The document provides demographic information about Russia such as its large territory size and population of over 141 million people. It notes that the Russian population is aging and declining, with more women than men. It also discusses trends among Russian youth, including their ambition but lack of career focus. Gender roles still tend to be traditional, though are gradually changing.
Russia Direct is an analytical outlet of Russia Beyond the Headlines launched in June 2013 with prominent visibility on Foreign Policy magazine’s website.
Nordic Freelance Journalists: Are dark days returning to Russia?Jarmo Koponen
BEYOND THE BORDERS, Majvik 15.06.2013. Kremlin is helping to make negative image about Russia. It is easy to do unbalanced stories. Russian definitions of such terms as law, success, and fairness are different from the Western ones. But it is still a normal country, which is very different from Scandinavian countries, but even so it´s way of living is much more like an Italian one. Foreigners are privileged compared with the Russian journalists. If you criticize - someone may just be irritated because the journalist picks up an issue. You never know how upset they might be. Often the pressure is not directed only towards the journalist, but towards the whole publication.
Can Russia's Communist Party Make A Comeback?Nair and Co.
“The only party that has Western friendly policies is United Russia and that is one reason why people keep voting for them,” said Harris. “The social liberal opposition is like the Greens or the Libertarian party in the U.S., they have no power in parliamentary politics
Migrant Integration: The European Experience and Prospects for RussiaRussian Council
This working paper was prepared as part of the Russian International Affairs Council’s project International Migration Processes: Trends, Challenges and Prospects. Whereas Europe has dealt with mass influxes of immigrants since the 1950s, Russia only encountered this phenomenon relatively recently. Europe’s experience with migrant integration, which will be considered in this working paper, might be useful to Russia in resolving similar issues. The author identifies a range of specific programmes and measures to ease the process of including immigrants and their descendants into the host country’s social institutions, and he offers several recommendations regarding the prospects for integrating migrants in Russia.
If you want to reach the Department of State, we are your source.
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Discussion of New Russian part Dictatorship part Democracy. Putin has ruled with firm hand but has improved the average life of Russian more access to consumer goods.
Russia Direct is an analytical outlet of Russia Beyond the Headlines launched in June 2013 with prominent visibility on Foreign Policy magazine’s website.
Nordic Freelance Journalists: Are dark days returning to Russia?Jarmo Koponen
BEYOND THE BORDERS, Majvik 15.06.2013. Kremlin is helping to make negative image about Russia. It is easy to do unbalanced stories. Russian definitions of such terms as law, success, and fairness are different from the Western ones. But it is still a normal country, which is very different from Scandinavian countries, but even so it´s way of living is much more like an Italian one. Foreigners are privileged compared with the Russian journalists. If you criticize - someone may just be irritated because the journalist picks up an issue. You never know how upset they might be. Often the pressure is not directed only towards the journalist, but towards the whole publication.
Can Russia's Communist Party Make A Comeback?Nair and Co.
“The only party that has Western friendly policies is United Russia and that is one reason why people keep voting for them,” said Harris. “The social liberal opposition is like the Greens or the Libertarian party in the U.S., they have no power in parliamentary politics
Migrant Integration: The European Experience and Prospects for RussiaRussian Council
This working paper was prepared as part of the Russian International Affairs Council’s project International Migration Processes: Trends, Challenges and Prospects. Whereas Europe has dealt with mass influxes of immigrants since the 1950s, Russia only encountered this phenomenon relatively recently. Europe’s experience with migrant integration, which will be considered in this working paper, might be useful to Russia in resolving similar issues. The author identifies a range of specific programmes and measures to ease the process of including immigrants and their descendants into the host country’s social institutions, and he offers several recommendations regarding the prospects for integrating migrants in Russia.
If you want to reach the Department of State, we are your source.
Contacts:
Ksenia Smertina
Project Director
k.smertina@russia-direct.org
Evgeniya Khankova
Special Projects Director
e.khankova@rbth.ru
Discussion of New Russian part Dictatorship part Democracy. Putin has ruled with firm hand but has improved the average life of Russian more access to consumer goods.
