The Russian Word's Worth

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Summary

A humorous look at the Russian language and culture, with a subject index. Essential reading for students of Russia.

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Introduction	p. 7
Great and Powerful	p. 10
Nouns Abound	p. 11
Verbs I Have Loved	p. 25
Annoying Little Words	p. 48
So Very, Very...	p. 66
Buzzwords	p. 79
Torture the Translator	p. 87
Russians, Others, and the Russian World	p. 103
Russians Up Close and Personal	p. 104
Others	p. 137
The Animal Kingdom	p. 146
Looking out the Window (on the Russian World)	p. 152
Capitals North and South	p. 160
Lift Maintenance	p. 168
Getting Around Town in Russian	p. 169
Ya Just Gotta Laugh	p. 197
Politics as Usual	p. 210
The Language of Leaders (Mr. P's Russian Lessons)	p. 211
Elections and the Electorate	p. 233
A Foreigner's Forays into the Forest of Russian Politics	p. 246
Higher Matters	p. 275
Soul Food276
Good, Bad, and Sad	p. 295
Time Flies	p. 310
Spring	p. 311
Summer	p. 323
Autumn	p. 330
Winter	p. 334
Resolute Resolutions	p. 341
Expressing Time	p. 346
Lost in Time	p. 351
Slang	p. 353
Kids These Days!	p. 354
Slang Old and New	p. 361
Specialist Slang	p. 389
Just For Fun	p. 401
Jokes and Quotes	p. 402
Having Fun	p. 416
Stop the Presses!-American Columnist Crakes Up	p. 427
Who I Am and Who I Am Not	p. 437
Acknowledgments	p. 439
Subject Index	p. 440
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