Russia: A Cultural Presentation

In complement to another training (such as cross-cultural management or History of Russia, or both), this seminar is designed to present the particularities of Russia through a cross-cultural point of view.

According to the profile of the participants and their organisation, some points may be more of less stressed. In any case, we always discuss in advance with the management of the organisation and if necessary run a pilot seminar in order to isolate the topics that are most needed.

Popular subjects are:

Introduction to Russian Geography
  • Facts
  • The population spread
  • The demographics
  • The climate and its influence on the culture
  • The natural resources
Introduction to Russian History
  • The key dates of Russian History
  • Focus on a few leaders
  • Their cultural influence on today's Russia
The cultural "Matrioshka"
  • The various layers of the Russian culture
  • Artefacts
  • Norms & Values
  • Core components
Cross-cultural analysis
  • Russian Particularism
  • A non-equalitarian society: the importance of gender definition
  • Showing your emotions in Russia
  • The relation towards nature: Russian fatalism
  • The Russian Time
Working with Russians
  • Who is my Russian colleague?
  • How Status is understood in Russia
  • The Russian boss
  • Overview of likely russian negotiation behaviours
  • The atmosphere at the office
  • Budgeting and planning
  • Corruption and Bureaucracy
  • Equipment and technique
Russians and Technology
  • The Space conquest
  • The status of Technology in the people's life
  • Russian Science today
Art in Russia
  • Quick historical overview of Russian Art
  • Art and the Russian Society
Russian Education
  • Principles
  • Current situation
Health care
  • Organisation
  • Current situation
The Russian Dilemma
  • How to reconcile the two Russias?