{"product_id":"troublesome-words-simon-franklin-9781836392668","title":"Troublesome Words: A Cultural History of Russian","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn accessible journey through the changing shape of the Russian language.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross 350 years, the Russian language has been shaped by competing visions of what it should be, from early grammarians defining a literary standard to digital-era debates about slang, obscenity, and online identity. In this book, Simon Franklin traces how tradition and disruption have continually reshaped the language, including the linguistic experiments of writers and revolutionaries, the rhetoric of empire, and the global diversity of Russian today. Clear, concise, and engaging, \u003ci\u003eTroublesome Words\u003c\/i\u003e is both a history and a cultural portrait, revealing how language reflects power, imagination, and the changing world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon Franklin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1836392664\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781836392668\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"Simon Franklin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49001566896383,"sku":"9781836392668","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/troublesome-words-simon-franklin-9781836392668","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}