The Russian Way, Second Edition: Aspects of Behavior, Attitudes, and Customs of the Russians | 
 enlarge | Authors: Zita Dabars, Lilia Vokhmina
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 191451
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
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Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.4
ISBN: 0658017969
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.0947
EAN: 9780658017964
ASIN: 0658017969
Publication Date: January 4, 2002
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Fully updated to reflect the rapidly changing cultural climate in today's Russia, The Russian Way is indispensable for understanding the Russian way of life and for communicating with the Russian people. It is not only fascinating but also invaluable to businesspeople, travelers, and students. Organized alphabetically, the book answers questions such as: - How do Russians celebrate holidays?
- How do Russians think, do business, and act in their daily lives?
- What do Russians enjoy eating?
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 The Russian Way July 16, 2007
A VERY GOOD BOOK FOR ANYONE TRAVELING TO RUSSIA. I GIVE IT TO MANY FRIENDS & IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A HELP. THERE ARE INSIGHTS IN THIS BOOK YOU WOULD FIND HARD TO COME BY FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE UNLESS YOU WERE A SEASONED TRAVELER TO RUSSIA.
 This book. July 6, 2004
10 out of 35 found this review helpful
A very boring book. It goes into the very basics of Russian culture. It only had a couple pages about dating a Russian. I have been there twice in the last year, and didn't find the book useful at all. Find another book to read about Russian Culture and social dynamics.
 Some useful information, but nothing earth shattering May 8, 2004
16 out of 20 found this review helpful
This book is relatively good, but basically all the information in the book can be found by a couple of simple google searches. The information is presented in a rather matter of fact way, but I just don't feel that I learned much or got anything in the way of new insight into Russian culture. If you know next to nothing about Russia and its people and are traveling there in the near future but don't have much time to learn, the most basic information is here in one convenient location. If you're looking for any deeper insight, seek elsewhere.
Bad Book? December 10, 2002
9 out of 62 found this review helpful
This was the worst book I have ever read. It was so boring. I have never spent so much money on such a stupid book!! I can't believe that anyone would say that they liked this book!! And I really wouldn't recomend anyone else buying or reading it!!
 Concise introductory guidebook to Russian culture June 5, 2002
26 out of 27 found this review helpful
Dabars and Vokhmina have created a thorough, yet concise guidebook, which is geared towards those who plan to travel to the former Soviet Union in the very near future. The stated purpose of this book was to make the Russian culture explainable and believable to the non-Russian reader, and I believe that this goal was accomplished.I have the 1995 edition of this book and it does contain a disproportionate amount of typographic errors which I found to be a little irritating at times. The authors credited a lot of people in the preface for "proofreading" this book - What were they thinking? After reading this book, you will be able to answer the following questions:
- Should you give an even number or an odd number of flowers to your Russian friend?
- How do you write a Russian postal address?
- What do a Russian newlywed couple traditionally do after the wedding ceremony?
- What is the "evil eye"?
- How many letters are in the Cyrillic alphabet and how are they different from the Roman alphabet? Dabars and Vokhmina effectively cover these topics and more in "The Russian Way". The book is very lightweight, only 99 pages long, and thus can serve as excellent reading material while traveling. I think that "The Russian Way" would be an excellent start for any beginning Russophile.
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