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Russian takes account of the newly widened political vocabulary and an economic vocabulary largely adapted from English, while also demonstrating how 'newspaper' Russian uses many words in senses distinct from ordinary usage. Short examples are given for each word or phrase, with English translations of head-words and unusual idioms in context. A list of common abbreviations and acronyms is also supplied.

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...an up-to-date guide to the distinctive vocabulary, usage and idiom of contemporary Russian as found in press, radio and television...Of considerable linguistic and sociological interest, John Slatter's exceptionally well-informed guide to post-Soviet journalistic usage is an essential reference manual not for journalists alone, but also for business people, students and general readers who need to use and understand newspaper Russian in its contemporary guise. Reference Reviews

"""...an up-to-date guide to the distinctive vocabulary, usage and idiom of contemporary Russian as found in press, radio and television...Of considerable linguistic and sociological interest, John Slatter's exceptionally well-informed guide to post-Soviet journalistic usage is an essential reference manual not for journalists alone, but also for business people, students and general readers who need to use and understand ""newspaper"" Russian in its contemporary guise."" Reference Reviews"

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Dr John Slatter is a lecturer in Russian in the Department of Slavonic Studies and member of the Ustinov Institute for the Study of Central and Eastern Europe, Durham University.

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