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Russian Stories: A Dual-Language Book
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 891.730108
EAN: 9780486262444
ISBN: 0486262448
Label: Dover Publications
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: February 01, 1990
Publisher: Dover Publications
Studio: Dover Publications
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Editorial Review:
Twelve superb tales by Chekhov, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Pushkin, Bunin, other masters. Excellent word-for-word English translations on facing pages. Also teaching and practice aids, Russian-English vocabulary, biographical/critical introductions to each selection, study questions, more. Especially helpful are the stress accents in the Russian text, usually found only in primers.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - I have two copies and bought one for my friend
you can make this as easy or as challenging as you like. You learn words when they keep popping up in the stories
Rating: - Great literature and challenging Russian practice
This book works on two levels: One, these short stories are by the Russian masters of the genre. In English translation, they are powerful, evocative, and moving, on their own. There is a reason why Pushkin, Chekhov, and Dostoevsky are still popular: Those guys didn't write any garbage. They set the bar for all writers as high as it could go. I would especially recommend "Sleepy" by Anton Chekhov. Read it on Halloween night, as I did, for a good old fashioned fright.
Secondarily, ... Read More
Rating: - Highly enjoyable and easy to use
Got this book a while ago, its way too hard for me for my level but the good thing is you can work through at a slow pace and still get a lot out of it. Stress marks are very helpful, would have been useless to me without them basically, and the glossary is also helpful although it doesn't include everything (good to have a dictionary nearby). Layout is good, that is, having the english on the adjacent page, makes for very easy reference to the english. Archaic language is usually noted and explained ... Read More
Rating: - Delightful
A book of short stories from famous Russian Authors, Half in Russian and Half in english. The book loks intimidating, but the stories are selected to appeal.
The stories were capitvating and all were easy to follow except the cave. I did attempt to read the russian and the layout makes this easy.
I have now been introduced to different Russian authors that I will follow up.
Rating:  - Enjoyable But...
I bought this book as part of my ongoing acquisition of the Russian language. The layout is excellent and typical of these types of book; the stories are well selected and entertaining, with a wide range of vocabulary and grammatical usage.
But...
Anyone wanting to use this book as a booster to their contemporary Russian language skills should bear in mind that a Russian person learning English would not be best served by heading for the library and taking down Dickens, Tennyson, ... Read More
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