Russia - Culture Smart!: the essential guide to customs & culture [Paperback]

Anna King (Author)

Book Description

Series: Culture Smart! | Publication Date: October 23, 2007

Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside knowledge will enable you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes and mistakes, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and develop trust, friendships, and successful business relationships.

Culture Smart! offers illuminating insights into the culture and society of a particular country. It will help you to turn your visit-whether on business or for pleasure-into a memorable and enriching experience. Contents include:

* customs, values, and traditions
* historical, religious, and political background
* life at home
* leisure, social, and cultural life
* eating and drinking
* do's, don'ts, and taboos
* business practices
* communication, spoken and unspoken

"Culture Smart has come to the rescue of hapless travellers." Sunday Times Travel

"... the perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright odd quirks and customs of various countries." Global Travel

"...full of fascinating-as well as common-sense-tips to help you avoid embarrassing faux pas." Observer

"...as useful as they are entertaining." Easyjet Magazine

"...offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world." New York Times

Editorial Reviews

Review

Culture Smart! has come to the rescue of hapless travellers, Sunday Times Travel - ...the perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright odd quirks and customs of various countries, Global Travel - ...full of fascinating, as well as common sense, tips to help you avoid embarrassing faux pas, Observer - ...as useful as they are entertaining, Easy Jet Magazine - ...offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world, New York Times.

About the Author

ANNA KING is a Russian-born business development consultant specializing in cross-cultural issues, negotiation practices, and conflict management. She speaks seven languages, and has an M.Phil. degree from Cambridge University. Anna has worked with key government and decision makers in Britain and across the CIS. She has also interpreted for high-level government visits to the UK and for senior ministerial meetings at the EU in Brussels. Having worked in business development for a number of years for two major British corporations, she is now managing director of the British-based consultancy 3C Negotiations, and is the author of numerous articles and two books on cross-cultural communication.

Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: Kuperard; Reprinted edition edition (October 23, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1857333527
• ISBN-13: 978-1857333527
• Product Dimensions: 4.4 x 0.5 x 6.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #312,830 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #53 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Reference > Etiquette > General
  • #60 in Books > Travel > Asia > Russia

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good guide to the customs of the Russian people:), September 15, 2008

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Aðalheiður Þóra Bragadóttir (Reykjavík, Iceland) - See all my reviews
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I just ordered this book on Amazon, since I will be going on exchange in Russia for half a year and wanted a glimpse into the Russian culture and customs. This was a very good book, and it didn't take long to finish it. It had a lot of very useful information that you have to know if you are going to go for dinner at a russian home or you want to understand for example why Russians don't smile in the street. This understanding will be good so you wont at first glimpse think that Russians are rude and unfriendly. Definitely recommend it as an invaluable book to read before going to Russia (also recommend culture shock Russia, but this was a quicker read)

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book, August 15, 2010

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This review is from: Russia - Culture Smart!: the essential guide to customs & culture (Paperback)

I like this book because it has lots of important information to help with planning a trip to Russia. It also gives numerous telephone numbers, addresses, and web information to locate various places.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good book, November 4, 2010

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tr (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Russia - Culture Smart!: the essential guide to customs & culture (Paperback)

My husband and I bought this book originally because we are planning on adopting a child from Russia and wanted to make sure we knew as much as possible about customs, and such prior to leaving the US, it has lots of good information.