Download or read book Identity in Formation written by David D. Laitin and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laitin portrays these Russian-speakers as a "beached diaspora" since the populations did not cross international borders; the borders themselves receded. He asks what will become of these populations. Will they learn the languages of the republics in which they live and prepare their children for assimilation? Will they return to a homeland many have never seen? Or will they become loyal citizens of the new republics while maintaining a Russian identity?

Download or read book The French Language in Russia written by Derek Offord and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: -- With support from the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the UK and the Deutsches Historisches Institut Moskau --The French Language in Russia provides the fullest examination and discussion to date of the adoption of the French language by the elites of imperial Russia during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It is interdisciplinary, approaching its subject from the angles of various kinds of history and historical sociolinguistics. Beyond its bearing on some of the grand narratives of Russian thought and literature, this book may afford more general insight into the social, political, cultural, and literary implications and effects of bilingualism in a speech community over a long period. It should also enlarge understanding of francophonie as a pan-European phenomenon. On the broadest plane, it has significance in an age of unprecedented global connectivity, for it invites us to look beyond the experience of a single nation and the social groups and individuals within it in order to discover how languages and the cultures and narratives associated with them have been shared across national boundaries.

Download or read book The Everything Learning Russian Book with CD written by Julia Stakhnevich and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-11 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you're planning a trip to Russia or adding a second language to your resume, this book will help you to: recognize and read Cyrillic letters; pronounce Russian words like a native; ask for directions, order dinner, and conduct business; and hold your own in a conversation. Includes step-by-step lessons in vocabulary, grammar, and conversation.

Download or read book French and Russian in Imperial Russia written by Derek Offord and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2015-06-29 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the impact of French on Russian language attitudes, especially among the literary community. It examines the ways in which perceptions of Russian francophonie helped to shape social, political and cultural identity as Russia began to seek space of its own in the European cultural landscape.

Download or read book How to Speak Russian written by Translation Readers and published by . This book was released on 2014-06-07 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Speak Russian - Learn Russian the Easy WayFor a limited time only, How ot Speak Russian - Learn Russian the Easy Way, is being offered at the discounted price of $2.99- a 25 percent discount off the regular price. Learning a foreign language is always an adventure and learning the Russian language is one of the best. It opens a new world which is worth to be discovered and explored. It's a language of a good humor, great literature and warm-hearted people. How to Speak Russian- Not as Difficult as You May ThinkWhen it comes to the Russian languages, 9 out of 10 foreigners sigh "How difficult it is!" Yes, it's not easy but let's look on the bright side - it's not the most difficult. For example, Russian is definitely much easier than Arabic and Chinese. If you think about learning Russian, don't worry about HOW it's difficult - concentrate on HOW to pronounce, HOW to READ, HOW to understand and finally HOW to SPEAK. There are no any secrets in Russian that you can't find out! Don't let anything make you give up. Although the Russian grammar may seem complicated to you, isn't supposed to baffle you. It's an aid!WelcomeWelcome and take a look inside. Get ready to begin your journey to how to speak Russian. Everything is here. About 250 million people around the world speak Russian - join them! Just imagine - you will be able to understand 250 million people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Estonia and many other countries. Agree that it's a strong reason to dig in Russian. So let's start!

Download or read book Speaking Soviet with an Accent written by Ali F. Igmen and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 2012-07-31 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Speaking Soviet with an Accent presents the first English-language study of Soviet culture clubs in Kyrgyzstan. These clubs profoundly influenced the future of Kyrgyz cultural identity and fostered the work of many artists, such as famed novelist Chingiz Aitmatov. Based on extensive oral history and archival research, Ali Igmen follows the rise of culture clubs beginning in the 1920s, when they were established to inculcate Soviet ideology and create a sedentary lifestyle among the historically nomadic Kyrgyz people. These "Red clubs" are fondly remembered by locals as one of the few places where lively activities and socialization with other members of their ail (village or tribal unit) could be found. Through lectures, readings, books, plays, concerts, operas, visual arts, and cultural Olympiads, locals were exposed to Soviet notions of modernization. But these programs also encouraged the creation of a newfound "Kyrgyzness" that preserved aspects of local traditions and celebrated the achievements of Kyrgyz citizens in the building of a new state. These ideals proved appealing to many Kyrgyz, who, for centuries, had seen riches and power in the hands of a few tribal chieftains and Russian imperialists. This book offers new insights into the formation of modern cultural identity in Central Asia. Here, like their imperial predecessors, the Soviets sought to extend their physical borders and political influence. But Igmen also reveals the remarkable agency of the Kyrgyz people, who employed available resources to meld their own heritage with Soviet and Russian ideologies and form artistic expressions that continue to influence Kyrgyzstan today.

Download or read book The Russian Language written by Григорий Осипович Винокур and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1971-04-02 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work traces the Russian language from its origins for the Common Slavonic to the twentieth century.

