RUSKIE: BEERS, BEARS & BABUSHKAS

About the Book
Ruskie: Beers, Bears & Babushkas Ruskie: Beers, Bears & Babushkas shows a picture of Russia, Russian Business and the Russian People as they really are. Admittedly, they don’t all drink copious amounts of Vodka but some of them do. Not all Russian women threaten to cut off their fingers as proof of their love for someone, then again some of them do. In general, Businessmen in Moscow don’t go around shooting their competitors in order to make sure their business succeeds, but, you guessed it, once again some of them still do! Matthew Francis, a young Englishman, arrives to set up a ‘Western Style’ consulting practice in Moscow and gives a hilarious account of the pleasures and perils of being a Brit in Russia. Faster than a Russian woman chasing a designer handbag, scarier than being threatened by the Moscow Mafia, and sexier than watching Maria Sharapova play tennis in her underwear. Or maybe not! One thing for sure, this is a story of the Real Russia, the Russia you definitely don’t read about in the newspapers!

About the Author
Matthew Francis was born in Leicester, England, in 1975. He was trained as a Lawyer and from 1999 lived in The States for 2 years, working on some high profile tobacco litigation cases. He returned to the UK and in 2002, decided to set up a business in Russia. He then spent the next 5 years of his life, advising Russian companies on how to expand their operations into Thhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gife West. He made a success of his own business, working with some of the world’s leading organizations, but his success was also his downfall. In 2007 he was threatened by one of his competitors and had to leave Russia. Although it all ended spectacularly, the experiences he had while living and working in this exciting and volatile environment have provided him with considerable experience in the area of Russian Business and Social Affairs. He now lives in Rugby, England and works as a Public Relations Consultant, working with Russian companies looking to set up their operations in The UK.

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