The Russian Culture

Customs

Language

It is thought that over 81% of the Russian’s are estimated 150 million people speak the country’s official language, Russian, as their first and only language. Most speakers of the minority language are also bilingual speakers of Russian. There are more than 100 minority languages spoken in Russia. The most popular language, Tartar, is the language by more than 3% of the population. Other languages include Ukrainian, Chuvash, Basher, Mordvin and Chechen. These languages are prominent in key regional areas and make up less than 1% of the Russian population.

Society and Culture

Most Russian families live with 2 or 3 generations sharing little space and dependent upon all its members. Most families are small with only one child, because the women work outside the house, but still have sole responsibility of household and childrearing chores. Russians are a proud people. They take great pride in their cultural heritage and being able to flourish in conditions that others cannot. Before the 1930s, Russian life centered on the agriculture, when the land held in common and the head of the household was the province of decision-making. This collective sprit remains today and seen in everyday life, as most Russians will join a table of strangers instead of eating alone at a restaurant. In addition, everyone’s business is also everyone else’s and will stop to tell you are breaking the rules.

Etiquette

The typical greeting is a firm, almost bone-crushing handshake, while making direct eye contact and giving the greeting for the time and day. Females kiss three times on the cheeks, starting with the left and alternating. Russian names are composed of first name (given name), middle name (a version of the fathers first name...

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...no traditions of enlisted members staying after their first term, about 30,000 were naval aviation, 24,000 in coastal defense forces and 500,000-combined reservist. By 2006, the major reform, according to the Security Council Meeting in 2000, general-purpose forces were to be accomplished. At that time, troop strength was at 800,000 troops, for a reduction of 400,000 troops. In mid-December 2008, the General Staff of the Russian Navy made its relocation to St. Petersburg started, deployed in the administrative building. Relocation of GS of Russian Navy to St. Petersburg completed this move in the second quarter of 2009.

In the end, Russian has a great culture and a great and proud people. In this topical paper, I went over a brief history of Russia, the 3 of the major religions in Russia, custom and curtesies, a brief economic history and 3 branches of the military.