CORTEN, IRINA H.

Vocabulary of Soviet Society and Culture a Selected Guide to Russian Words, Idioms, and Expressions of the Post-Stalin Era 1953-1991

Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0822312131. Cover is black with red lettering on spine. DJ is in mylar cover. Red endpapers. Pages are clean and tight; printed on acid-free paper. This is a NEW book. This volume is an experiment in what Soviet scholars call 'lingvostranovedenie'--the study of a country and its culture through the peculiarities of its language....lexicon is selective, offering a broad sampling of culturally significant words concerning politics, ideology, the economy, education, arts and letters, social problems, and everday life...entries are listed alphabetically in English transliteration followed by the Cyrillic. 2 copies available. ; 5 3/4 x 9 1/4; 176 pages; DJ has light rubbing; in a mylar cover.. New in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 1943

Catalogue: Language and Culture

Keywords: 0822312131 Language Skills; Language; Linguistics; Anthropology; Psychology; Irina H. Corten; Russia; Russian History; Soviet Union History;