In attention of all experts in social and political researchTrotiuc Alex
international research services in the following areas:
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John Duchneskie, assistant managing editor for The Philadelphia Inquirer, helps journalists get started with data journalism in this presentation for NewsTrain in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2016. It discusses why data is important to news coverage and gives examples of how it can enrich stories. It discusses where to find data and what to do with it, as well as key skills to learn and use. It is accompanied by two handouts: "Data-Driven Enterprise off Your Beat" and "Step-by-Step Guide to Data Exercises." NewsTrain is a training initiative of Associated Press Media Editors. More info: http://bit.ly/NewsTrain
About color and flower revolutions in former soviet countriesTrotiuc Alex
We need your opinions about the Rule of law and the Democracy value attitudes in Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, compared with the group of EU countries (former socialist bloc). Go to the dispute!
MRP-EURASIA assumes that the population of the EU's "new members" in Eastern Europe (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, Romania, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia) has more accessible opportunities of legal resolution of civil litigation, civil rights protection and administration of local communities.
We would like to consider the actual benefits when the population got access to "adversarial justice" (including by means of jury trial and arbitrations) and "Restorative Justice" (as an alternative to the punitive method of state reaction).
We will be glad if you send your questions, that we will be able to include in the questionnaire for F2F survey in 22 countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Our aim is to identify a clear relationship between the "application of effective legal instruments" and "feeling of happiness" among broad segments of the population in these two groups of countries from different political and economic systems ..
Various aspects of Ukrainian society such as: Level of well-being, Tolerance, Trust, Linguistic-ethnic groups, The attitude of Ukrainians to Russia and Russians to Ukraine, Independence of Ukraine, Attitude to the EU NATO the Customs Union, Euromaidan, Propaganda, Situation in the Donbas, Migration, Volunteering
John Duchneskie, assistant managing editor for The Philadelphia Inquirer, teaches journalists to use Datawrapper.de to create charts and ArcGIS Online to create maps in this presentation for NewsTrain in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2016. It is accompanied by a handout, "Create Your Own Simple Graphics for Mobile." NewsTrain is a training initiative of Associated Press Media Editors. More info: http://bit.ly/NewsTrain
Politburo 2.0 works as a network structure. It is an informal agency and there is no formalization of its functions such as general meetings.
Sectoral branches are distributed among its members and they offer their management schemes within their competence.
Immigration Research: Numbers and Findingsborderzine
by D'Vera Cohn, senior writer for the Pew Research Center
Special for the 2013 Specialized Reporting Institute on Immigration Reform.
http://immigrationreportingworkshop2013.borderzine.com/
Invitation to the socio political projects development in eastern europe and ...Trotiuc Alex
DISCUSSION PURPOSE: we are looking for international partners for improving of research tools and identification of the mutual interests on the following prospective research preliminary project-topics:
1."Phenomenon and background of "color" and "flower" revolutions in former Soviet countries”.
2. "Detection of strained social situations and modeling of political processes in the emerging economies".
3. "Destabilization factors in Russia's relations with the surrounding countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia."
4. "The comparative study of public opinion in the former Soviet Union contries on the social and political promises, perspectives and values of the "West": and Russia" .
5. "The forecast of socio-political attitudes of population in the way of oil and gas flows from Russia to Europe" .
6. "Measurement and forecast for socio-political attitudes in Central and Eastern Europe in the way of migration flows from Asia and North Africa".
7. "The measurements and forecasts of socio-political orientation of population in the countries of the former Soviet Union, with European perspectives (Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia)".
8. "Measurement of socio-political attitudes of Central Asian countries in the field of China and Japan's immediate interests (Eastern part of Russia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia)".
9. "Measurement of socio-political attitudes of Central Asian countries in the field of direct interests of China, South Korea and Japan (Eastern part of Russia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia)".
10. "Forecasts of social and political attitudes of population in the countries of the former Soviet Union with the risk of changing the political regime (Moldova and Transnistria, Belarus, Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia)".
11. "The forecasts of socio-political mood of the population in the countries of the former Soviet Union, depending on impact of Russian and Western (or pro-Western) mass media (sources, modality, style, scope, themes) and the influence of non-governmental organizations (sources, activities, persons, projects ).
12. Prospects for political parties (or electoral blocs and persons) in the space of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union as a means to influence the social and political attitudes of the population".
The key persons – Politburo 2.0 members - do not fall out of the Putin orbit. These people remain as the key decision makers in the Government. There is staff turnover in the Government so as in the regions but the Politburo 2.0 holds levers of control tightly.
In attention of all experts in social and political researchTrotiuc Alex
international research services in the following areas:
• Sociology of Transformations: East and West
• Social Policy
• Political Sociology
• Global, transnational and cosmopolitan sociology
• Economic Sociology
• Disaster, Conflict and Social Crisis
• Sociology of Culture and Religia
• Sociology of Consumption
• Sociology of demographic groups, social minorities and gender relations
• Sociology of law enforcement and good governance.
