12 traits of the Russian mentality, in which you recognize yourself

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Russians can be proud of, we have a great and strong country, we have talented people and deep literature, at the same time we do know, and their weaknesses. If we want to get better - we have to know their

. So, let's look at ourselves from the outside, namely, from a strictly scientific research. What the researchers note culture as the specific features of the Russian mentality?

< 1. Collegiality, the primacy of the general over the personal: "We are all his," we have all things in common, and "what people will say,»
From the same opera, the concept of "public", "collective" absent in the West. "The opinion of the team," "not be separated from the collective", "what will people say?" - Collegiality in its purest form. On the other hand, will tell you, if you tag sticks, untied lace, splashed with torn pants or bag of groceries. And also - the lights blinked on the road to warn of traffic and save from the penalty

2.. The desire to live by the truth. rule of law,
. Outside of Russian culture often refers to the law-abiding, follow the rules of decency or religious precepts. In the eastern mentality about not speak the truth, in China it is important to live according to the precepts left by Confucius.

< 3. In the choice between reason and sense of selected Russian feeling. Sincerity and kindness
Russian - dislike of discipline and orderliness, life on the soul and mood changes of mood from peace, forgiveness and humility to the merciless revolt at the total destruction - and vice versa. P ENGLISH mentality lives rather in the female models:
4.. Some negativity: the majority of Russians increasingly see themselves disadvantages rather than advantages of
< 5. The smile in Russian communication is not a mandatory attribute of courtesy.
You can ask for help - most likely help. OK to beg - and a cigarette, and money. < The man with a constantly good mood suspicious - either sick, or insincere
6!. Love to disputes.
. Russian man is often interested in the dispute, not as a means of finding the truth, but as a mental exercise as a form of emotional, sincere communication with each other. That is why the Russian communicative culture of arguing so often lose the thread of a dispute, easily moving away from the original theme.

It is absolutely uncharacteristic willingness to compromise or to what to give the other party save face. Uncompromising, conflict manifests itself very clearly: our man uncomfortable, if not dosporil could not prove their case. "How to put it as an English teacher: « Russian always argues for victory » <.. br> 7. Russian man lives by faith in the goodness, which once descended from heaven
< 8. The principle of "not put out».
< 9. The habit of theft, bribery and deception.
. At the same time for the Russians is characterized by a protest related to punishment: punishment for minor violations - it is bad, such as petty, it is necessary - "Goodbye!", And when this backdrop, people get used to the laws are not respected and from minor violations are transferred to large - then the Russian people It will be a long sigh, until angry and ransacked.

10. Springing from the preceding paragraph, a characteristic feature of the Russian mentality - love for freebies
< 11. Concern about the value of health is not a sport - it is strange, to hurt - well,
12.. Humanism place we took pity.
In comments to the article, someone agrees with a similar portrait of someone accuses the author of Russophobia. No, the author loves Russia, and believe in it, for many decades engaged in outreach and educational activities for their country. There are no enemies, and no need here to look for them, our challenge lies elsewhere: namely, to think, as we raise our country and raise children - our new citizens

About the author:. Nikolai Kozlov, Doctor of Psychology, professor, Rector of the University of Applied psychology, founder of the site
«Psihologos».


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