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Soviet Russia

Lynn Visson's "Wedded Strangers" identifies differences in work ethic between Russians and Americans:

"Americans, with a work ethic, grew up knowing they would have to work hard to get a job. For Russians, under the Soviet system, the government found them a job or they got a job through personal contacts."

"Under the Soviet system, the idea was to get away with as little work as possible, as there were no pay raises. There was no real threat of getting fired either. Working hard just led to more work."

"For women in the Soviet Union, the workplace was a place to gossip, sell each other clothes, and exchange tips on where to get consumer goods."

"To Russians, Americans are time obsessed. To Americans, time is money. To Russians, relationships are more important than time."

Lynn Visson's "Wedded Strangers" talks about further distinctions between Russians and Americans:

"The worst thing a Russian can say about you is that you are dry. Meaning that you are cold and logical. Outpourings of emotion in private life are balanced by extreme restraint in public life."

Russians smile when there is something to smile about - for example, when they are with their family and friends and the vodka is flowing.

Russians have what is best described as a dry sense of humor. They make jokes that are very sharp or witty. They can be also be very sarcastic. They make humorous comments that require intelligence and a keen understanding of a situation to be funny.

The Russian delivers his joke or funny story with a serious expression on his face, while everyone else bursts into laughter. If he laughs with the others, it spoils the joke.

Lynn talks about different perceptions of time:

"Being late is part of the Russian makeup. Being late was a way of showing contempt for the system and of asserting self. To Russians, appointments are guidelines."

"Americans do one thing at a time. They value short-term relationships and take deadlines seriously. Russians do a variety of things at one time, they value long term relationships, and they are flexible about appointments."

John has been married to a Russian women for over five years. He has travelled the path from finding her, to traveling to Russia, to bring his wife to America, and adjusting to married life. He will show you step by step how to do this yourself. http://www.russian-luv.com/dry.html

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Islam in Post-Soviet Russia $44.95 This book demonstrates how far Islam in Russia has been extensively influenced by the Soviet and Russian multi-ethnic context.

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Educational Reform in Post-Soviet Russia $188 A collection of essays which examine the reform of the educational system in post Soviet Russia in historical and comparative perspective.

Supreme Soviet of Russia $68.51 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR, later Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation was highest organ of state power of the Russian SFSR in 19381990; in 19901993 it was permanent parliament, elected by Congress of Peoples Deputies of the Russian Federation.The Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR was established as smillar structure as the Supreme Soviet of the USSR in 1938, instead of AllRussian Central Executive Committee (VTsIK) as the highest organ of power of Russia. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Timpledon, Miriam T./ Marseken, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 96 Publication Date: 2010/07/07 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.23 inches

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Learning to Labour in Post-Soviet Russia $148 This book explores the changing nature of growing-up working-class in post-Soviet Russia in a time of economic reform. Based on extensive research, it analyses the strategies of contemporary vocational education graduates and highlights their significance for wider processes of social change and social stratification in post-Soviet Russia.

Rural Women in the Soviet Union and Post-Soviet Russia $153.99 This is the first full-length history of Russian peasant women in the 20th century in English; it fills a significant gap in the existing literature on rural studies and gender studies of the twentieth century Russia and is the first to take the story into the twenty-first century. The book offers a comprehensive overview of regulations concerning rural women: their employment patterns; marriages, divorces and family life; issues with health and raising children. Rural lives in the Soviet Union were often dramatically different from the common narrative of the Soviet history. The lives of rural women were even more demanding than those of other Soviet women, and even during the Khrushchev a Thawa (TM) in the late 1950s and early 1960s, rural women were excluded from reforms and liberating policies it promoted. The author, Luibov Denisova, is a leading expert in the field of rural gender history in Russia. She includes material from previously unavailable or unpublished collections and archives in Moscow, St Petersburg, Archangel, and Vologda; also interviews and sociological research conducted in thirty different Russian villages, alongside oral traditions such as folk songs and chastooshkas among peasant women in Russia. Overall, the book is a history of all rural women, from ordinary farm girls to agrarian professionals to prostitutes; it paints a unique and complete picture of rural womena (TM)s life in the Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia.