• Sociology of democracy development
John Duchneskie, assistant managing editor for The Philadelphia Inquirer, helps journalists get started with data journalism in this presentation for NewsTrain in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2016. It discusses why data is important to news coverage and gives examples of how it can enrich stories. It discusses where to find data and what to do with it, as well as key skills to learn and use. It is accompanied by two handouts: "Data-Driven Enterprise off Your Beat" and "Step-by-Step Guide to Data Exercises." NewsTrain is a training initiative of Associated Press Media Editors. More info: http://bit.ly/NewsTrain
About color and flower revolutions in former soviet countriesTrotiuc Alex
We need your opinions about the Rule of law and the Democracy value attitudes in Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, compared with the group of EU countries (former socialist bloc). Go to the dispute!
MRP-EURASIA assumes that the population of the EU's "new members" in Eastern Europe (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, Romania, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia) has more accessible opportunities of legal resolution of civil litigation, civil rights protection and administration of local communities.
We would like to consider the actual benefits when the population got access to "adversarial justice" (including by means of jury trial and arbitrations) and "Restorative Justice" (as an alternative to the punitive method of state reaction).
We will be glad if you send your questions, that we will be able to include in the questionnaire for F2F survey in 22 countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Our aim is to identify a clear relationship between the "application of effective legal instruments" and "feeling of happiness" among broad segments of the population in these two groups of countries from different political and economic systems ..
Various aspects of Ukrainian society such as: Level of well-being, Tolerance, Trust, Linguistic-ethnic groups, The attitude of Ukrainians to Russia and Russians to Ukraine, Independence of Ukraine, Attitude to the EU NATO the Customs Union, Euromaidan, Propaganda, Situation in the Donbas, Migration, Volunteering
John Duchneskie, assistant managing editor for The Philadelphia Inquirer, teaches journalists to use Datawrapper.de to create charts and ArcGIS Online to create maps in this presentation for NewsTrain in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2016. It is accompanied by a handout, "Create Your Own Simple Graphics for Mobile." NewsTrain is a training initiative of Associated Press Media Editors. More info: http://bit.ly/NewsTrain
Politburo 2.0 works as a network structure. It is an informal agency and there is no formalization of its functions such as general meetings.
Sectoral branches are distributed among its members and they offer their management schemes within their competence.
Immigration Research: Numbers and Findingsborderzine
by D'Vera Cohn, senior writer for the Pew Research Center
Special for the 2013 Specialized Reporting Institute on Immigration Reform.
http://immigrationreportingworkshop2013.borderzine.com/
Invitation to the socio political projects development in eastern europe and ...Trotiuc Alex
DISCUSSION PURPOSE: we are looking for international partners for improving of research tools and identification of the mutual interests on the following prospective research preliminary project-topics:
1."Phenomenon and background of "color" and "flower" revolutions in former Soviet countries”.
2. "Detection of strained social situations and modeling of political processes in the emerging economies".
3. "Destabilization factors in Russia's relations with the surrounding countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia."
4. "The comparative study of public opinion in the former Soviet Union contries on the social and political promises, perspectives and values of the "West": and Russia" .
5. "The forecast of socio-political attitudes of population in the way of oil and gas flows from Russia to Europe" .
6. "Measurement and forecast for socio-political attitudes in Central and Eastern Europe in the way of migration flows from Asia and North Africa".
7. "The measurements and forecasts of socio-political orientation of population in the countries of the former Soviet Union, with European perspectives (Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia)".
8. "Measurement of socio-political attitudes of Central Asian countries in the field of China and Japan's immediate interests (Eastern part of Russia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia)".
9. "Measurement of socio-political attitudes of Central Asian countries in the field of direct interests of China, South Korea and Japan (Eastern part of Russia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia)".
10. "Forecasts of social and political attitudes of population in the countries of the former Soviet Union with the risk of changing the political regime (Moldova and Transnistria, Belarus, Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia)".
11. "The forecasts of socio-political mood of the population in the countries of the former Soviet Union, depending on impact of Russian and Western (or pro-Western) mass media (sources, modality, style, scope, themes) and the influence of non-governmental organizations (sources, activities, persons, projects ).
12. Prospects for political parties (or electoral blocs and persons) in the space of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union as a means to influence the social and political attitudes of the population".
