Big Explanatory Dictionary. Volume 1, Volume 2

Lev Ivanovich Skvortsov – Doctor of Philology, professor, linguist, and lexicographer, author of popular science and educational materials on the culture of the Russian language.
This edition is a two-volume dictionary of a new linguo-encyclopedic type.
The dictionary combines linguistic descriptions (definitions... of words and expressions) and historical-encyclopedic, terminological, and factual explanations of the actual realities – objects, phenomena, and events that underlie the facts of language. The dictionary article specifies the stress and in difficult cases the pronunciation, includes grammatical forms, stylistic characteristics, usage examples, and extensively reveals phraseological features. The dictionary is aimed at a wide range of readers and will be useful for anyone interested in the Russian language and culture, seeking to improve their speech culture and expand their knowledge of their native language.
The two-volume dictionary includes 100,000 words, derivative words and forms, stable expressions, and phraseological units.
Special edition for the project "Word of the Year".