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The Russian Context: The Culture Behind the Language

by Eloise M. Boyle

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AATSEEL Book Prize (Best Contribution to Language Pedagogy – 2003)

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Genres: Nonfiction, History
DDC/MDS: 306.440947 — Social sciences Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Culture and institutions Specific aspects of culture Language History Europe Russia & Eastern Europe
LCC: P35.5 .R9 .R87 — Language and Literature Philology. Linguistics General

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Published: 2002
Genres: Nonfiction, History
DDC/MDS: 306.440947
LCC: P35.5 .R9 .R87

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