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Ukraine (Culture Shock! A Survival Guide to Customs & Etiquette) Paperback – June 1, 2001

by Meredith Dalton (Author)

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Whether you travel for business, pleasure, or a combination of the two, the ever-popular "Culture Shock!" series belongs in your backpack or briefcase. Get the nuts-and-bolts information you need to survive and thrive wherever you go. "Culture Shock!" country guides are easy-to-read, accurate, and entertaining crash courses in local customs and etiquette. "Culture Shock!" practical guides offer the inside information you need whether you're a student, a parent, a globetrotter, or a working traveler. "Culture Shock!" at your Door guides equip you for daily life in some of the world's most cosmopolitan cities. And "Culture Shock!" Success Secrets guides offer relevant, practical information with the real-life insights and cultural know-how that can make the difference between business success and failure.

Each "Culture Shock!" title is written by someone who's lived and worked in the country, and each book is packed with practical, accurate, and enjoyable information to help you find your way and feel at home.

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240 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company
Publication date

June 1, 2001
Dimensions

5.86 x 0.68 x 7.82 inches
ISBN-10

1558686320
ISBN-13

978-1558686328
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company (June 1, 2001)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1558686320
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1558686328
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.86 x 0.68 x 7.82 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #2,906,927 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #174 in General Belarus & Ukraine Travel Guides
- #6,794 in Russian History (Books)
- #48,217 in European History (Books)

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knb23

informative

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 26, 2020

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This book prepared me for my visit to Ukraine. Much of what I saw and experienced correlated with the book. Rather than being lost and confused, I understood what was happening around me.

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Kyle A. Brooks

Things you never knew

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 7, 2012

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Most of this book did shock me because I took it as the truth. When I talked to someone from Ukraine, that person claimed don't judge a whole country by a few bad stories. It is informative for visitation and contains the alphabet to speak both Russian and Ukrainian! Worth the purchase.

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JP

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 17, 2018

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GREAT book - especially if you are going to be in Ukraine as a Peace Corps Volunteer

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 9, 2014

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good but a little out-of-date.

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Christopher Culver

Honest, in-depth, and genuinely appreciative of Ukraine

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 12, 2002

CULTURE SHOCK: UKRAINE ranks as one of the best installments of the Culture Shock series. Straightforward and very thorough, it gave this American reader a helpful introduction to Ukrainian culture. Written by an American, Meredith Dalton, who lived in Kyiv for some time, the book tells expatriates what they need to know for a smooth transition to living and working in Ukraine.
Ukraine is a very different country from the U.S., and things that Westerners would see as corruption and inefficiency are normal matters there. Dalton is very frank about how to deal with Ukrainian bureaucracy, how to maintain patience, and how to refrain from comparing everything to life back home. While she emphasizes to the reader that Ukraine may be a difficult and sometimes infuriating country for outsiders, she is always respectful of the Ukrainian culture and way of life. This is one of the few books in the Culture Shock series that are so admirably dedicated to preventing culture shock.
Meredith Dalton also tackles the delicate issue of ethnicity in Ukraine, and explains how, for some people, the country is polarised into a Ukrainian-speaking half and a Russian-speaking half. However, she also shows how the country is in most respects a united culture in spite of language differences.
I felt the section on Ukrainian cuisine could have been a bit more in-depth. Also, the book is geared towards future residents of Kyiv or Lviv, the two cities to which foreigners are most likely to move. As a result, Ukrainian village life is hardly mentioned. However, the meagreness of these topics left Dalton ample room for discussion of Ukrainian custom, etiquette, and superstition.
All in all, CULTURE SHOCK: UKRAINE is an essential resource for anyone vacationing in Ukraine or moving there. One of the best Culture Shock guides.

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EYH

Outdated, but accurate

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 23, 2007

Although some of the information is outdated in places like Kyiv, great insight to some of the other places. I wish she had more to say about the Western (Traditional Ukrainian) half, but still well worth it.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 16, 2004

this is a really good book about Ukraine. It talks about everything you can imagine-customs, laws, people, even jokes. Its very accurate and definately brought back some memories for me. If you are traveling to Ukraine and want some insights into ukrainian lifestyle and people this is the book for you.

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