New book on Russian Language, Life and Culture

[Steve Webber]

Dear colleagues,

We would like to draw your attention to our new book on  Russian
Language, Life and Culture,  just published by Hodder and
Stoughton (UK) as part of their Teach Yourself series.

The title is a little misleading, as it is not a language study book,
but is rather an introductory guide to Russian history, culture and
society. We hope that it will prove useful to students and teachers
of Russian at school level (and initial university degree level), to
those studying Russian in evening  classes, and to those with a
general interest in finding out about Russia.

The book contains the following chapters. Each has a Russian
language glossary, and a  Taking it Further  section, with
recommendations for additional reading and website locations.

1 What Made Russia? (a survey of Russian history, and a section
on geography and climate)

2 The Russian language (basics of the language; development of
Russian; the Russian language today)

3 Literature and thought (survey of Russian writing and
philosophical traditions)

4 Art and architecture

5 Music and dance

6 Festivals and traditions

7 Creativity in other spheres (cinema; theatre; mass media;
science and technology; Space exploration)

8 Politics and institutions

9 The basics for living (education; health; housing; social welfare;
transport)

10 Russians at work and play (the economy; work and
unemployment; sport and leisure)

11 The people (who are the Russians?  family, gender and
sexuality; religion; Russians in the newly independent states)

12 Russia in the wider world

For more details, see the Hodder and Stoughton site
(http://www.madaboutbooks.com/index.asp?url=bookdetails.asp&b
ook=2000000014295) or an internet bookshop (e.g.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0340790776/202-
6497589-4891032)

Best regards,

Stephen and Tanya Webber, Birmingham, England

Dr Steve Webber
Centre for Russian and East European Studies
University of Birmingham
UK
email s.l.webber at bham.ac.uk

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