Teach Yourself Russian Complete Course Audio Package15 reviews Daphne M. West McGraw-Hill Companies, 2002 Best book I've come across + Great book/CD Combo Well organized, concise and well explained. Everything is taught in the context of conversational usage so it's easier to remember rather than just memorizing vocab and grammar by rote. Highly recommend. The CDs are useful for hearing pronunciation but that's it... They are pretty short.             The Origins of the Slavs: A Linguist's View1 review Zbigniew Golab Slavica Pub, 1992 Occasionally thought-provoking, but problematic Zbigniew Golab's THE ORIGINS OF THE SLAVS: A Linguists View is a synthesis of historical Slavonic reconstruction with the hydronomic and toponomic landscape of Eastern Europe. Golab begins by speaking of the most important changes in Slavonic morphology and phonology from an early post-PIE ...             Slaviane v drevnosti1 review V. V Sedov Izd-vo NPBO "Fond arkheologii", 1994 The best book on Slavic archaeology around In this Russian-language work, Professor Sedov provides the most thorough overview of the ethnogenesis of the Slavs around. Beginning with a review of the changing theories on this subject throughout the decades, he then proceeds to synthesize the current (c. 1993) state of the field, incorporating ...             A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics (The Language Library)5 reviews David Crystal Wiley-Blackwell, 2003 Very useful + Useful + Great resource for linguists + Nothing more than it says + David Crystal gets right to the point             The Routledge Atlas of Russian History: From 800 BC to the Present Day (Routledge Historical Atlases) Martin Gilbert Routledge, 2002 Surveying more than 2,000 years of Russian history, this remarkable atlas presents maps on an extraordinary range of topics. There are insightful examinations of rebellion and exile, famine, the anarchists of Russia, the growth of revolutionary activity before 1917, the Revolution itself, Lenin's return to Russia, and the early years of Communism. Also covered are major modern day topics such as ...             A Clockwork Orange761 reviews Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee Warner Bros. Pictures, 2001 Masterful Mind Control + A great work + Real Horrorshow + A Classic Film, Marvelous Translation to Blu-Ray             In Search of the Indo-Europeans: Language, Archaeology, and Myth37 reviews J. P. Mallory Thames & Hudson, 1991 A Concise Review + Who are the Indo-Europeans. + Take all science with a grain of salt... + Finding the Indo-Europeans             Roots of the Russian Language: An Elementary Guide to Wordbuilding (NTC Russian Series)6 reviews George Z. Patrick National Textbook Company, 1989 A must-have for serious students of Russian + Roots of the Russian Language + Surprisingly fascinating + A vital resource for teachers and students + An Excellent WordbuildingTool!             A Clockwork Orange (Norton Paperback Fiction)615 reviews Anthony Burgess W. W. Norton & Company, 1986 Even better than the movie + Dark but Philosophical + Great Book + A Clockwork Orange + Gruesome, and Astounding.             The Oxford Russian Dictionary (Oxford)22 reviews Oxford University Press Berkley, 2002 Great reference book. + It is a dictionary + Very good, but I hear it's not the best Of course, like mentioned below, the entire russian language is basically phonetic. Knowing the letters greatly helps when using this reference guide. It has helped me alot since i have purchased it. I am currently taking a russian course and so far have not found a word missing from this book. The ...             The Early Slavs : Culture and Society in Early Medieval Eastern Europe3 reviews P. M. Barford Comstock Publishing, 2001 The 1st book those interested in the early Slavs should buy + Great introduction of the Ancient Slavs + The Early Slavs: a wealth of hard-to-get information P. M. Barford is a British scholar residing in Poland. With this book he has made a valuable contribution by providing an easy to read, and best of all OBJECTIVE overview of this often controversial subject area. I say controversial because as any student of Eastern Europe knows, the history of the ...             An Introduction to Old Russian (Journal of Indo-European Monograph Series No 15)2 reviews William R. Schmalstieg Institute for the Study of Man, Incorporated, 1996 Contents of Book + Most useful for IEists wanting to track Russian out of Common Slavonic The Cyrillic Alphabet; Brief Remarks on Phonology; The Adjective, Pronoun and Numeral; The Noun; The Verb; A Few Remarks on Syntax; Reading Selections; Vocabulary; References.             The Dawn of Slavic: An Introduction to Slavic Philology (Yale Language Series)2 reviews Alexander M. Schenker Yale University Press, 1996 A fine companion to any Old Church Slavonic primer and more Alexander M. Schenker's THE DAWN OF SLAVIC: An Introduction to Slavic Philology is a comprehensive historical background to the first Slavic writings. For anyone learning Old Church Slavonic from a primer like Nandiris & Auty's HANDBOOK OF OLD CHURCH SLAVONIC or Schmalstieg's INTRODUCTION TO OLD ...             English-Russian, Russian-English Dictionary63 reviews Kenneth Katzner Wiley, 1994 Best for American English + Best Russian-English dictionary I have ever used + THE standard in foreign language dictionaries + The most comprehensive on the market + Choice for the price             Old Church Slavonic Grammar5 reviews Horace G. Lunt Walter de Gruyter, 2001 Very good OCS grammar + Lunt is the Standard Reference Grammar for Old Church Slavonic + Wow -- a new edition Lunt's book is exactly what he described it to be. He never said it's a study in comparative linguistic or a "how to" textbook, but a reference grammar. And a pretty good one. His tables and charts are well organized and provide a nice summary and reference to OCS grammar. I also like the fact ...             501 Russian Verbs (501 Verbs Series)28 reviews Thomas Beyer Jr. Ph.D. Barron's Educational Series, 2001 Very good + good + Wonderful Russian Reference Guide!! I got the "501 Russian verbs..." book for my sister who is learning Russian. She says that the book is helpful, detailed, and informative. It is a very good book.             The Origins of the Slavs: A Linguist's View1 review Zbigniew Golab Slavica Pub, 1992 Occasionally thought-provoking, but problematic Zbigniew Golab's THE ORIGINS OF THE SLAVS: A Linguists View is a synthesis of historical Slavonic reconstruction with the hydronomic and toponomic landscape of Eastern Europe. Golab begins by speaking of the most important changes in Slavonic morphology and phonology from an early post-PIE ...             An Introduction to Old Russian (Journal of Indo-European Monograph Series No 15)2 reviews William R. Schmalstieg Institute for the Study of Man, Incorporated, 1996 Contents of Book + Most useful for IEists wanting to track Russian out of Common Slavonic The Cyrillic Alphabet; Brief Remarks on Phonology; The Adjective, Pronoun and Numeral; The Noun; The Verb; A Few Remarks on Syntax; Reading Selections; Vocabulary; References.             Slaviane v drevnosti1 review V. V Sedov Izd-vo NPBO "Fond arkheologii", 1994 The best book on Slavic archaeology around In this Russian-language work, Professor Sedov provides the most thorough overview of the ethnogenesis of the Slavs around. Beginning with a review of the changing theories on this subject throughout the decades, he then proceeds to synthesize the current (c. 1993) state of the field, incorporating ...             A Clockwork Orange (Norton Paperback Fiction)615 reviews Anthony Burgess W. W. Norton & Company, 1986 Even better than the movie + Dark but Philosophical + Great Book + A Clockwork Orange + Gruesome, and Astounding.