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The Xenophobe's Guide to the
Russians
by Vladimir Zhelvis
A guide to understanding the Russians which
goes behind the curtain of bearishness to reveal their
soft underbelly.
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| Efficiency
deficiency |
| There are
said to be some countries in the world where the
government is even less efficient than in
Russia. Don't you believe it. There has never
been an efficient administration in Russia from
time immemorial. Efficiency and government in
Russia are incompatible. This, at closer
inspection, is not so very bad. When you know
that you can expect little or nothing from your
government, you feel free to act on your own. |
| Mother Russia |
| Power in Russia
has been in the hands of women for a long time.
If the husband is the head of the family, the
wife is the neck, telling the head which way to
look. Defeated and subdued, Russian men
submissively and, it seems, almost willingly bow
to the 'weaker' sex. It is not for nothing that
grammatically, 'Russia' is the feminine gender.
She is Mother Russia -- nobody would dream of
calling her 'Father'. |
| Getting pickled |
| A Russian who
has not pickled at least a hundred kilos of
cucumbers, green tomatoes and peppers, plus a
barrel of cabbages, will be looked upon with
pity and compassion: he must either be ill or
too lazy. |
| Sealed together |
| The most
characteristic feature of Russians is their
feeling of togetherness. Imagine thousands of
seals sunning themselves on a hard oceanic rock,
so closely pressed against each other that it
looks as if it is one big, black, gleaming
beast. This is them, the Russians. Once you
understand this, you understand what it is to be
Russian, for there is hardly anything they may
say or do that does not encompass this precious
quality of togetherness. |
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The European
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Nationalism and Identity
Character
Attitudes and Values
Behaviour
Manners
Obsessions
Drinking and Eating
Health and Hygiene
Sense of Humour
Systems
Leisure and Pleasure
What is Sold Where
Custom and Tradition
Government and Bureaucracy
Business
Culture
Crime and Punishment
Conversation
Language
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| Author: Vladimir
Zhelvis |
| Format: 96 pages,
pb |
| Published: November
2010 |
| Updated: New
Edition |
| Price: £4.99 |
| ISBN: 978-1-906042-46-2 |
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