The key persons – Politburo 2.0 members - do not fall out of the Putin orbit. These people remain as the key decision makers in the Government. There is staff turnover in the Government so as in the regions but the Politburo 2.0 holds levers of control tightly.
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With the fall of the Iron Curtain in Eastern Europ.docxambersalomon88660
With the fall of the Iron Curtain in Eastern Europe, Russia's command economy opened up to the world. The resulting globalization brought about great economic and political changes. While the new market economy promoted growth and modernization, it also deepened the country's class divide. Further, the quick transition from a planned economy to a free market opened the door for rampant corruption. Oligarchs who where friends of the old state where sold sectors of industry for pennies on the dollar. So while globalization paved the way for industrialization and modernization, particularly in the oil industry in Russia, the corruption and class divide brought with it make it a double edged sword.
Like every country in the world, Russia enjoys the benefits of globalization. They have been active in world trade and financial markets. In doing so, they agree to the rules of the games established way before they decided to join. "The global financial system resembles a somewhat democratic society where the voice of a very powerful and representative segment of society is manifested not by vote, but by instant and unambiguous money flows" (Marmolejo, 2014).
However, Russia is new to this game. "The Moscow Exchange was established on December 19, 2011, by the merger of the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange and the Russian Trading System. The Moscow Exchange operates all financial assets across the board: equities, bonds, derivatives, currencies, money markets, and precious metals; in addition, the Moscow Exchange also operates Russia’s Central Securities Depositary and the country’s largest clearing service provider" (Marmolejo, 2014). It resides about in the middle regarding a current per capita GDP of approximately $18,100 (US), with an abundance of corruption, extreme ends of the spectrum regarding the haves and have nots, not to mention the many ethnic conflicts (Marmolejo, 2014). They are largely dependent upon the export of raw materials, such as oil, gas and other related products, but have "a third-world-like economic structure" (Marmelejo, 2014). Despite their antiquated economic structure, they have the largest landmass in the world with the 10th largest population in the world.
With Capitalization now taking over some previously communist countries, Putin is slowly destroying the country. His militarist attitude is going to put Russia back to where there were.
Marmolejo, M. (March 12, 2014). "Putin, Russia, Ukraine, and the Globalized World." Globalization: Opportunities & Implications. Retrieved on October 22, 2014 from url http://www.understandglobalization.com/2014/03/12/putin-russia-ukraine-and-the-globalized-world/
The global economy is an interconnected marketplace. Speaking from a political and economist perspective, globalization increases integration in the scope of business, values, technology, and various aspects of culture; it fosters interaction between people, organizations, and governments. In pertinen.
In 2011, students Pavel G. and Kathy P. present on negative and positive stereotypes that Russians and Americans have of each other. Then they surveyed high school students across the globe to see if these perceptions hold true world-wide. Afterwards, they present the results and implications of these stereotypes.
Why I have finally quit Facebook and deleted all the data they hold about me ...Jeremy Leggett
I believe in the potential for corporations to do social good, and potentially - collectively - for them to tip the balance positively in the current global struggle to fashion a viable future. In my quarter-century-plus of corporate campaigning I have seen a good few corporations change profoundly for the better. I have been hoping for more than two years to see the same thing happen at Facebook….
9. Russian population is fla gg ing Only in Sept 2009 did birth rate outpace death rate for the first time in 15 years (by 1000 people) Source: Rosstat 2009 Ministry of Public Health and Social Development 2009
16. Consumer Confidence Index has d ecreased by 18 points to its lowest in 3 years only in Nov 2008. Source: Nielsen report “Russia Through Crisis” Nov 2008.
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33. They like to s how-off “ Most of my friends have professional photo cameras, and most girls pose as models for their friends in professional studios”. Olesya, 21 Source: Saatchi Xploring, 2009
36. Traditions still prevail in most couples Source: http://www.polit.ru/research/2006/11/02/demoscope261.html Average age of a Russian bride is 23 , groom - 26.
37. Then they rush to have children immediately, to meet social expectations What is the best age to have children? Source: http://www.polit.ru/research/2006/11/02/demoscope261.html
42. Majority of Russians are married… Source: RTGI, Russia n , 20 08 {100+ Population}
43. There are more working men than women Source: R - TGI, July-August 2007 Source: RTGI, Russia n , 20 08 {100+ Population}
44. Men contribute a bigger share to family budgets Source: RTGI, Russian, 2008 {100+ Population}
45. But men and women are equally educated Source: RTGI, Russia n , 200 8 {100+ Population}
46. Most of day-to-day purchase decisions are made by women Source: http://www.voxru.net/arc/society/fam07.html / March, 2008 Who decides about big purchases in families?
