The paper is devoted to the perception of Australian society and its structures of everyday life in the middle of the 20th century by the emigrant from the Soviet Union. The central figure of this study is R. Berezov (R.M. Akulshin), the Soviet poet and writer of the 1920s-1930s, the playwright who personally knew S. Yesenin, B. Pasternak and many other figures of Russian culture. The paper describes R. Berezov’s journey to Australia in the early 1960s. This research is based on the series of essays published by R. Berezov adapted from the materials of the trip in Russian emigrant publications (“Russkaya Mysl”, “Novaya Zarya”, etc.). R. Berezov’s perception of the natural and climatic features of Australia, its social structures, and policy towards the indigenous inhabitants of the aboriginal country is characterized. The former Soviet writer paid considerable attention to the peculiarities of the Australian food culture, the forms of leisure activities of Australian people. Special emphasis is given to the analysis of R. Berezov’s description and specifics of the largest cities in Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, etc.). R. Berezov’s attempt of the comparative analysis of the cultural specifics between Australia and New Zealand is examined. The author argues that the features of Australian everyday life noted by R. Berezov characterize both the specifics of Australia in the mid-twentieth century and the country’s belonging to the British cultural and civilizational area.