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When a young American moves to Moscow in 1991, he brings with him scant knowledge of the country. In his discovery of Russia he witnesses an unsuccessful coup, an even less successful rebellion, rampant inflation, mafia infighting, and all nature of unprecedented change. "Why is it," his Russian friend asks, "that you Americans smile so much?" Our hero moves among ordinary new Russians, meeting curious characters, trying to drink vodka easily, and interpreting English grammar and other stumbling blocks of Western culture to his new countrymen. His misconceptions about Russia land him in amusing and sometimes dangerous situations, and provide a fresh and thoughtful perspective on Russian culture. New in the Glas series of new Russian writing.
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For all my friends.
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"To master a language you must understand the people that created it,the culture that provoked it. To understand a people and its culture you must master the language that shapes them both. You must findinspiration in the words that are not just words." - from Twelve Stories of Russia
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- PublisherGlas
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 1566634105
- ISBN 13 9781566634106
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages54
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