The Russian Way, Second Edition: Aspects of Behavior, Attitudes, and Customs of the Russians

Zita Dabars, Lilia Vokhmina (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

144 Seiten

2000 | 2nd edition
NTC Publishing Group,U.S. (Verlag)
978-0-658-01796-4 (ISBN)

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Looks at how Russians live and work and how they feel about everything from family to religion to entertainment. This book shows how Find out how Russians feel about advertising (suspicious), clothing (conservative), 'gifts' and bribes (necessary), dating (not until college), and appropriate behavior (bring flowers to dinner).

Here's an up to the minute, insider's look at how Russians live and work and how they feel about everything from family to religion to entertainment. "Explore The Russian Way" of doing things, and you'll uncover a fascinating world imbued with kindness, generosity, superstition, and surprises. Russian character comes to life as you follow favourite pastimes such as communal baths, the circus, mushroom gathering, and watching television - especially soap operas. View life from the perspective of average Russians ('poor man's caviar' and flea markets) and 'new' (rich) Russians (international dining and upscale shops).Historic background, evolving changes, and Russian words and phrases are woven into every chapter. Find out how Russians feel about advertising (suspicious), clothing (conservative), 'gifts' and bribes (necessary), dating (not until college), and appropriate behaviour (bring flowers to dinner, always check your coat at the t heater, and don't compliment a new baby to avoid the 'evil eye').
"The Russian Way" is brimming with practical and lively facts on: home life, meals, and housing; healthcare, education, politics, religion, and professions; hotels, dining, shopping, and entertainment; language, gestures, literature, and the Russian soul; and the creative community, including controversial artist Tsereteli. This handy guide will help you understand and appreciate Russian way from Arkhangelsk to Vladivostok.

Zita Dabars, Ph.D., is an experienced academic, teacher, and author. She is president of The American Council of Teachers of Russian and has visited Russia more on more than thirty occasions. Lilia Vokhmina has authored over sixty books and has taught for many years at the Pushkin Institute of Russian Language, Moscow.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.1.2000
Zusatzinfo	0 Illustrations
Verlagsort	Lincolnwood
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 226 mm
Gewicht	208 g
Themenwelt	Reiseführer ► Europa ► Russland
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Volkskunde
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-658-01796-9 / 0658017969
ISBN-13	978-0-658-01796-4 / 9780658017964
Zustand	Neuware