Languages of Eastern Europe Books

New and Published Books

1. The Vernaculars of Communism

   Language, Ideology and Power in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe

   Edited by Petre Petrov, Lara Ryazanova-Clarke

   Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Russia and Eastern Europe

   The political revolutions which established state socialism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe were accompanied by revolutions in the word, as the communist project implied not only remaking the world but also renaming it. As new institutions, social roles, rituals and behaviours emerged, so...

   Published December 17th 2014 by Routledge
2. Basic Polish

   A Grammar and Workbook, 2nd Edition

   By Dana Bielec

   Series: Grammar Workbooks

   Basic Polish presents concise explanations of grammar with related exercises, to build confidence in using the modern language. Assuming no previous knowledge of Polish, the book’s step-by-step approach guarantees a thorough grounding in the basics of grammar. Each of the forty units introduces...

   Published September 26th 2014 by Routledge
3. Russian

   From Intermediate to Advanced

   By Olga E. Kagan, Kudyma S. Anna, Frank J. Miller

   Russian: From Intermediate to Advanced is a vibrant and modern course designed to help students achieve advanced proficiency in Russian. Offering a flexible modular approach structured around contemporary themes, the course further develops reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills while...

   Published August 26th 2014 by Routledge
4. Digital Russia

   The Language, Culture and Politics of New Media Communication

   Edited by Michael Gorham, Ingunn Lunde, Martin Paulsen

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series

   Digital Russia provides a comprehensive analysis of the ways in which new media technologies have shaped language and communication in contemporary Russia. It traces the development of the Russian-language internet, explores the evolution of web-based communication practices, showing how they have...

   Published February 25th 2014 by Routledge
5. The Routledge Intermediate Polish Reader

   Polish through the press, internet and contemporary literature

   By Aniela Grundy, Oscar Swan

   Series: Routledge Modern Language Readers

   The Routledge Intermediate Polish Reader is designed for intermediate students of Polish and includes a wide range of graded texts. The readings are taken from an assortment of contemporary Polish writing, including extracts from modern literature and articles from magazines and newspapers. The...

   Published November 22nd 2013 by Routledge
6. Languages of the Wider World

   Valuing Diversity

   Edited by Itesh Sachdev

   The last few decades have seen a stretching and exchange of local, regional and national languages, identities, cultures, and economies worldwide as a consequence of globalisation and technology development. Significantly, the languages of the Middle East, Africa, Asia, the Netherlands, Scandinavia...

   Published November 11th 2013 by Routledge
7. Intermediate Russian

   A Grammar and Workbook, 2nd Edition

   By John Murray, Sarah Smyth

   Series: Grammar Workbooks

   Intermediate Russian provides a reference grammar and related exercises in one volume. Varied texts from Russian sources give an insight into contemporary Russian society and culture. Features include: * texts and exercises reflecting contemporary Russian* concise grammar explanations* full...

   Published May 22nd 2013 by Routledge
8. Basic Russian

   A Grammar and Workbook, 2nd Edition

   By Sarah Smyth, John Murray

   Series: Grammar Workbooks

   Designed for students with a basic knowledge of Russian, this book provides an accessible reference grammar and related exercises in a single volume.Across more than forty grammar topics it introduces the student to Russian people and culture through the medium of the language used today, covering...

   Published April 18th 2013 by Routledge
9. A Frequency Dictionary of Russian

   core vocabulary for learners

   By Serge Sharoff, Elena Umanskaya, James Wilson

   Series: Routledge Frequency Dictionaries

   A Frequency Dictionary of Russian is an invaluable tool for all learners of Russian, providing a list of the 5,000 most frequently used words in the language and the 300 most frequent multiword constructions. The dictionary is based on data from a 150-million-word internet corpus taken from more...

   Published March 20th 2013 by Routledge
10. Da! A Practical Guide to Russian Grammar

    By Tatiana Filosofova, Marion Sporing

    Series: Routledge Concise Grammars

    Da! A Practical Guide to Russian Grammar is a concise and contemporary combined reference grammar and workbook for intermediate-level students, and is ideal for use both in the classroom and for self-study.The book contains clear explanations of the core areas of Russian grammar. Each point is...

    Published April 27th 2012 by Routledge