local conditions and customs
Russia
The Russian Republic was a short-lived bourgeois regime established after the February 1917 Revolution. A temporary Russian government established by the Mensheviks after the overthrow of the Russian Empire during the February 1917 Revolution. After the October Revolution in 1917, it was overthrown and replaced by Soviet Russia led by Bolsheviks led by Lenin.
religion：
The main religions in the Russian Federation include Christianity, Islam, Shamanism, Buddhism (Lamaism), and Judaism. Christianity is most widely spread among the Russian Orthodox Church, with the largest number of followers, approximately 50 million. Next are Muslims, mainly Sunnis. Eastern Orthodox theology mainly consists of Greek Byzantine theology and Russian Eastern Orthodox theology.
custom：
Both ancient Greece and ancient Rome had the concept of 'left evil and right good'. Under the influence of these cultures, the Russian nation has formed the concept of rightness as respect, nobleness, and auspiciousness, while leftness as inferiority, lowliness, and malice. In Russian, the word "right" also means "correct, just"; And 'left' means' opposite '.
Orthodox Wedding: The Orthodox Church prohibits marriages with people of different faiths, so those who come to the church for weddings must be baptized and hold a citizenship certificate and a marriage certificate obtained from the official civil affairs department. According to Eastern Orthodox customs, weddings are not held during fasting, certain religious holidays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Russians enjoy toasting at both formal and informal banquets. In Russia, sending flowers is a great gift, but sending flowers to relatives, friends, teachers, etc. must be singular, and only sending flowers to deceased people must be even.
In Russia, people avoid inquiring about personal income, age, emotions, and other privacy when meeting.
In formal occasions, when strangers introduce each other, adults usually use their full name, while young people often only use their first name. Among middle-aged people, especially those with higher cultural levels, even if their relationship is quite close, they still use "you" to refer to each other as a sign of respect. The usual greeting is to shake hands. When friends and family meet after a long absence, they often kiss and embrace each other. Men usually kiss the back of a woman's hand, while parents kiss their children's forehead.
On grand occasions, Russians greet their guests with "bread and salt" to show the highest respect and warmest welcome. When invited as a guest, after entering the house, one should take off their clothes and hats, greet the hostess first, and then greet the male host and others.
Russians attach great importance to engagement and wedding rings. They like to set a few small gemstones on engagement rings and a large gemstone on wedding rings. Russians love flowers, and whether it's birthdays, holidays, or regular guests, they can't do without them. Give flowers as gifts, with one less or a few more, but they must be in the singular, because Russians believe that odd numbers are auspicious and even numbers are unlucky. Sending flowers also requires attention: on Women's Day on March 8th, send lovesickness flowers to your girlfriend; The flowers given to men must be tall and brightly colored large flowers; Only give an even number of flowers, namely two or four, when someone else dies
taboo：
Russians taboo 13 and like 7, believing that 7 symbolizes happiness and success. Giving gifts also likes to use singular numbers, believing that even numbers are unlucky.
Russians are world-renowned for their ability to drink alcohol, with the vast majority of men and some women enjoying strong alcohol, and vodka is particularly popular among the majority. When drinking, use your right hand. The first glass of wine often needs to be drunk dry, but it is generally not recommended to drink, but rather to follow suit.
When chewing food, keep your mouth closed and not make a sound. Don't make a guest earlier than the scheduled time, it's better to be on time or a little later.
Don't sit on the bed when entering the room, it's very impolite.
Men should obtain the consent of women when smoking. When handing out cigarettes, they should hand over a whole box, not just one cigarette, and not one match to light three cigarettes.
Mirrors are sacred objects that cannot be broken.
Russians do not like black cats.
When encountering acquaintances, one cannot extend their left hand to shake hands and say hello. It is best not to shake hands across the threshold when meeting or saying goodbye.
It is unlucky to congratulate a pregnant woman on their birthday in advance, and it is not advisable to congratulate them on giving birth in advance. They do not like to give things to pregnant women and babies in advance.
When giving gifts to friends, it is best not to give knives, handkerchiefs, or empty wallets.
