CULTURE AND
COMMON TRAITS
OF RUSSIA
Culture and the Common
Traits
• Culture – the way of life
of a group of people who
share similar beliefs and
customs.
Culture and the Common
Traits
• Culture region – a way of
dividing the world into
areas where a particular
form of government,
religion, economic system,
language, or tradition is
predominate.
Culture and the Common
Traits
• Dominant Russian culture
spread throughout the
republics of the former
Soviet Union by forced
migration.
Culture and the Common
Traits
• Government:
▫ Soviet Union:
Stalin’s form of
government was
Totalitarian.
▫ Today’s
government is a
Democracy.
Culture and the Common
Traits
• Architecture, food, and
traditions focused on
Russian heritage.
Culture and the Common
Traits
• Russian language is
dominant and strictly
enforced.
▫ However, minority
languages still exist,
making people bilingual.
Sustaining Institutions
Over Time
Religion:
• Use monumental architecture
to attract new members.
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Over Time
Religion:
• Used to sustain their impact
on communities.
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Over Time
Religion:
• This was set up during the
Soviet Union to encourage the
supremacy of the Russian
Culture.
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Over Time
Education:
• Education changes with time.
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Over Time
Education:
• Russia continues education
because they need well
educated and informed
citizens.
Sustaining Institutions
Over Time
Education:
• This was set up during the
Soviet Union to encourage the
supremacy of the Russian
Culture.
Sustaining Institutions
Over Time
Ways of Work:
• Sustain the institution because
individuals need jobs so they
can earn money and survive.
Sustaining Institutions
Over Time
Ways of Work:
• Government changes the
way work is completed.
▫ Farmers:
 Soviet Union –
Farmers worked for
Government
 Russia – Farmers
make decisions for
themselves.
Sustaining Institutions
Over Time
Ways of Work:
• This was set up during the
Soviet Union to encourage the
supremacy of the Russian
Culture.
EXAMPLES OF CONFLICT AND
COOPERATION AMONG CULTURES
CONFLICT:
• Yugoslavia:
▫ 1991 – Communist
party divided
causing civil wars
between ethnic
groups.
EXAMPLES OF CONFLICT AND
COOPERATION AMONG CULTURES
CONFLICT:
• Yugoslavia:
▫ This continued until
1995; resulting in
many nations
becoming
independent.
EXAMPLES OF CONFLICT AND
COOPERATION AMONG CULTURES
CONFLICT:
• Yugoslavia:
▫ Known as the
deadliest conflict in
Europe since World
War II.
EXAMPLES OF CONFLICT AND
COOPERATION AMONG CULTURES
CONFLICT:
• Yugoslavia:
▫ 140,000 people
died from the
wars.
EXAMPLES OF CONFLICT AND
COOPERATION AMONG CULTURES
COOPERATION:
• Russian Republics:
▫ Passed laws to
protect the rights
of small minority
groups.
EXAMPLES OF CONFLICT AND
COOPERATION AMONG CULTURES
COOPERATION:
• Russian Republics:
▫ Teach school in
multiple
languages,
supplying
minority language
textbooks.
EXAMPLES OF CONFLICT AND
COOPERATION AMONG CULTURES
COOPERATION:
• Russian Republics:
▫ Use minority
languages on TV,
magazines and
radios.
Impact of Cultural Diffusion=
Positive of Negative
Cultural Diffusion – the spreading of
culture from one country to another.
Impact of Cultural Diffusion=
Positive of Negative
• Positive Qualities:
▫ Larger varieties of
food, tradition,
music, religions,
better
opportunities.
 Ex. McDonalds,
computer
manufacturers,
etc.
Impact of Cultural Diffusion=
Positive of Negative
• Negative Qualities:
▫ Cultures often
clash:
 Socially
 Economically
 Politically
 Criminal
organizations