Letter from Lhasa, number 140. (Galler 1972): Soviet Prison Camp Speech
by Roberto Abraham Scaruffi
Galler, M., and H. E. Marquess, Soviet Prison Camp Speech. A Survivor's Glossary, The University of Wisconsin Press, 1972.
(Galler 1972).
Meyer Galler,
Harlan E. Marquess
It is a very interesting glossary. The work is in English. However, it is useless to read it, if one does not have some basics of Russian. At least, one needs to be able to decipher and pronounce the Russian words (also phrases, sentences or expressions) of the book, obviously written in Cyrillic alphabet.
The book is also a very useful insight into Soviet life.
The introduction deals with different aspects of the specificity but also permeability, and intersection and interconnection, of languages and jargons.
Galler, M., and H. E. Marquess, Soviet Prison Camp Speech. A Survivor's Glossary, The Un iversity of Wisconsin Press, 1972.
