Russian Society and Culture

Author: Wang Yingjia
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Publish Date: 2002-04-01
Features: Russia is a country with a long history and vast territory. It possesses abundant natural resources, magnificent landscapes, profound religious beliefs, unique living customs, grand architectural styles, and a rich cultural heritage. Whether in terms of its cultural accumulation over more than a thousand years or the changes it has undergone after the transition of its political and economic systems, this country spanning Europe and Asia and sharing a 4,300-kilometer border with China is certainly worth our understanding. This book is written with this purpose in mind, introducing Russia as a nation and its ethnic cultural characteristics to readers from both social and cultural perspectives. Here, culture is taken in a broad sense, encompassing aspects such as history, politics, economy, art, education, and more. Most of the material in this book is sourced from publications in Russia in recent years. The author strives to ensure that the Russian expressions are accurate and natural, the content is extensive, novel, reliable, and highly practical.