Culture of RussiaSGT Davidson, Matthew R.Class 001-01711/04/2016SSG GreeneCulture of Russia What do we know about other cultures, does our knowledge extend to what we have seen in the movies? Are the majority of Russians burly commandos who consume a large quantity of vodka to keep warm in the Russian weather and dream about the day that the KGB and Stalin return? If you believe what you see in the movies, this could be the picture that comes to mind when thinking about Russia and their culture. Though if you are in pursuit of an accurate cultural awareness, there are many tools to help you reach this. Russia is a unique culture with different customs, language, politics, historical value, terrain, and weather. With its vast expanse …show more content…
Even with Russia’s vast amount of land only, a small percentage can produce crops, as the rainfall is inconsistent and the northern tundra are not able to support growth. None the less fishing industry, livestock, and grain have been a staple for feeding the Russian people. Due to this family close, and extended have banded together to take care of each other on a larger scale. Another issue Russia faces is the rise of insurgency and could potentially destabilize the region, by Islamist. There is also the unrest and intervention in the Ukraine. Civil consideration Russia contains many different trade routes and is looking to expand its trans-Siberian railway to open up even more. There are also many different boundaries, a large amount of these are in the Northwestern, Central, Southern, Volga, and lower portions of the Urals, and Siberian areas. Populated areas contain most of the sustainable structures. It also includes 26 protected sites of World Heritage. These are found in the northwest mainly, but also found throughout Russia. Capabilities in Russia are lower than most other countries as the climate and terrain pose the issue of making most of the country not ideal for saving, enhancing, or sustaining life.
The Effect of the Bolshevik Rule on Russian Culture Bolshevik cultural policy was based on spreading their values to the population. They attempted to promote equality to create a classless society. In addition to removing class differences they attempted to give equal status to women and to young people. In order to encourage women to work state funded crèches were established and laws passed to give women parity in terms of pay with men. The state tried to destroy the old concept of families by legalising abortion and enabling people to obtain divorces much more simply.
Russia is a different country than most are used to which has made a history for itself. Russia played a huge part in World War II as well as established many scientific minds and creation. The first mission (unmanned) to outer space was conducted by Russia (Soviet Union). Their government is similar to democracy, but contains a president, a prime minister, a judicial branch, and a Russian Federation Assembly (State Duma and the Federation Council). Power is split between the Prime Minister (Dmitry Medvedev) and the President (Vladimir Putin); however, the president has deciding power (Darlington, 2014).
Russia has undergone many changes since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. It has gone through many key changes both politically and economically. The Russian government lies in between a democratic and a totalitarian system, with dissatisfaction from many of the citizens. Economically Russia’s transition has been more successful, but many of the citizen’s are in poverty and have low standards of living. In conclusion, the transition from the communist model a democratic, free market oriented model has not gone smoothly and has not been successful.
Russia is generally apportioned the benefit of having introduced a political phenomenon that basically provided an alternative for capitalism; communism. Since this concept was only set in motion at the turn of the 20th century, we can therefore deduce that, to a large extent, Russia is, to most people, synonymous with leaders such as Lenin, Stalin, Khrushchev, and Gorbachev. This supposition is entirely based on the premise that the Russian revolution of 1914 inherently altered the socio-cultural and socio-political direction of the nation, bringing into birth a never before envisioned era where Russia was not ruled by the Tsars, but by simple men; men who spoke to and articulated the needs of the masses. To this extent, communism, therefore, is largely misconceived as having been the fulcrum of Russia’s civilization. Much of this misconception , as signaled earlier, is based on the growth and progression of the Russian society in the years after the revolution until 1990, when the Berlin wall fell, essentially bringing down with it decades of Soviet Union tradition based on communism.
1. Which segments of the general external environment, if any, are relevant to the Russian?
Russia, spanning 11 time zones and serving as home to about 150 million people, possesses tremendous natural and human resources. Demand today for imported consumer goods, capital equipment, and services remains remarkably strong, with imports representing an unusually large percentage of the national market. Despite outstanding long-term market potential, Russia continues to be an extremely difficult country in which to do business.
