Russia - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs Culture

Culture Smart / Cultuur Bewust

by Anna King, Grace Cuddihy

Discovering the Russian soul is like opening a matryoshka, a Russian doll, and revealing the many layers. The Russian orthodox religion is unique, Russian history is tragic, and the people are unpredictable. Russia’s military and political power, as well as the rich contribution of its art and culture, is the result of an inner dynamic not always understood by outsiders. This book explores the connections between Russia’s turbulent past and its paradoxical present; it describes present-day values and attitudes, and offers practical advice on what to expect and how to behave in different social circumstances.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Russia, Audiobook, History, Cultural

200 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Anna King is the pseudonym of Josephine Carr, a writer formerly published by HarperCollins, NAL/Penguin, and Dial Books for Young Readers. She's delighted to embrace independent publishing with her new company, Three Kings Books (also publishing Joseph King with novels CRACK and EVIL DOES IT, currently available for Amazon's Kindle).

Reviews

[Dave · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well done. The author covers every aspect of Russian life with what appeared to be objective assessments of the past and present. Although I thought it had a lot of interesting insights, it was interesting that almost all of the opinions of the country and its government that I have gained over the years from movies, books, and news were the same. I was surprised that I didn't come away with any new opinions.

[Johan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book provides an excellent insight into Russian culture and history. It is well-written and accessible, offering a wealth of informative facts that enhance understanding of the subject.

[Edwin Martin · Rating 2 out of 5]

my first book read on the Kindle software on my netbook. It was OK, and a pretty quick read, but lots of the stuff was about customs related more to business relations that what I as a tourist would need to know. I bought it on Kindle simply because there were no used books with price + shipping < cost on Kindle.

[Tao · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a nice little reference book. It taught me quite a lot that I did not know about Russian culture.

[Joshua Duffy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really liked this little book on Russia. It covers cultural aspects on almost everything and is a great lil gateway book to explore more of the fascination that is Russia.

[Blackbird · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lot of what the author discussed I recognised from my own experiences. The writing style is fun and fluent!

[Joshua Zuniga · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very good view into the culture of Russia and very informative