The Oxford Russian-English Dictionary

I began studying Russian in college six months ago, and wanted a one-way (Russian to English) dictionary to help me when I begin reading. I have used this dictionary quite a bit already, and it hasn't let me down once. I probably won't need another dictionary until my Russian is good enough that I can use a Russian-only dictionary, which shouldn't be sooner than a few years from now. Though it is not a hardcover, it's not a paperback either - I think it's some kind of two-layer vinyl or plastic material, which seems durable enough. If you're beginning to read in Russian, or already do but need a good dictionary, I would definitely recommend this.

The Oxford Russian-English Dictionary was my first real dictionary as a Russian Language student. Taking advice from a personal hunch I bought the book before I ever stepped into a university lesson in Russian about three and a half years ago. This dictionary has served me extremely well particularly in terms of translations excercises. I personally consider this dictionary to be a fabulous reference tool for anyone student or professor serious about the study of Russian with a focus on finding the most authoritative and accurate translation of over 80,000 words and/or phrases from Russian to English. Please consider purchasing this dictionary if you speak English as a native language and truly are serious about your studies of Russian. The only drawback to this dictionary comes from the fact that it forces the user to have a good sense of the meaning that he or she is after since it provides such a huge variety on certain translations from Russian to English which is quite understandable considering the difficulty in what many term {comparitive linguistics} i.e. (word to word) translation. I hope that anyone who wants to add to his or her vocabularly will consider purchasing this dictionary for I believe that it will help tremendously with this endeavor.

Oxford is the standard. There is no better Russian-English dictionary available. Grammar forms are provided; examples and idioms are given. Appendices include abbreviations and geographical placenames.