Современный толковый словарь русского языка

This is a one-volume dictionary of modern Russian. It explains the meaning of words. It also gives much more about each word. It shows how to spell and say the word. It traces where the word came from. It shows how the word changes form. It marks where people use the word and what tone it carries. It also shows which words it goes with.

The dictionary covers more than 90,000 words. Together they show the Russian word stock as it stood at the start of the 21st century. It holds everyday words. It also holds terms from science, art, economics, history, philosophy and other fields. Many new words and meanings appear too. These entered literary Russian during the decade before the book came out.

The compiler, S. A. Kuznetsov, aims for scholarly accuracy. He also wants the entries to be clear and easy to use. The book belongs to a series of encyclopedic dictionaries. It suits school pupils and university students. It also suits anyone who loves the Russian language and wants to learn more about it.