Best R-E/E-R Dictionary in print! | English-Russian, Russian-English Dictionary

Solid Dictionary | English-Russian, Russian-English Dictionary | Kenneth Katzner

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	• English-Russian, Russian-English Dictionary Kenneth Katzner Wiley, 1994 - 1120 pages average customer review:based on 65 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Trip to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia

In the summer of 2000, I was fortunate enough to travel to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk to teach US DOT first responder clases to Russian oil field workers from the Sakhalin Energy Development, Co. Ltd. platform "Moliqpak," off shore from Nogliki. The Island looks much like where I live in Seward, Alaska. Having a cursory knowlege of Russian, (I can order a beer in 5 languages!) I needed a book that would assist me in translating my outline into Russian. Katzner's book was the only one I found based in American English. My translators were surprised that I was able to translate so much of my outline, as well as captions for American Heart Association CPR instructions. They provided corrections as to tense and cases, but the book provided invaluable phrases and idioms, that helped me get my points across in an American way. If you travel to Russia on business, be sure to take a few copies with you. I wish I had a couple to give to my translators, as most people there who know English were taught by British teachers.

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Best R-E/E-R Dictionary in print!

As an ESL instructor, I find it important for my students to learn to use a dictionary. I have always recommended the Random House R-E/E-R Dictionary because of its price....it was a good deal. The Katzner dictionary is much better however, and Amazon's price is exceptional. The dictionary has easy to read references starting from either language ... which my Russian speaking students find indispensible. Non-Russian speakers, like myself, can even use the English section to look up Russian words.

Solid Dictionary

I've read all the reviews here and I will aprroach mine by commenting on some of the negative remarks.
A few of the negatives were in regard to poor binding of the hardback edition. These are fair remarks, indeed my copy has worn very quickly as well. However, the softcover edition does not have this problem and it is also easier to transport around.
The other negatives seemed to be by advanced students of the Russian language. I would certainly expect a linguist to have some quibbles and also to have other books they would use and recommend (such as one reviewer's endorsement of the, indeed, outstanding Daum/Schenk Russian verb dictionary). But for most users this book will be outstanding. For American English speakers of Russian I would say it is a must.

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Keeping a precious paperback dictionary intact.

Glued bindings are characteristic of most paperbound books nowadays, even outstanding dictionaries. Another reviewer complained about his Katzner dictionary falling apart because it wasn't sewn. I foresaw this possibility and sewed mine before subjecting it to use. You can do it yourself, or ask a tool-savvy friend. Clamp the book between two pieces of wood and drill with 3/32-inch drillbitt in four places, about 1/8th inch from the binding, about one inch from the ends, the two holes about 1/2 inch apart. Thread any heavy thread, waxed shoe-repair twine, or fishline, twice or more through each set of holes and tie securely with a square knot. Now you can open the book without fear of cracking the glued binding.

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