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booksCULTURE SMART! RUSSIA 

 offers illuminating insights into Russian culture and society. 
It will help you to turn your visit - whether on business or for pleasure - 
into a memorable and enriching experience. Contents include:
- how to avoid culture shock
- Russian attitudes and values
- historical and political background
- religion, customs and traditions
- leisure, social and cultural life
- language and communication and many more. 
 
Published by Kuperard, 2003

 


booksMOTHERLAND - THE BEST PHOTO ALBUM ON MODERN RUSSIA 

& Simon Roberts travelled throughout Russia between July 2004 and August 2005, making pictures in over 200 locations and creating one of the most extensive, comprehensive photographic accounts of this vast country by a Westerner. His images are not clichéd representations of a Russia ground down by poverty and despair; rather, he presents a beautiful and awe-inspiring land, with a dignified people empowered by a growing optimism and a deeply rooted sense of national esteem. Intimate and revealing portraits of contemporary Russians show us a diverse people, united by a sense of common identity, while breathtaking landscapes reveal the complexity and uniqueness of the country. 

The book follows Roberts’ journey chronologically (using a map of his journey as its contents page). The photographs are accompanied by key quotes by literary and political figures that have shaped Russia's modern identity, illuminating the historical ideals of Holy Rus and the concept of 'the Motherland', as well as Roberts’ own extended informative captions. The book’s fascinating introduction by Russian literature expert Rosamund Bartlett provides a context for the photographs, by presenting and discussing the concept of ‘the Motherland’ within Russian history.

 For more information please visit http://www.motherlandbook.com