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1. Russian Culture
Presented by Bint-e-Zahra

2. HISTORY OF RUSSIA
 The Soviet Union was created in 1922 and ended in 1991.
 In contrast, Russia existed before and after the Soviet Union
 Today, Russia’s government is a federal republic
 In addition, other republics of Soviet Union were formed as independent
countries
 In terms of scale, the Soviet Union is
bigger (as a government) and wider (in geographical terms).

3. HISTORY OF RUSSIA
Russia is the modern country name.
Soviet Union and USSR(Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) is the same thing.
That’s history. It was a union of 15 Socialist republics:
Russia Georgia Kyrgyzstan Ukraine
Moldova Belarus Azerbaijan Armenia
Kazakhstan Uzbekistan Tajikistan Latvia
Lithuania Estonia Turkmenistan
And that union was called USSR.

5. INTRODUCTION OF RUSSIA
Russian culture has a long and rich cultural history, steeped in literature,
ballet, painting and classical music.
Russia is largest country in the world in terms of territory,
with a total area of 6,601,668 square miles

6. INTRODUCTION OF RUSSIA
Capital: Moscow

7. FLAG OF RUSSIA
Tricolor flag consisting of three equal horizontal fields

8. POPULATION AND ETHNIC GROUPS
Population: 143.5 million (2013)
According to BBC, Russia is home to at least 190 ethnic groups.
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) reports that :
77.7 % of Russians are of Russian descent.
The rest of the population consists of:
3.7 % Tatar,
1.4 % Ukrainian,
1.1 %Bashkir,
1 % Chuvash,
1 % Chechen
10.2 % other,
3.9 % are unspecified.

9. LANGUAGES OF RUSSIA
 Russian language
 English language.
 According to BBC, more than 100 minority languages are spoken today.
Most popular is Dolgang
Other minority languages include
Tartar Ukrainian
Chuvash Bashkir
Mordvin Chechen

10. RUSSIAN FOOD
Most well-known traditional Russian foods that may seem strange to an outsider is
Borscht Pirozhkis
Caviar Blini

11. RUSSIAN DRINK
 Vodka
 Beer
 Tea

12. RELIGIONS OF RUSSIA
 5,000 registered religious associations in Russia.
 According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation,
More than half follow the Russian Orthodox Church
 According to CIA( Central Intelligence Agency ) World Fact book,
Islam is second largest religion about 10 to 15 %
 Third most popular religion is Tengrism

13. RUSSIAN FAMILY
 Russian family is dependent upon all its members.
 Most families live in small apartments
 Most families are small
Often with only one child

14. ARTS OF RUSSIA
Ballet is a popular notable art form coming out of Russia.
 Bolshoi Ballet
 Mariinsky Ballet

15. LITERATURE OF RUSSIA
 Russian literature has also had a worldwide impact, with writers such as
Leon Tolstoy Fyodor Dostoevsky
Are still being read around the world

16. ARCHITECTURE OF RUSSIA
 Russian nesting dolls are well-known symbols of the country.
Matrioshka dolls

17. ARCHITECTURE OF RUSSIA
 Colorfully painted onion domes first
appeared during the era of Ivan the
Terrible.

18. RUSSIAN TRADITION
A toddler dressed in Russian traditional costume.

19. NAMING CONVENTIONS
Russian names are comprised of:
 First name, which is person's given name.
 Middle name, which is a version of father's first name formed by adding
'- vich' or '-ovich' for a male and '-avna' or '- ovna' for a female.
Son of Ivan as Ivanovich
Daughter of Ivan as Ivanovna.
 Last name, which is the family or surname.
In formal situations, people use all three names.
Close friends and family members call each other by their first name only.

20. RUSSIAN BUSINESS ETIQUETTE
Business Meeting Etiquette
 First meeting is a vehicle to determine credible and worthy
For future business dealings.
 Appointments are should be made in advance.
 Takes roughly 6 weeks to arrange a meeting with a government official.
 Punctuality
 Use time effectively
 Printed material available in both English and Russian.

21. RUSSIAN BUSINESS ETIQUETTE
Business Negotiating
 Technical experts
 Hierarchy is important to Russians.
They respect age, rank and position.
The most senior person reaches decisions.
 Russian executives preferences.
 Russians see negotiations as win-lose.
 Nothing is final until the contract is signed.

22. RUSSIAN BUSINESS ETIQUETTE
Dress Etiquette
 Business dress is formal
 Men should wear business suits.
 Women should wear subdued colored business suits
 Shoes should be highly polished.

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