Since the beginning of the XVIII century Baltics over 200 years was part of Russia. Without any exaggeration, it was the most peaceful regions of the empire. However, in 1941-1944. Baltics was the only occupied by Hitler in Europe, a large part of the population which fought on the German side. And in 1990 it initiated the collapse of the Baltic republics of the Soviet Union. In the present...

The first of its kind book, offers Russian speakers a detailed introduction to their new country. The book acts as a guide to practical life in the United States for new immigrants, exchange students or those working in the USA. Each chapter addresses a specific concern or element of daily life: driving rules and regulations, how to open a bank account, how and where to shop and how to invite...

This book by the renowned writer and Captain 1st Rank Vladimir Shigin is the first to compile fascinating information concerning sea ghosts, superstitions, omens, mysterious marine UFOs, and other unexplained phenomena. It also explores how the names of ships mystically influenced their fates. Furthermore, based on unique documents from the Main Staff of the Navy and the Naval Archive, the...

This volume publishes the proceedings of the International Scientific Conference held in Kostroma from March 18 to 20, 2004. The sections of the collection include: 1. Plenary Session Papers (V.M. Mokienko, A.M. Melerovich, H. Walter, et al.); 2. Semantic and Pragmatic Aspects of Phraseology Studies (M.A. Alekseenko, B. Badamtsetseg, E.V. Blinova, et al.); 3. Phraseology and Context (L.N....

The materials of the popular annual semiar that took place at the Russian Institute of Linguistics in 2003. Three chapters of this manual discuss the problems in computer lexicon, technology lexicon, various types of dictionaries, and others.

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