This collection of the most commonly used and understood proverbs of the day is designed for a broad readership comprised of students of both language and culture, from secondary school level to post-graduate, as well as teachers, travelers and linguists. A comparable or literal translation is provided for the 1,000 proverbs in this Russian-English source of Russian proverbs. Organized alphabetically by key word and proverbs are arranged side-by-side with their English counterparts/translations and marked to identify either literal or free translations.