Download or read book When in Russia Speak Like a Russian written by Anatoly Semenov, Ph.D. and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2020-08-30 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When in Russia, Speak Like a Russian contains over 1600 Russian proverbs with set Russian phrases that are most commonly used by native speakers in everyday conversation, public speaking, and mass media. All Russian phrases are placed in Russian alphabetical order by their first word, appear in boldface type and have stresses. Each Russian phrase presents a full sentence which can be used exactly as it is in a particular situation and has:

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Download or read book Russian for Tourists written by Vladimir Akulov and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-01-12 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Planning a trip to Russia and need to learn Russian? Want to learn Russian fast, quick and easy? Need a reference for your upcoming trip to Russia? Need grammar, spelling or just pronunciation of a word in the Russian Language? Want to know how to say common greetings in Russian? Or you just need a study guide? All the answers are just one click away! The Russian Language Guide is a brief guidance for those people, who want to speak and understand Russian in a short period of time. The book gives you the most important information about Russian language and its origin. While reading the Russian Language Guide, you will learn how to pronounce words and to ask questions. The book is a great assistant for the tourists since they can find many useful things for their journey to Russian-speaking countries. You can find in the book the following themes: time and the weather, visiting places, transport, colors, animals, greetings, speaking and comprehension; at the hotel; at the restaurant; in the supermarket, and others. Embark on Your Own Adventure Asking For Help Alphabet And Pronunciation Nationalities And Languages Time + Days + Months The Basics Getting Around Other Useful Words Much, much more!

Download or read book The Russian People Speak written by Nikolai Popov and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 1995-05-01 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is one of the first books to offer the Russian public's view on the most significant political and social transformations the country has witnessed since the Bolshevik revolution. As the current government wields less power in censoring the mass media, images of popular Russian culture become a symbol of their growing democratic voice. The author has given us a rare glimpse into the Russian political psyche by bringing the reader through recent changes in public moods, attitudes, opinions, and behavior. Drawing on the country's rich history - the Bolshevik revolution, the Communist period, the Cold War, Gorbachev's regime, and now perestroika - Popov reveals the new social and political organization that is slowly shaping the country's future. Popov, director of political polling at the Russian Center for Public Opinion Research in Moscow, bases his results on fullscale surveys conducted by one of the few institutions in the former Soviet Union capable of such research. The undeveloped and superficial nature of mass views has resulted in an extremely volatile mass consciousness. Popov found that public opinion can swing from complete support of a policy one day to rejection of the same policy the next. The most important component measured throughout this work is a painful, erratic process of the birth of individual opinion, reckoning, and personal judgment. In his long-range forecasts, Popov speculates that the next five years will be dominated by increasing individualism and entrepreneurship. Totalitarian power destroyed Russian society. Now, in the midst of a painful ascent to capitalist economy and political pluralism, the Russian people are slowly reclaiming their culture. Atthe heart of The Russian People Speak are the underlying dynamics of the roles of old doctrines clashing with the new nonofficial populist movement.

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Download or read book Words for War written by Oksana Maksymchuk and published by Academic Studies PRess. This book was released on 2022-06-14 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The armed conflict in the east of Ukraine brought about an emergence of a distinctive trend in contemporary Ukrainian poetry: the poetry of war. Directly and indirectly, the poems collected in this volume engage with the events and experiences of war, reflecting on the themes of alienation, loss, dislocation, and disability; as well as justice, heroism, courage, resilience, generosity, and forgiveness. In addressing these themes, the poems also raise questions about art, politics, citizenship, and moral responsibility. The anthology brings together some of the most compelling poetic voices from different regions of Ukraine. Young and old, female and male, somber and ironic, tragic and playful, filled with extraordinary terror and ordinary human delights, the voices recreate the human sounds of war in its tragic complexity.

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Download or read book Real Russian Club written by Daria Molchanova and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Russian language journal book by Real Russian Club. 6x9; 120 pages; dotted inside. This notebook with Nesting Dolls cover will fit just right for your Russian studies. Doesn't matter if you study Russian in college or you learn it on your own with a self-study guide - you'll certainly need this Russian language journal book. "Russian up" your lessons with this cute notebook!

Download or read book Russian for Beginners written by Getaway Guides and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-01-02 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Planning a trip to Russia and need to learn Russian? Want to learn Russian fast, quick and easy? Need a reference for your upcoming trip to Russia? Need grammar, spelling or just pronunciation of a word in the Russian Language? Want to know how to say common greetings in Russian? Or you just need a study guide? All the answers are just one click away!

Download or read book Russian Learners Dictionary written by Nicholas Brown and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary contains 10,000 Russian words in order of importance starting with the most common and finishing with words that occur about 8 times in a million. All the words have English translations, many have examples of usage and the entries include information on stress and grammatical irregularities. There is also a complete alphabetical index to the words in the list. A learner who knows all or most of these 10,000 words can be regarded as competent in Russian for all normal purposes. The list takes you from a beginner's core vocabulary through to postgraduate level.

Download or read book When Languages Die written by K. David Harrison and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is commonly agreed by linguists and anthropologists that the majority of languages spoken now around the globe will likely disappear within our lifetime. This text focuses on the question: what is lost when a language dies?