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Love means loyalty beyond reason. So do not be afraid if after these slides you will still not understand why would one love Russia. You will not grasp her with your mind Or cover with a common label, For Russia is one of a kind – Believe in her, if you are able... (Anatoly Liberman)
Russia is really huge. When you drive to a Moscow airport you could easily cross several small European countries.
You have to keep your world clock widget on the desktop all the time. The regional offices always complain that urgent requests from Moscow come when they are about to leave the office. But the good thing is we can celebrate New Years Eve several times a night – toast for all the relatives, for Vladivostok, for Novosibirsk, for Samara, for Moscow, for Kaliningrad.
Historically Russians have been pretty tolerant to other tribes, nations, religions. But nowadays Orhodoxy is dominating.
Rural life in the Russian Federation is distinct from many other nations. Villages close to larger cities are usually similar to American suburbs. However, villages far from towns are classified by poor living conditions. Relatively few Russian people live in villages, called derevnyas in Russian (rural population accounted for 27% according to the latest census). Some people rent/buy village houses and use them as dachas, summer houses. Most people in Russia live in the major urban areas.
Moscow is called the Rubberville. Everybody keeps coming to Moscow for career and other opportunities from other Russian cities, from CIS, China, Vietnam.
While the Russian birth rate is comparable to that of other European countries, its population is declining much faster due to a higher death rate, especially among working-age males.
Our men die early, plus the birthrate is falling down. Yet there are several schools of thought on why male population is going down.
By the mid-1990s, economic power was being concentrated in Moscow at an even faster rate than the federal government was losing political power in the rest of the country. Moscow is the largest city (population 10.4 million) and is the capital of the Federation. Moscow continues to be the centre of Russian Government and is increasingly important as an economic and business centre. Its cultural tradition is rich, and there are many museums devoted to art, literature, music, dance, history, and science. It has hundreds of churches and dozens of notable cathedrals; it has become Russia's principal magnet for foreign investment and business presence.
Russia is a unique emerging market, in the sense that being the nucleus of a former superpower shows more anomalies. On one hand, its exports are primarily resource based, and on the other, it has a pool of technical talent in aerospace, nuclear engineering, and basic sciences. How this peculiar emerging market integrates itself into the world economy over the coming decade is a story as significant in today's world as the reemergence of China, Brasil and India (see BRIC countries). There is a growing gap between rich and poor in Russia. The income differentiation ratio shows that the 10% of Russia's rich live increasingly better than the 10% of the poor, amongst whom are mostly pensioners and unskilled workers in depressive regions. Inflation remained a problem during the last years , as the government failed to contain the growth of prices.
We will see why these girls are so optimistic later. But first we will start with the age group who are past university age.
Behaviour in the 2008 recession was very telltale if you want to understand how it feels to be Russian. The rumors in Nov 2009 told that on the first banking day in 2009 everything will collapse. The exchange rate went crazy. The ATMs wouldn’t give Euros. The exchange points were out of currencies. The megastores with Ikea and such were crowded. People were getting rid of rubles. This is a habit from previous crises – buy stuff to get rid of cash.
To tell the truth the rumors of a crisis were surfacing from time to time for the last several of years. Nobody fully believed this oil-fueled prosperity will last long. That is why the Russians lived for these 15 years of growth in a binge of extravagant consumerism. They lost all their savings in previous crises – so it’s better to have fun while you can.
People (over 30 y.o.) consider themselves prepared “for anything” because they were seasoned by the 1998 crisis and previous instability years. Most people haven’t yet been touched by crisis consequences. This is one of the reasons why, despite the growing pessimism, the prevalent mood in the society is cautious, passive observation, wait-and-see attitude. Comcon Crisis Poll , 1-7 Nov : Russians - who used to eat out at least once in a while - began to save on cafes and restaurants: 10% decreased the frequency or stopped eating out altogether; 38% of the polled try to save by choosing cheaper places and dishes .
57% people are ready to fight for their country in Germany for example. Landlords rarely pay taxes. Young people rarely do the compulsory military service. The skill to cheat the systems in every possible way is innate for Russians. People are not willing to take the responsibility, make a small but significant contribution. Like stop littering and start paying taxes.
