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Russian Phrasebook for Tourism, Friendship and Fun

Marina A. Frolova & Robert F. Powers
Rodnik Publishing Company (2007)
ISBN 9781929482061


Reviewed by Randy A. Lakin for RebeccasReads (4/09)

The “Russian Phrasebook for Tourism, Friendship and Fun” was not an easy book to review.  First of all the Russian language is a difficult one to learn.  The authors did a fine job of laying out the book, but it has one major drawback in my opinion.  That is it shows how to say an English word or phrase in Russian, however if a Russian speaking person comes up to you and says a word or phrase; you have no way of looking up what they said.  To me that is a major drawback in any foreign language phrasebook or dictionary.

While there is a Russian pronunciation guide and a Russian grammar guide included, but is located in the back of the book.  I started in the front of the book to try and figure out how to pronounce the Russian words, silly me.  I think the authors had good intentions with the book, but you know what they say about good intentions.  The book also tells you how to pronounce numbers, clock and calendar times and Metric Measurements.  One good point about the book is the food and drink glossary that is setup in Russian to English format.  This comes in very handy when looking on menus that are printed in Russian.

In summary, I would have to say that this book would not be my first choice when purchasing a Russian phrasebook.  If you just want to look up what English words would be in Russian, this fits the bill.  If you’re looking for a book to use to create a conversation in Russian, I’d look elsewhere. 


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