8.2 俄罗斯核心文化价值观在线视频

Hello everyone

welcome back

Let’s move on to the most important part of intercultural knowledge

about Russian’s psychology

The key cultural concepts of Russia

In this part

we are going to talk about three key terms

Collectivism egalitarianism and display of emotions

Collectivism

Throughout its history

Russia has had a strong spirit of collectivism

which is still reflected in Russian business practices today

Russia’s harsh climatic conditions also mean

that cooperation and collaboration

rather than competition are key to survival

In the Russian culture

interests of the community always stand above personal interests

so that personal plans aims and interests are easily suppressed

Russians accept to put aside their private matters

for the sake of a common goal

It is based on an almost subconscious belief

that conditions of the social unity are more important

than personal things and thus should be worked on and treated first

and then this common well-being will start working

to the advantage of the person

Egalitarianism

An important concept related to the village environment is egalitarianism

a social philosophy that supports the elimination of inequality

and promotes the equal distribution of benefits

In Russian business terms

this amounts to an important strategy of equality

reciprocity and mutual benefit

Russians have a strong sense of status

and believe in common equality

People tend to think of deals in terms of equalization of interests

Display of Emotions

In Russia

there are good and bad ways of expressing one’s feelings

and it is considered good to pay attention to the way

others express their feelings

with more variety of contexts

This is reflected in the richness and breadth of their active

and affective verbs

Russians have plenty of language

to convey the warmth and unbridled closeness with loved ones

relatives and friends

In business

Russians are direct and don’t shy away from confrontation

In many public places they are formal

but in private they are warm and unpretentious

So much for the core cultural values of Russia

See you next time