About the book: 1988 / The book in an accessible and entertaining form tells schoolchildren about the expressive means of the Russian language, reveals the “secrets” of using words, their compatibility, rules and the subtleties of using grammatical forms. The authors’ goal is to encourage students to think about their own speech, instill skills in the culture of word usage, and cultivate interest in learning the Russian language using the best examples of artistic expression. Speaking and writing correctly and speaking and writing well are not the same thing. Even if you are confident in your absolute literacy and have a good command of the literary language, it is always useful to think about how to make your work richer and more expressive. This is taught by stylistics - the science of skillful choice of linguistic means. Our book offers the basics of this science in an entertaining way. It is designed to awaken in you interest and love for the Russian language, to help you master its riches.