3rd Edition . , stereotype. - M. : Russian, 1999. — 560 s. The file format supports searching and copying text within pages. The dictionary contains an explanation of the history and origin of 13,560 words of the modern Russian literary language. The dictionary article defines the meaning of the word, indicates its derivatives and single-rooted words, gives related formations in other Slavic languages, and for borrowed words, the linguistic parallel of other languages. Indicates the time of occurrence of the word in the language with an illustration from the monument of the relevant period. There is a change in the meaning of the word, its phonetic appearance, spelling. The dictionary is intended for linguists, teachers of Russian and other Slavic languages, students of philological universities and for everyone interested in the history and origin of the words of the modern Russian language.