Culture Smart Belarus

The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

Anne Coombes

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Kuperard Publishers
01 January 2012

Cultural studies; Travel & holiday guides; Business travel; Places & peoples: pictorial works; Languages & ESL; Russian - Cultural Material; Phrase Books

Series: Culture Smart

A landlocked country in Eastern Europe, Belarus's history has not always been an easy one. Often having served as a battleground between its Russian and European neighbours, and having suffering under Stalin's Purges and the Chernobyl nuclear fallout in more recent history, Belarusians are today attempting to carve out their own future. However, the regional political balance between it's Russian and EU neighbours is still proving pivotal.

Belarusians are enormously sociable, and have a huge capacity for enjoyment. While the hardships of the past decades have taught Belarusians resilience and resourcefulness, they need little persuasion to party, and view holidays as occasions for plenty of singing and dancing. A stoic fatalism, an engrained sense of folk superstition, good humour and a strong sense of social responsibility are some of the traits that visitors will encounter in this often conservative country.

Whether visiting as a tourist or travelling for business, Culture Smart! Belarus is a clear and concise guide to the country's cultural character and its formation. With plenty of advice on local attitudes and how to proceed in social situations, the guide is most helpful in helping visitors avoid any cultural faux pas, while enabling a nuanced understanding of its people that will serve to greatly enhance the readers experience, whatever his or her reason for traveling. Pryvita ne! Welcome to Belarus!

By: Anne Coombes
Imprint: Kuperard Publishers
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 169mm, Width: 110mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 172g
ISBN: 9781857334722
ISBN 10: 1857334728
Series: Culture Smart
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 01 January 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Brief History Politics - Economic Life Traditions - Friendships & Family Relationships Bureaucracy Religion Humour - Local Holidays Taboos Invitations Gifts Dress - Business etiquette - Punctuality & Appointments - Team working Communication Negotiating - Women in Society Tips - Eating Out - Traditional Food - Dos and Don t - Making Friends

Anne Coombes was born in the UK but has lived in Guyana, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Ghana and the USA. Her travels have taken her from the Isles of the Southern South Pacific to the Galapagos, from Moscow to Quito, to Damascus and Guatemala City. She loves sushi, marzipan and Earl Grey tea and, one day, hopes to retire to a remote spot in the Scottish Highlands, surrounded by joyous, licky dogs. She works freelance for various UN agencies, and writes for print and online magazines and newspapers.

Reviews for Culture Smart Belarus: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

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