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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100452277450

ISBN-139780452277458

eBay Product ID (ePID)688205

Product Key Features

Original LanguageRussian

Book TitleDermo! : the Real Russian Tolstoy Never Used

Number of Pages160 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicDictionaries, Russian, Topic / Adult

Publication Year1997

IllustratorYes, Brandt, Kim Wilson

GenreForeign Language Study, Reference, Humor

AuthorEdward Topol

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight5.3 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN97-012742

Dewey Edition21

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Grade ToUP

Dewey Decimal491.73/21

Table Of ContentDermo!Acknowledgments Translator's Note Introduction I. The Most Important Word in the Russian Language II. Ellochka the Cannibal's All-purpose Word List, or Exclamations for All Occasions III. Curses, Oaths, Insults, and Other Basic Swearing IV. All About Russian Men V. A Bit About Russian Women VI. Lovemaking, Russian Style VII. The New Russians and Their Ever-Expanding Business Lexicon VIII. Greetings and Other Important Expressions for Everyday Use IX. Essential Body Parts X. A Tour Through the Three Tiers of Russian Profanity An Additional Alphabetical Glossary of Real Russian, Which Is Far from Complete A Brief Glossary of Essential English Terms Accompanied by Russian Translations

SynopsisNot even Tolstoy would dare use the eyebrow-raising Russian you'll find in this wickedly humorous language guide by one of Russia's bestselling novelists today. Whether you're traveling to Russia for the first time or you are a student of the language, this indispensable book is your entree to the real and new Russian that has never been taught. You'll be armored with triple-decker curses and insults, endearments and expressions for situations ranging from high-level business meetings to cocktail parties to sexual encounters. Filled with words, idioms, and vulgarisms you won't learn in a classroom, plus twenty hilarious line drawings and a complete index to vital expletives, Dermo! will provide you with the uncensored answers to the questions you always wanted to know... but no translator would ever tell you!, Not even Tolstoy would dare use the eyebrow-raising Russian you'll find in this wickedly humorous language guide by one of Russia's bestselling novelists today. Whether you're traveling to Russia for the first time or you are a student of the language, this indispensable book is your entree to the real and new Russian that has never been taught. You'll be armored with triple-decker curses and insults, endearments and expressions for situations ranging from high-level business meetings to cocktail parties to sexual encounters. Filled with words, idioms, and vulgarisms you won't learn in a classroom, plus twenty hilarious line drawings and a complete index to vital expletives, Dermo will provide you with the uncensored answers to the questions you always wanted to know... but no translator would ever tell you

LC Classification NumberPG2691.T67 1997