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Info on Eastern Europe?

Hey, I'm just wondering what the best places would be to get information on Eastern European countries--culture, climate, etc. I'm writing a story wioth a prominant character from somewhere there. Where is a good place to start for this (websites, books, etc.) I would love to go but I'm too poor to afford it. :(

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Hi!

    Start with English wikipedia if you can't afford a good book.

    Just type in the country names, and you will see a very good overview of the countries.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/

    You can find more infos on their country wikipedia pages.

    I'm Hungarian, been to Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Romania. I can recommend all 4, especially Prague and Budapest. Budapest, Prague are one of the most fascinating capitals in the world, IMHO.

  • Kevin
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    1 decade ago

    Bigger bookstores have books on cultures of different countries, if you look in their travel section. I've bought them on various Eastern Europe countries.

    Also, a google search on the various countries name + "culture" will give a lot of results.

  • 1 decade ago

    Buy a guidebook from Lonely Planet. They have one specifically on Eastern Europe. Also, try www.tripadvisor.com

  • 1 decade ago

    Try this one. You will find information about culture , national character, superstitions, traditions and so on in Ukraine. Good luck with your book!

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  • 1 decade ago

    The american cia worldbook giv you the facts of all countries. Remember ths is American view it may not be always true and be polically biased

  • 1 decade ago

    Your Bureau of Tourism and a travel agent.

  • 1 decade ago

    The american cia worldbook giv you the facts of all countries. Remember ths is American view it may not be always true and be polically biased

    Source(s):

    https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/fac...

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    Buy a guidebook from Lonely Planet. They have one specifically on Eastern Europe. Also, try www.tripadvisor.com

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    Bigger bookstores have books on cultures of different countries, if you look in their travel section. I've bought them on various Eastern Europe countries.

    Also, a google search on the various countries name + "culture" will give a lot of results.

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    Try this one. You will find information about culture , national character, superstitions, traditions and so on in Ukraine. Good luck with your book!

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    http://www.ukraine-travel-advisor.com/uk...

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    http://www.czech.cz/

    http://www.kulugyminiszterium.hu/kum/en/...

    http://www.magyarorszag.hu/

    http://www.poland.gov.pl/

    http://stockholm.mae.ro/ (about Romania)

    http://www.romanianbrands.com/romanian_b...

    these are some nice sites about czech republic, hungary, poland, romania.

    good luck with your work.

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