Dermo! : the real Russian Tolstoy never used
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Dermo! : the real Russian Tolstoy never used
Plume, c1997
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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!
Table of Contents
Dermo!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
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