(1) --- from "kate hammond" < Hi The following company might be useful. http://www.lingvo.com/lingvo/ It is used by our Ukrainian programming team. This company also produce dictionaries on CD-ROM http://www.lingvo.com/products/ Regards Kate Hammond www.theswitchboard.eu ++++++++++++++++++++++++ (2) from [log in to unmask] For the online variety, I've been using Rambler: http://www.rambler.ru/dict/ It is a Russian site, but easily navigable. I can't especially vouch for the accuracy, since I'm just a student myself, but it has served my needs. -Jason ++++++++++++++++++++++++ (3) from [log in to unmask] As for the online versions, try these: Ushakov: http://slovari.yandex.ru/dict/ushakov Lingvo: http://www.lingvo.com/lingvo/Translate.asp?from=main Dal' http://www.xn--80ahw2e.com/ 4-letter words: http://www.russki-mat.net/e/Russian.htm Criminal slang: http://www.aferizm.ru/jargon/slovar.htm and http://www-fraer.mylivepage.ru/tags/-+/--$BB-$B0--C-$BD-ae-pi_--A-$BB-ae-<=-$B0- -A--a General dictionary / encyclopedia: http://mega.km.ru/ Lingvo sells something on cd. Mark Kaiser Berkeley Language Center +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning Technology (http://iallt.org/), and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://www.languageconsortium.org/). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************