The Gulag Archipelago: 1918-1956105 reviews Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2002 The nail in the coffin of the Soviet State + The single greatest literary work of the twentieth century. + A STYLISTIC ACHIEVEMENT ALSO + Well worth reading             The New Penguin Russian Course: A Complete Course for Beginners (Penguin Handbooks)58 reviews Nicholas J. Brown Penguin (Non-Classics), 1996 Best foreign language learner's book, bar none + Comprehensive, Manageable, Cheap + EXCELLENT + Fantastic!             Essential Russian Grammar10 reviews Brian Kemple Dover Publications, 1993 You are stupid if you don't buy it + One of the best + Excellent Quick Reference Guide + Great Grammar Review             This is Not Civilization: A Novel19 reviews Robert Rosenberg Houghton Mifflin, 2004 Illuminating read for travel to Kyrgyzstan The title of this novel unfortunately created some awkward moments when the tour leader borrowed this book and noted from the first few pages that his mother is from the village where it is set. "An why is it called This is Not Civilization," he asked. The novel is divided among three different ...             Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire37 reviews David Remnick Vintage, 1994 IT'S A KNOCKOUT !! + Fascinating tour of the times leading up to and after the fall of the Soviet Union + Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. A Classic on the Unraveling of USSR + Great Book             Russian Stories: A Dual-Language Book10 reviews Dover Publications, 1990 Great literature and challenging Russian practice + Good Russian stories in original language plus english + I have two copies and bought one for my friend + Highly enjoyable and easy to use + Delightful             Russian Debutante's Handbook84 reviews Gary Shteyngart Riverhead Trade, 2003 dazzling + Choppy, original, and, hilarious. + An Admirable Debut + G.S. Does It on First Try             God Lives in St. Petersburg: and Other Stories8 reviews Tom Bissell Pantheon, 2005 Terrific Realistic Tales of Contemporary Afghanistan&Other Small "Istans"! + A Rare Find + Wonderful Collection + Good + Home is Where the Hurt Is             There Are Jews in My House: Stories10 reviews Lara Vapnyar Pantheon, 2003 A great piece of creative realism! + great book + Powerful, Charming, and Poignant Short Stories + A Slice of Russian Life             Prague: A Novel145 reviews Arthur Phillips Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2003 Reminds me of Seinfeld + A snarky spin on the ex-pat life "Prague" reminds me of "Seinfeld", and I say this as an admirer of "Seinfeld". The group of expatriates enjoys being together, and you enjoy their conversations; they are willing to do things for each other, but there is a lack of commitment; notwithstanding Scott's romantic idealization of a ...             Natasha: And Other Stories32 reviews David Bezmozgis Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2004 Little treasure of a book + Excellent book with basic respect for the reader + Same Characters in Different Short Stories Don't Quite Make a Novel + Review by Madiha Naseem             One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch (Signet Classics)162 reviews Alexander Solzhenitsyn Signet Classics, 1998 A Horrifying Portrayal of Soviet Communist Oppression. + Required reading for any study of the Soviet Union + An awesome expression of life. + You will see bleakness yet signs of life in the Gulag. + The Lifting of Stalin's Shroud.             The Oxford Russian Dictionary: Russian-English/English-Russian4 reviews Paul Falla, Marcus Wheeler, ... Oxford University Press, USA, 1994 Fantastic and comprehensive dictionary + The Bible of Russian dictionaries + The Oxford Russian Dictionary This dictionary is the best one available for all anyone who is studying the Russian language. It is easy to use and has all the abreviations and everything else you could need.             Lonely Planet Baltic States Phrasebook4 reviews Eva Aras, Inna Feldbach, ... Lonely Planet Publications, 2001 I love this little phrase book! + Incredibly Helpful + It made me curious Actually, I love all "Lonely Planet" phasebooks and travel guides. You can't go wrong with them. These are the road warriors in our collection. They are worn, used and helpful! I want to own stock in Lonely Planet! So you ask, "isn't there a later edition available?" Don't let that stop you. ...             Lonely Planet st Petersburg (Lonely Planet St Petersburg)9 reviews Steve Kokker, Nick Selby Lonely Planet Publications, 2002 Chock Full of Information + Great Guidebook + THE BEST THERE IS + Good Additional Guide Book             Lonely Planet Russian Phrasebook: With Two-Way Dictionary (Lonely Planet Russian Phrasebook)24 reviews James Jenkin, Inna Zaitseva Lonely Planet Publications, 2000 Great tool + Easy to navigate + Great book for basic Russian This little book helped me immensely on my trip to Russia... basic survival skills were laid out up at the front and the pronounciation was dead on. The social section produced some smiles with the friends that I met.             Lonely Planet Russia & Belarus4 reviews Richmond Simon, Mark Elliott, ... Lonely Planet Publications, 2003 A Guide for the 17,000,000 square kilometers of Russia So you have already seen the present (Moscow) and former (St. Petersburg) capital, and now you would like to see the "real Russia", or you have an airplane conference to attend in Kazan, or you have adopted a child from Murmansk, or you are meeting a prospective bride from Magadan (don't ...             Dictionary of Russian Slang & Colloquial Expressions11 reviews Vladimir Shlyakhov, Eve Adler Barron's Educational Series, 1999 WTF + Great for a slang dictionary + He's got a head like the house of soviets! I agree with "polyglossum" down below. This is a good book for someone who possibly is from russia and moved here when younger and has forgotten many things, but not for someone who is unfamiliar to the language or is a student of it. The words will confuse you and make you sound ridiculous. Some ...             Lonely Planet Moscow6 reviews Mara Vorhees Lonely Planet Publications, 2003 Mostly Accurate and Dependable + Lonely Planet Moscow + Couldn't live without it + A good book, replaced by a newer edition.             First Thousand Words in Russian (Picture Word Books)15 reviews Heather Amery E.D.C. Publishing, 1984 Great book for kids and adults! + the best thousand words book!!! This book is even better than I hoped for! I bought this book to help prepare our three kids (3, 7, 16) learn some Russian words for basic items while we await the homecoming of their soon-to-be 8 year old sister from Russia. We thought this would also be a great way for our new daughter to be ...