from the point of view both of the troops & of the ordinary civilians. In the course of human history there has probably been no more terrible place than Eastern Europe in 1941-5. Estimates of total Soviet military & civilian deaths in the period now stand at more than 25 million. For many around the world, it was Russia`s persistance & steadfast will during this time that gave the Allies the foothold to win the war; whilst Operation Barbarossa was failing against the Russians, the Allies were able to re-group, re-arm & fight back. This is an enthralling account of the Soviet side of the war & is highly recommended. ...

Russka is a vast tapestry of a novel in which serf & master, Cossack & Tsar, priest & Jew are brought together in a family saga which unrolls through centuries of history to reveal that most impenetrable & mysterious of lands... Russia. Through the life of a little town east of Moscow in the Russian heartl&, Edward Rutherfurd creates a sweeping family saga from the baffling contradictions of Russia`s culture & her people
- bleak yet exotic, brutal but romantic; a land of ritual riddled with superstitious fears. From Russia`s dawn & the cruel Tartar invasions to Ivan the Terrible & the wild Cossacks, from Peter, Catherine & the days of ` War & Peace` to the drama of the Revolution & the extraordinary events of today
- here is Russia`s story in a spellbinding novel...history recreated with breathtaking detail & passion.

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