Reddit reviews The Opening of Hegel's Logic: From Being to Infinity (History of Philosophy Series)
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Russel is clearly a great philosopher, but he's very much of a different philosophic tradition than Hegel. Reading either requires a certain framework or point of view since they each approach philosophy in a different way. With that in mind, you're perfectly justified in wanting to avoid Russel when looking for a traditional interpretation of Hegel.
Edit: On topic, Hegel is definitely challenging to understand. The most I could contribute is explaining his dialetic (which it sounds like you already have a good definition of) and a little about his approach in The Science of Logic. But overall I am not too confident, I get the feeling Hegel takes a long time to really grasp correctly.
One book I would suggest, if you can find it at a library would be this: http://www.amazon.com/Opening-Hegels-Logic-Infinity-Philosophy/dp/1557532575
It gives some analysis and a traditional interpretation of the first part of the Science of Logic (if that's one of his works you're studying; it is his main work on metaphysics).
Seconding Houlgate's commentary on the first part. It will help you get into the swing of the book, though the second section is arguably the heart of the Logic.