The induced isolation that Russia has brought upon itself has closed off any foreign ideologies and foreign influence. This is worrying, in terms of another cold war, because this will cause many citizens to believe in Putin’s propaganda and follow his customsm blindly. Another valid point that Cohen makes
Since 1991, or the end of the Soviet-era, Russia’s population has decreased by nearly ten million people. It seems that more and more reasons to depopulate gloom over its inhabitants as the years continue. A once powerful country is now struggling to sustain itself because its own people have been forced to abandon it just to live a better life. For such a territorially large country, its population is similar to that of countries like Nigeria and Bangladesh. Depopulation is one of the biggest problems Russia is facing today mostly due to Russia’s unique transition from a communist regime to a federal republic that has sparked health care issues, political turmoil, poverty, spreading of disease, and economic
One of the main issues on the agenda in Russia is the clear understanding and definit...
Russia is a huge landmass and covers a vast amount of the earth’s surface area. Being so large, Russia contains a huge variety of different geographical features. There are several mountains, rivers, bodies of water, climate zones, and population centers in Russia. Most of the development in Russia is located in its core area, east of the Ural Mountains. There are several countries around Russia that used to be parts of a larger union called The Union of Soviet Socialists Republics, however, in 1991, the USSR broke apart into several other independent states. The new states that were formed are: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
Russia culture is very different from any other culture that I have ever read about. This is a country that is dominated by males. Males actually run the county of Russia. The men are so dominated that every Russian women dream is to be married and have a family with these men. Russia is known for its poor society. In the book Sakharov he mentions how he moved from one place to another. He first was in Moscow’s larger apartments with his family. In this apartment there were six families. With thin the six families they had to share the kitchen and the bathroom. Then he states that he moved into a very old house and in this old house there was a leaking ceiling. With in this house there were still six families that shared everything. (Sakharov 24-25)
Russia is the largest country in the world as far as land mass. With over 6,500,000 square miles, it is almost twice the size of Canada, the next largest country in the world. It has over 23,000 miles of coastline that touch the Arctic and Pacific Oceans and the Baltic, Black and Caspian Seas. It shares land borders with fourteen countries and separated by bodies of water with three more countries including the United States. Most of Russia is plain and low hills, with heavy forests in the north and mountains in the south. Russia’s highest point is Mount Elbrus in the Caucasus mountain range along its southern border. The country has 100,000 rivers; with the Volga River is the longest and most famous in a historical sense. Russia’s major natural resources consist of petroleum, coal, natural gas and timber. It also has the world’s largest forest reserve. (Russian Federation, N.D.)
Researching and understand the education, values, technology, political, economic environment, and social organization of Russia has better enabled an understanding of the way business is conducted and the overall feel of the country. Russia being previously being under communist rule has made them a more recent addition to the global business market. This makes it both challenging and exciting for other countries to do business with them. In recent times, Russia is one of the fastest growing economies and willing to change ways to better accommodate and keep up with Western societies.
Technology as a whole was never Russia’s strongest asset. This means that some technological advances considered a “must-have” in the west are still ignored in this country. For example, the quality of agricultural machinery is almost at the pre-historic level. While at the same time the range of household technological supplies is greater and more advanced than in most European countries. It is only what is heeded prosperous to have, that is being developed and spent money on.
Before I met a friend named Ivan Kovalenko from Ukraine in my high school soccer team in Wisconsin in 2008, all I knew about Ukraine was about its famous soccer player, Andriy Shevchenko. Among many soccer players, I found Shevchenko interested because not only of his excellent performance, but also of his unique last name. I asked Ivan about his last name mentioning Shevchenko and surprisingly the two unique last names were from same root, Ukraine. Since we were both interested in soccer and from other counties (Ukraine and South Korea), we became very close quickly. And when I went over to Ivan’s, his family and I were to introduce Ukrainian and Korean cultures to each other. Since I had never been exposed to Ukrainian culture, it was really interesting and that encouraged me to take this class this semester. Among many interesting Ukrainian cultures Ivan’s family told me such as its colorful traditional clothes Kozhukh, Ontusz, Sharovary, Vyshyvanka, and Ochipok, I must insist that I was impressed about the importance of Ukraine’s geography. It not only influenced Ukraine’s history but also had a great impact on its culture and education. If you take a look at a map, Ukraine is located in Europe, between Russia and Poland, between Western Europe and Asia. With this being said, Ukraine has been a ‘buffer state’ which is a country that defended Europe from invasions of the nomadic tribes in the Middle Ages and a place that was damaged the most in World War I since the majority of the battle were placed on its area. With a single map, we can already tell the importance of Ukraine’s geography. And we can find many more evidences that highlight the vital role of this geography. Therefore, I would like to discuss about the geographi...