
Dermo!
The Real Russian Tolstoy Never Used
Edward Topol(Author)
New American Library (Publisher)
Published on 1. August 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-452-27745-8 (ISBN)
Description
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!
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Penguin Putnam Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
213 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-452-27745-8 (9780452277458)
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08/1997
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Persons
Eduard Topol is a Russian novelist. His books include Red Square, Submarine U-137, Tomorrow in Russia, and Dermo!
Content
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
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