First generation that never read stories about Lenin’s childhood. They might think he is a cool icon to put on their bag. They think that Russia is the land of opportunities: from Zero to Hero. They saw people get unexpectedly rich. They do not dream of going to America. They say it’s boring and you will be limited by the average life level there. In Moscow they saw that you can double your salary every year. Eg, HR managers, marketing specialists were so rare that companies kept luring them with high salaries unrelated to their qualification.
This was true up to June 2008. Now with the global recession, this attitude is sure to change. Eg some graduates may have already seen how hard it is to find a job without experience. But the last 15 years of economic growth in Russia has brought a level of confidence that wasn’t affected yet.
Despite the crisis there is still a belief in their heads that in Russia you can somehow become very rich.
The new generation has seen all the new professions that showed up. New possibilities. They believe that luck is on their side.
If you are a journalist and you started working during the 2 nd year of your university, by the time you graduate you are a highly paid professional.
But they see it as only one of the sources of opportunities. Their parents were actually told upon the graduation were they will work. Soviet Union had a rigorous system of distribution of graduates. Nowadays you graduate and you have a plenty of professions to choose from. No strings attached.
That is why only half the graduates work in the field they studies. Eg we have a designer in the agency who studied nuclear physics. If you study Teaching English you can become a translator, an personal assistant, a realty agent. If you study journalism you can become a copyrighter or a PR manager.
Many youngsters now use professional cameras. As a proper MTV generation should. They grew up with vivid imagery around them. So this medium is in their DNA. They like music too so everybody is a DJ now. And DJs work by night. Or they work in MacDonald's at irregular hours.
They are always surr ounded by gadgets and appliances. When they do their homework by email, they talk on Skype, they download movies, they listen to music. And TV is in the background. Their life is like a kaleidoscope and they have lots of colorful pieces to combine in different ways to figure out which combination works best.
Self-expression is again a mix of everything. My fancy phone, my ipod, my car keys, coins I brought from Europe.
Self-expression is part of the name of most of the social network sites. You start with making friends by advertising your look. Your friend is a photographer, a DJ, a stylist, a PR director. And now you can organize a party or any other event with those friends. You can promote it through social networks. Your activity can be rated by the site visitors. You can become famous through your activity. And you can even get paid for that.
Even at the universities they come with their cameras. They pose, they show off their gadgets, clothes. They share pictures via the internet. If your pictures are good you will make more friends. And it’s all to create another cause for show-off and attracting attention.
How do they get along?
This is a traditional model. It is like a pastime for kids especially in the regions. They just follow the traditional path.
Because parents are waiting.
60% – of the second 74% – of the third Because suddenly they realize that marriage is not a permanent honeymoon.
The next significant model can be called kidults. This is closer to standard European model. They can take a year off in the middle of their career and go to India. They will wear Converse, frequent nightclubs and do skateboarding till they are 30. “I am 29 next year and my parents keep telling me stories about how all of my classmates have 2 or 3 children. But I want to have some time to enjoy myself. This is the model where both usually have equal income and thei r careers develop at similar rates. They maybe married but not planning kids yet.
Despite all the fake online identities (when a 50 year old truck driver pretends he is a blonde with long legs), matchmaking websites are still the best place to find somebody. You can filter out the unwanted contacts. You can do it in the office and arrange a date to meet right after work.
Most of the Russians are very traditional in every human way.
I read an article somewhere that the husband income is the ceiling benchmark for the wife. She figures that her salary should be somewhat lower. And everything above the husband’s salary is out of their tier, above their capabilities. So there is no reason to worry about richer people.
They go to the same university but then according to the traditional model she goes on a maternity leave and her career is slowed down right at the beginning.
This is also very much in the traditional vein.
Classic is classic. But new models appear and grow.
This story shows us that several generations of men have been raised without a strong father figure. Little boys never had a male role model to look up to. And when the time comes neither them nor their family act like the role requires.
Men forget their role of a strong family monarch, uninvolved in upbringing and emotional exchange. Now they want to do what mothers used to do. They want to work less to be able to come home to see their kids before they go to bed.
The cycle is completed and repeated. We have a lot of cases of kids growing up without a father. Lots of divorces, lots of stepfathers, cases when fatherhood is doubted. This blurs the father identity for the father, for kids. Women suffer from this as well.
Yogurts, juices from powdered – this is not really healthy but most Moms think it is.
Restaurants are mostly for showing off your bag or watch. Michelin star restaurant closed recently
But everybody hails the opening of a burger place.