| This edition is prepared on the basis of the official documents, instructions, regulations, standards and press. This is the first edition of such scope including as old Russian language abbreviations and acronyms as well as abbreviation emerged in Russian language recently. It contains abbreviations practically at all directions of human activity, including for the first time scientific and technical abbreviations, abbreviations and full names of officials state bodies, etc. This dictionary can be used by various circles of readers and is a specially useful when reading (translating) modern Russian fiction, press and documents. See also 'New abbreviations in russian language 1996-1999' | 
