best russian-english dictionary

[soidisantfille.livejournal.com]

I'm wondering which Russian-English (and vice-versa) dictionary is best to buy. I have the small paperback Oxford Russian dictionary and it has served me well to date, but I'm looking to buy a somewhat more upscale, comprehensive hardcover Russian-English dictionary. I've moved beyond basic Russian, so I'm not necessarily looking for one that covers grammatical concepts, but simply has a large quantity of words, examples, and verb conjugation endings.

Any suggestions?

I'm still kicking myself for not purchasing one (as well as a Russian-Russian dictionary) when I was there last summer. Books are so much cheaper in Russia than in Canada!

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[fox-c.livejournal.com]

The Oxford Russian dictionary (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0198601603/qid=1106420631/sr=8-3/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i2_xgl14/102-8142103-6078535?v=glance&s=books&n=507846) is really hard to beat. It's very comprehensive in the vocabulary it covers. Not something to lug around though, as it is a monster. If you're looking for an excellent standard dictionary, this is the one I've always seen suggested. Especially if you're going to be reading lots of classic Russian lit. It doesn't give you detailed conjugation or declinsion info though, only if the word is irregular in some way.

The Katzner dictionary (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0471017078/qid=1106420684/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-8142103-6078535?v=glance&s=books) is also *very* good, though less comprehensive than the Oxford, it is more modern in it's terminology and uses American English as the standard. Again, not big on declinsion/conjugation info unless a word is irregular. I do find it slightly easier to use than the Oxford if I'm working with recently published media (journal articles, newspaper articles, etc.).

If you want a book that gives you more detailed congujation and declinsion information, I suggest 5000 Russian Words (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0893571709/qid=1106420718/sr=2-1/ref=pd_ka_b_2_1/102-8142103-6078535).

All links are to Amazon.com

Enjoy!

[soidisantfille.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[solito.livejournal.com]

Will an electronic dictionary serve? I'd recommend Lingvo in this case.
http://www.abbyy.com/lingvo/

[ars-longa.livejournal.com]

I highly recommend this one too.

[apollotiger.livejournal.com]

If you're looking for conjugation endings, etc., I would suggest http://www.lingvo.ru/

[logodaedaly.livejournal.com]

Get Katzner. Big Oxford is useful, especially for doing literary translation (which is what I do), but if you're looking for detailed translations with cultural notes using American English, Katzner is your man. It's much more useful from the standpoint of learning to speak the language and read the press; Oxford is less useful in that day-to-day, on the street aspect.