Soviet Memorabilia at Souvenir Market, St. Petersburg, Russia $24.99 Jonathan Smith Soviet Memorabilia at Souvenir Market, St. Petersburg, Russia - Photographic Print

Historical Narratives in the Soviet Union and Post-Soviet Russia $85 Establishing a causal link between historical discourse and political change, this book describes the role of historical discourse in establishing, maintaining, or destroying elite and mass political identities in Soviet and post-Soviet space.

Rewriting History in Soviet Russia $165 This book explores the political significance of the development of historical revisionism in the USSR under Khrushchev in the wake of the Twentieth Congress of the CPSU and its demise with the onset of the 'period of stagnation' under Brezhnev. On the basis of intensive interviews and original manuscript material, the book demonstrates that the vigorous rejuvenation of historiography undertaken by Soviet historians in the 1960s conceptually cleared the way for and fomented the dramatic upheaval in Soviet historical writing occasioned by the advent of perestroika.

A Winding Stream, Somewhere in the Vast Expanse of Pre-Soviet Russia $39.99 A Winding Stream, Somewhere in the Vast Expanse of Pre-Soviet Russia - Giclee Print

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The Cinema of Russia & the Former Soviet Union $28.04 This volume explores the cinema of the former Soviet Union and contemporary Russia, ranging from the pre-Revolution-ary period to the present day. It offers an insight into the development of Soviet film, from 'the most important of all arts' as a propaganda tool to a means of entertainment in the Stalin era, from the rise of its 'dissident' art-house cinema in the 1960s through the glasnost era with its broken taboos to recent Russian blockbusters. Films have been chosen to represent both the classics of Russian and Soviet cinema as well as those films that had a more localised success and remain to date part of Russia's cultural reference system. The volume also covers a range of national film industries of the former Soviet Union in chapters on the greatest films and directors of Ukrainian, Kazakh, Georgian and Armenian cinematography. Films discussed include Strike (1925), Earth (1930), Ivan's Childhood (1962), Mother and Son (1997) and Brother (1997)., reviewing a previous edition or volume

Religion and Language in Post-Soviet Russia $133.02 Church Slavonic - the traditional language of the Russian Orthodox Church - has enjoyed a strong revival in the post-Soviet period, as has the Russian Orthodox Church itself. This book examines the revival of Church Slavonic, relating it to a wide range of contemporary social and cultural developments in contemporary Russia, including debates about protecting Russia from western cults and culture, debates about recovering pre-revolutionary traditions and articulating Russian/Orthodox identities, and to factionalism and renewal within the Orthodox Church. It thereby explores the revival of orthodoxy in Russia not from the standpoint of ecclesiastical politics or church-state relations, but rather through the myths, rituals, symbols, texts and discourses that span both official and popular religion in post-Soviet Russia. As such the book will be of great interest to scholars of sociolinguisitcs and of religion, as well as to Russian studies specialists.

A Century of Violence in Soviet Russia $33.93 The main architect of the concept of perestroika under Gorbachev, Alexander N. Yakovlev played a unique role in the transformation of the Soviet Union. Now, drawing on his own experiences and on his privileged access to state and Party archives, he reflects on the evils of the system that shaped the country he loves.

Russia: The Soviet Period and After $3.95 This up-to-date history of Russia -- from the cataclysmic events of 1917 to the uncertain, explosive present -- is based on the latest findings of scholars from Russia and the West. The book reflects the author's "own" extensive research in many Russian archival collections during more than two dozen lengthy visits. Featuring a smooth, yet strong narrative that captures the "excitement" of Russian history, it avoids excessive concentration on today's events or politics. Focusing throughout on the history of the "peoples" of Russia -- including the national minorities -- and going "beyond" the often dry political and economic history, this book explores how the people live and have lived -- including the nature of their aspirations and problems. For anyone interested in the Russian history and culture.

