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Oxford Russian Dictionary 3rd edition [Hardcover]

Boris Unbegaun , P.S. Falla , Marcus Wheeler
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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30 Mar 2000 0198601603 978-0198601609 3rd Revised edition
The most comprehensive Russian-English and English-Russian dictionary available. 180,000 words and phrases, 290,000 translations. Includes business, computing and specialist vocabulary.


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  • Hardcover: 1320 pages
  • Publisher: OUP Oxford; 3rd Revised edition edition (30 Mar 2000)
  • Language: Russian
  • ISBN-10: 0198601603
  • ISBN-13: 978-0198601609
  • Product Dimensions: 18 x 5.7 x 25 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 933,320 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Visually different, in that there are now three columns per page rather than two, and headwords appear in a new, bolder, and somewhat larger font. The practical result is that one now finds words faster and with greater ease. (Forum for Modern Language Studies )

An enormous amount of lexicographic resourcefulness invested in the dictionary's macro- and microstructure, a very high degree of technological sophistication. (The International Journal of Lexicography )

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars A Russian learner 9 Jun 2007
By M. Yung
Format:Hardcover
I agree with the previous reviewer completely and cannot put it better. As a proud owner of the Oxford French and Oxford Polish

Dictionaries, I am disappointed with the Oxford Russian Dictionary, (and how naive was I, in eager anticipation of the 4th edition, to have thought that it would one day live up to its name and rank alongside the great bi-lingual dictionaries of other major European languages.

In compiling the ORD, OUP did not collaborate with any Russian dictionary publisher. For a bilingual dictionary of this scale, this is a key weakness. It is perhaps therefore not surprising that ORD cannot stand comparison with the OFD and OPD. In fairness to OUP, however, I must point out that good reference books on the Russian language are hard to come by, even in Russia. The most comprehensive and up-to-date monolingual Russian dictionary is Kuznetsov's "Bol'shoi Tolkovy slovar'", published in 1998. Unfortunately, the Mafia seem to have something against this dictionary. Most bookshops prefer instead to stock the much vaunted and outdated (published in the 1960's) Ozhegov Russian Dictionary.

The lexicographers at OUP must have had a difficult job, working on their own with 2nd rate reference materials. Hence the extra "star" for their effort.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Best of a bad bunch? 14 Mar 2009
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
There are a couple of reviews that say this dictionary could and should be a lot better than it is. I presume they are right - but I don't think that will ever affect us. I bought this for my daughter to use as she studies for GCSE - and it is more than adaquate. For her needs, and probably lots of potential buyers, this is excellent.

It is a shame if Oxford's flagship dictionary in any language falls short of the mark. But, I looked at what else was available, and this seemed to be the best.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Best of a bad bunch 17 April 2012
By S. Lee
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I read some of the reviews above and decided to buy the dictionary anyway. My last one dated, with the emphasis on "dated", from the late 'nineties and so much has happened in 10 years.

Let's be clear, for me any Russian dictionary is measured against the two volume Oxford English-Russian / Russian-English Dictionaries 1984 (1987 reprint) that were the compulsory purchase for my University degree course. £45 a piece for a student in 1987! They are both extremely well-thumbed and still frequently used with an irrational affection that is hard to shake. I do not know how they compare to older editions, but any new edition has the bar set extremely high.

There are both pluses and minuses to the presentation of the current edition. The overall feeling is vastly more modern and "user-friendly" than it's older counterpart with the now ubiquitous explanatory boxes on points of interest, model correspondence and the like. The font is somewhat lightweight, but this probably just reflects my personal feelings of lofty academic superiority in choosing Russian rather than French (of which English is merely a dialect according to one of my erstwhile professors).

I have to agree with other reviewers that the omissions present a real problem. I had looked for some while for a comprehensive, advanced Russian dictionary before deciding that the Oxford was my only real hope. However, within a few minutes of starting my first game of solitary dictionary word association I'd come up with several glaring omissions. It seems pointless to name any particular examples, but these are words and phrases which are common and not the fare of technical dictionaries. When translating, this could present real difficulties. And this is where my other experience comes into play. More and more when translating I find myself turning to tools like the multi-language paged Wikipedia or Google for Russian vocabulary (almost exclusively nouns, admittedly). Okay, I know I said I wouldn't give examples, but take "strimmer" - not there. Within a few clicks on Wikipedia you find the strimmer page in English, choose the Russian page in the list on the left-hand side and hey presto with the added beneift that there are pictures so you can be sure you've found what you're looking for.

I also agree with other reviewers that critics should suggest a better alternative rather than just criticising this dictionary. I am increasingly afraid that, if they haven't, it's because it doesn't exist.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Does what you would expect
A comprehensive dictionary. Bought for my wife who is learning Russian. She is very pleased with it. A heavyweight but has all the words in - as you might expect! Read more
Published 4 months ago by King Tara
5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely useful
This is the most complete Russian-English dictionary that I have found. The copious use of examples and illustrative phrases and sentences make it very helpful.
Published 4 months ago by Richard Condon à Bruxelles
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent dictionary
I bought this for a friend who is reading East European Studies at University College London. It was delivered promptly to him and he is very pleased with it.
Published 17 months ago by Prof C. Arthur Noble
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Learning Resource
My 16 year old son is learning Russian privately, this book has become invaluable mainly due to the overwhelming content of the dictionary.
Published on 7 Feb 2011 by KEVIN HUGHES
4.0 out of 5 stars Why not in two volumes ?
Printing is nice. Fonts are readable.
But it is heavy. I can't see the reason why Russian->English
and English->Russian parts should go together in one book. Read more
Published on 14 Nov 2010 by Andrey
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential
Indispensable for whomever -like me- has long forgotten russian words, turns of phrases and contemporary technical jargon.
Published on 28 Jun 2010 by Axel Ghazi
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I bought this for my husband, because his old, and exceedingly well thumbed 20 year old edition was missing pages. Read more
Published on 12 Mar 2009 by Dr. Alison J. Mcmillan
1.0 out of 5 stars Flawed flagship
The title under review is a very modestly revised, and slightly expanded, fourth edition of the Oxford Russian Dictionary (ORD), the flagship of OUP's Russian dictionary range,... Read more
Published on 18 May 2007 by C. R. Howlett
4.0 out of 5 stars Essential for any serious student of Russian
I use this book every day, as I am relatively new to the Russian language. It is initially very difficult and time consuming to use when attempting translating Russian into... Read more
Published on 16 Feb 2007 by Mr. Michael Slater
4.0 out of 5 stars Good basic dictionary
This is a very good basic dictionary to have, providing an extensive vocabulary with solid, sensible translations. Read more
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