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| − | = Why Don't Russians Smile =
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| − | == Title Page ==
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| − | Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma
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| − | :''— Winston Churchill, October 1939.''
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| − | I have never met anyone who understood Russians.
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| − | :''—Grand Duke Aleksandr Mikhailovich Romanov (1866–1933)''<ref>{{r}}</ref>
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| − | == Acknowledgements ==
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| − | {{Acknowledgements}}
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| − | == Table of Contents ==
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| − | == Introduction - “I have never met anyone who understood Russians.” - Collectivism versus Individualism. ==
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| − | = Chapter 1: Russian Coconuts & American Peaches - Why don’t Russians Smile?=
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| − | == Why are Americans like peaches and Russians are like Coconuts? ==
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| − | == Beyond Fruit - Why don’t Russians smile? ==
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| − | == Immigration ==
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| − | == America is the most individualistic nation in the world, whereas Russia has no word for privacy ==
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| − | == Soviet Propaganda - Americans’ smile hides deceit ==
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| − | == Your American smile may be misinterpreted as arrogance ==
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| − | = Chapter 2: Russians and Americans =
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| − | == Westernizers and Slavophiles ==
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| − | {{Westernizers and Slavophiles}}
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| − | = Chapter 3: Russians’ Unique Culture and Character (Social Etiquette and Expectations) =
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| − | ''The Russian is a delightful person till he tucks in his shirt. As an oriental he is charming. It is only when he insists upon being treated as the most easterly of western peoples instead of the most westerly of easterns that he becomes a racial anomaly and extremely difficult to handle. The host never knows which side of his nature is going to turn up next.'' — Rudyard Kipling, The Man Who Was. (1900).
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| − | == The Russian Soul ==
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| − | {{The Russian Soul}}
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| − | == Collective vs. Individualist ==
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| − | == Russian pessimism - A pessimist is an informed optimist ==
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| − | == Russians Lie ==
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| − | == Verification - Trust but Verify ==
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| − | == Cheating in Universities ==
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| − | == Friends - the key to getting anything done in Russia ==
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| − | == The Importance of Equality ==
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| − | ==Russia’s “American Dream”==
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| − | == Russians are cautious and deeply conservative ==
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| − | == Russians Extremes and Contradictions ==
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| − | == 11 Time Zones - The largest country on Earth ==
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| − | == Russians superiority complex (Messianism) ==
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| − | == Russians’ rebellious spirit ==
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| − | == Alcoholism - Russia’s Scourge ==
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| − | ==Russian’s Deep Distrust of Government ==
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| − | == Time and Patience ==
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| − | == Communication Differences ==
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| − | === Russians interpret the question of “How are you?” and strangers asking personal questions very differently than Americans ===
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| − | {{Russians interpret the question of “How are you?” and strangers asking personal questions very differently than Americans}}
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| − | === Language - different shades of meaning ===
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| − | === Untranslatable ideas ===
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| − | === Russians are long winded ===
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| − | === Intimate touch between friends ===
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| − | === American’s infatuation with mental health ===
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| − | === Americans find Russian rude because they hardly ever say please or thank you ===
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| − | ===Body Language: Russians tend to gesture more===
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| − | = Chapter 4 - Visiting a Russian’s home =
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| − | == The Toast ==
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| − | = Chapter 5 - Sex and dating =
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| − | ==Dating rules ==
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| − | === The man is in charge ===
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| − | === Gift giving ===
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| − | === Talking about money ===
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| − | ==Sex==
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| − | = Chapter 6 - Marrying and Divorcing a Russian – Why do Russians cheat on their spouses so much? =
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| − | ==A warning==
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| − | == Women—the Stronger Sex ==
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| − | ==Marriage==
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| − | == Fidelity and Adultery - Russians cheat A LOT whereas Americans act like Puritans ==
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| − | ===Soviet policies which encouraged adultery===
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| − | === Soviet Khrushchev administration policies encourages infidelity ===
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| − | === Russians are willing to cheat on there spouses more than 24 other countries===
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| − | ==Americans expect total honesty in marriage==
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| − | ==Divorce==
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| − | = Chapter 7 - Living with a Russian – Russian Home life =
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| − | ==Housework==
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| − | ==Domestic Abuse==
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| − | == Clothing and public appearance ==
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| − | == Walking barefoot and sitting on the floor ==
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| − | = Chapter 8 - Russians in business =
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| − | == Women in the workforce ==
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| − | == Negotiating with a Russian ==
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| − | = Chapter 9: Soviet Mentality and Russian Leadership today =
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| − | = Chapter 10 - Conclusion =
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| − | = Bibliography =
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| − | = About the Authors =
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