Soviet Politics: Russia After Brezhnev $126.32 The Soviet Union, currently undergoing a period of transition, is faced with the need to overcome chronic problems both domestic and abroad that have been developing for many years. Wide-ranging and up-to-date, Soviet Politics takes a close look at all the major aspects of Soviet political life in the 1980s.

In Soviet Russia, Zero Divides By You $16.99 Dividing by zero is baaad mojo. You don't want to try it. If you get it to work, it assures you're well on your way to Crazy Town. Well, honestly, if you get it to work you're already there. You may even be the mayor. Check foursquare. At least in the Soviet Russia version, zero divided by you isn't a mathematical impossibility. Unless you're zero. But we know you. You're one of our customers. You're something to us, which means you can't be zero. In fact, we'd go so far as to say that you're positive. However, you are about to be divided by zero. Brace yourself. Black shirt with the words "In Soviet Russia, zero divides by you!" printed large in red.

Women and Society in Russia and the Soviet Union $29 This volume offers an interdisciplinary insight into the study of women and gender relations in Russian and Soviet society.

The Political Economy of Post-Soviet Russia $138 This book deals with general political and economic developments that took place in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. The major aim of the book is to analyse successes and failures of Russian reform attempts, as well as their effect on the development of Russian regions, particularly from the point of view of interrelation between socio-economic tendencies and political developments. Analysis concentrates on both national dynamics and dynamics of development in three main groups of regions (mining, agricultural and manufacturing).

History of Germans in Russia and the Soviet Union $124.27 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles The German minority in Russia and the Soviet Union was created from several sources and in several waves. The 1914 census puts the number of Germans living in Russian Empire at 2,416,290. In 1989, the German population of the Soviet Union was roughly 2 million. In the 2002 Russian census, 597,212 Germans were enumerated, making Germans the fifth largest ethnic group in Russia. In 1999, there were 353,441 Germans in Kazakhstan and 21,472 in Kyrgyzstan. According to the 2001 census, 33,300 Germans lived in Ukraine. In the Russian Empire, ethnic Germans were strongly represented among royalty, aristocracy, large land owners, military officers and the upper echelons of the imperial service, engineers, scientists, artists, physicians and the bourgeoisie in general. The Germans of Russia didnt necessarily speak Russian; they spoke German, while French was often the language of the high aristocracy. Author: Miller, Frederic P./ Vandome, Agnes F./ McBrewster, John Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 212 Publication Date: 2010/12/19 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.48 inches

Leaders of Russia and the Soviet Union Since 1613 $138 This reference work surveys the leaders of Russia and the Soviet Union - from Michael, the first Romanov, to Vladimir Putin - 25 essays in all of 2,000-8,000 words in length, each contributed by an expert in the field. The treatment is

EIMI: A Journey Through Soviet Russia $18.17 Unavailable for more than fifty years, EIMI finally returns. While sometimes termed a "novel," it is better described as a novelistic travelogue, the diary of a trip to Russia in the 1930s during the rise of the Stalinist government. Despite some contempt for what he witnesses, Cummings's narrator has an effective, occasionally hilarious way of evoking feelings of accord and understanding. As Ezra Pound wrote, Cummings's Soviet Union is laid "out there pellucidly on the page in all its Slavic unfinishedness, in all of its Dostoievskian slobberyness....Does any man wish to know about Russia? 'EIMI' " A stylistic tour de force, EIMI is a melange of styles and tones, the prose containing many abbreviations, grammatical and syntactical shifts, typographical devices, compounds, and word coinages. This is Cummings's invigorating and unique voice at its finest, and EIMI is without question one of his most substantial accomplishments.

Imperial and Soviet Russia: Power, Privilege and the Challenge of Modernity $64.64 Imperial and Soviet Russia offers a coherent interpretation of the turbulent history of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union during the last two centuries. Tracing the roots of the Communist experiment in the peasant world of traditional Russia, it shows how the harsh social and economic changes of the nineteenth century created enough dislocation to topple the tsarist regime and bring the Bolsheviks to power in 1917. This book offers a comprehensive guide to the modern history of one of the world's greatest powers.

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