{"product_id":"rare-1980-soviet-book-great-britain-cultural-dictionary-tsar-to-soviet-books","title":"Rare 1980 Soviet Book: Great Britain Cultural Dictionary | Tsar to Soviet Books","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eRare 1980 Soviet Reference Dictionary: \"Great Britain: Linguostranovedchesky Dictionary\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor English philologists, translators, scholars of British cultural history, and collectors of Soviet lexicography, this \u003cb\u003e1980 original Soviet hardcover dictionary\u003c\/b\u003e is a pioneer work. Published in Moscow by \u003cb\u003eRussky Yazyk\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eИздательство «Русский язык»\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreat Britain: Linguostranovedchesky Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eВеликобритания: Лингвострановедческий словарь\u003c\/i\u003e) was co-authored by leading Soviet linguists and English collaborators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound in brown cloth blind-embossed with an architectural view of London's Big Ben and Parliament, this 480-page volume contains over \u003cb\u003e9,500 entries\u003c\/b\u003e detailing the cultural connotations of English vocabulary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eBritish Cultural Realia, Idioms \u0026amp; Phonetic Transliteration Guide\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned to bridge the gap between standard bilingual dictionaries and encyclopedias, this work provides depth on British life:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical \u0026amp; Social Institutions:\u003c\/b\u003e Comprehensive entries for parliamentary terminology (\u003ci\u003eWhite Paper, House of Commons\u003c\/i\u003e), trade unions, public schools (\u003ci\u003eRoedean, Girton, Christ's Hospital\u003c\/i\u003e), and legal traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eToponyms, Brands \u0026amp; Popular Culture:\u003c\/b\u003e Covers London landmarks (\u003ci\u003eWhitehall, Whiteley's, Dover Cliffs\u003c\/i\u003e), sports clubs (\u003ci\u003eTottenham Hotspur \/ White Hart Lane\u003c\/i\u003e), cinema history (\u003ci\u003eEmpire Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e), and BBC broadcasting (\u003ci\u003eRadio Caroline, Blue Peter\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhonetic Transliteration System:\u003c\/b\u003e Features a detailed appendix on Cyrillic rendering of English phonemes (\u003ci\u003eПередача английских фонем\u003c\/i\u003e) with worked transliteration examples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eComplete Bibliographic Specifications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Великобритания: Лингвострановедческий словарь (\u003ci\u003eGreat Britain: Linguostranovedchesky Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthors\/Editors:\u003c\/b\u003e L. V. Kolesnikov, G. A. Pasechnik, A. V. Petrova, E. F. Rogov, I. A. Saprykin, A. Room\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e \"Russky Yazyk\" Publishing House (\u003ci\u003eМосква\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1980 (Moscow, USSR)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e Russian \u0026amp; English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Original publisher's brown cloth hardcover, Big Ben embossing \u0026amp; gold foil lettering\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePage Count:\u003c\/b\u003e 480 pages, illustrated\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClassification:\u003c\/b\u003e Soviet Lexicography \/ English Philology \/ Cultural Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Preservation Report\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExterior Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e Original brown cloth boards are clean, flat, and rigid. Gold foil title typography and Big Ben embossing remain sharp and unrubbed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Integrity:\u003c\/b\u003e Exceptionally firm, square, and tight text block with intact hinges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePage \u0026amp; Plate Quality:\u003c\/b\u003e Interior text pages and phonetic tables are clean and unmarked, exhibiting uniform light cream age-toning typical of 1980s Soviet paper stocks. 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