Traveling in a foreign country such as Russia suddenly becomes a lot more exciting when you can engage in elegant small talk with the locals. Russian Phrases For Dummies is your handy guide to everyday words & phrases you can start using immediately to make your visit more rewarding & a whole lot easier. This user-friendly phrasebook will jump-start your comprehension & have you speaking basic Russian in no time. Its quick-&-easy approach gives you language fundamentals up front the Words to Know section helps you find the right word fast & the easy-to-use pronunciation key helps other people understand what youre trying to say. Youll learn how to: Get directions shop & eat out Talk numbers dates & time Chat about family & work Discuss sports & the weather Deal with problems & emergencies Pronounce familiar English words & phrases in Russian & English Beware of words that sound to English but dont mean the same thing Read signs that use the Russian alphabet Follow the conventions of Russian pronunciation Use basic Russian grammar correctly Keep ten commonly used Russian phrases on the tip of your tongue Use basic telephone vocabulary & send letters emails & faxes Dont have time to study the language before you get to Russia? No worries. Just flip through Russian Phrases For Dummies find the section that fits your needs & start talking! ...

This Very Short Introduction provides an analytical narrative of the main events & developments in Soviet Russia between 1917 & 1936. It examines the impact of the revolution on society as a whole
- on different classes ethnic groups the army men & women youth. Its central concern is to understand how one structure of domination was replaced by another. The book registers the primacy of politics but situates political developments firmly in the context of massive economic social & cultural change. Since the fall of Communism there has been much reflection on the significance of the Russian Revolution. The book rejects the currently influential liberal interpretation of the revolution in favour of one that sees it as rooted in the contradictions of a backward society which sought modernization & enlightenment & ended in political tyranny.
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Covering popular topics & containing sharply focused material Longman History in Depth is ideal for AS/A Level or higher Still students of all abilities. * Introduces students to each topis through a narrative supported by charts maps timelines picture galleries. * Covers core objectives with clear & relevant illustration to support the text. * Contains activities which develop study skills & examination techniques. * Encourages in-depth investigation & lads students toward stronger personal judgement. * Provides guidence on making notes completing essays & answering questions. * Allows for easy reference & revision with a structured layout that highlights key terms clearly. ...

2005 marks the centenary of Russias first revolution
- an unplanned spontaneous rejection of Tsarist rule that was a response to
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Peter the Great created a navy from nothing but it challenged & soon surpassed Sweden as the Baltic naval power while in the Black Sea it became an essential tool in driving back the Ottoman Turks from the heartland of Europe. In battle it was surprisingly successful & at times in the eighteenth century was the third largest navy in the world
- yet its history & especially its ships are virtually unrecorded in the West. This major new reference work handsomely fills this gap with a complete & comprehensive list of the fleet with technical detail & career highlights for every ship down to small craft. However because the subject is so little recorded in English the book also provides substantial background material on the organisation & administration of the navy its weapons personnel & shipbuilding facilities as well as an outline of Russias naval campaigns down to the clash with Britain & France known as the Crimean War. Illustrated with plans paintings & prints rarely seen outside Russia it is authoritative reliable & comprehensive the culmination of a long collaboration between a Russian naval historian & an American ship enthusiast.E DUARD SOZAEV is an established Russian naval historian with a number of books to his credit. JOHN TREDREA his translator editor & long-term collaborator is an American ship enthusiast with a life-long interest in the Russian navy.
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This up-to-date dictionary is a handy tool for both native English & Russian speakers who wish to cross the linguistic barrier. It can be used to supplement studies for travel of for commercial purposes or simply as an introduction to a Russian language. ...

In this vast & gorgeous tapestry of a novel 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 heartland Edward Rutherfurd creates a sweeping family saga from the baffling contradictions of Russia's culture & her peoples
- bleak yet exotic brutal but romantic land of ritual yet riddled with superstitious fears. From Russia's dawn & the cruel Tatar 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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In this book author Malcolm Tucker delves into the photographic archives of the celebrated motoring historian Mike Worthington-Williams. For over forty years Mike has collected photographs of derelict vehicles; some in scrap yards some abandoned & some neglected but often kept for sentimental reasons. Many are now fading & rusting into oblivion but there are also uplifting tales of resurrection. Old car enthusiasts the world over will know of Mikes reporting of such finds but this is the first time that a book dedicated to his lifetime passion has been published. Over 500 photographs are included each captioned with a brief explanation of the vehicle shown. ...

A fantastic new series guaranteed to captivate a whole new generation of animal lovers! In a perfect world thered be no need for Animal Magic. But Eva & Karl Harrison who live at the animal rescue centre with their parents know that life isnt perfect. Every day theres a new arrival in need of their help... Everyone enjoys having Rusty the fox cub to stay at Animal Magic especially Eva. Eva knows that the cub must be returned to the wild but has her love ruined Rustys chances of being set free...? ...

Meet Tilly Redbrow who doesn't just love horses
- she lives breathes & dreams them too! When gentle pony Rusty arrives at Silver
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