ADRIAN ENRIQUEZPERIOD 8

SOCIOLOGY

Russia

Food

I decided to bring in food!!!!! It’s called Blintchiki which are pancakes/crepes

The Recipe2 eggs1 tbsp of sugar1/3 tsp of salt½ cup all purpose salt2 ½ cups of milk1 tbsp of vegetable oil1 tbsp of butter

Clothing

Clothing in Russia is as modern as many other large European countries

• The clothing was fairly bright

• A little prudish as almost the entire body is covered

Traditional Modern

Sports

SoccerRussians love soccerFootball union of

Russia formed in 1912 which controls most of Russian soccer teams

GymnasticsRussians also take

gymnastics pretty serious

They’ve won multiple gold medals for gymnastics

Art

Above is a classical piece of Russian art

As you can tell art has changed a lot through the years

Below is a surrealist type paint by a Russian artist it is entitled the mirror of destiny

Kind of creepy but I like it

More art

Feline funny? Here’s art work by Svetlana Petrova who paints her cat into classical art work

Svetlana and Zarathustra

Religion

Russia has several religions including

IslamRussian

Orthodox Other Christian

Russian Orthodox is the major religion of Russia as 65% are Orthodox Christian

Church of Christ the savior in Moscow

Family

modern Russian family

Russian families are male dominated

Its not uncommon to find grandparents living with their children

Families in Russia are very proud of who they are

Some values of the Russian family are respect, integrity, and persistance

Government

Russia is a federation

The current president of Russia is Vladimir Putin

Russia is also divided into 21 republics, 46 provinces, 9 territories, 4 districts, 2 federal cities, 1 autonomous oblast

Federation – Is a form of sovereign in which the power is formally divided

Education

Russian education is free!!

11 years of schooling is mandatory

standard secondary school program includes studying of a foreign language for 6 years (grades 5-11), usually it’s English but can be French, German or Spanish

Along with general education philosophy is a mandatory subject

University education is free after passing entrance exams

Economy

Russia’s economy today is best described as a diversified mixed economy where certain aspects are controlled by the state and certain aspects are controlled by the free market

Russia’s economy is an Industrialized Capitalist economy/ mixed economy

Russia’s main form of currency are Rubles or Roubles

One Russian ruble is equivalent to 0.03$

Economy Cont.

The labor force is divided into..

9.8% agriculture 27.5% industry62.7% services

Agriculture products include Grain, sugar beats, and sunflower seeds

Industry includes petroleum, natural gas, metals, wood, and chemicals

Palladium and nickel

More Economy

Averages for salaries

Airline pilots make around 27,769 Rubles a month, equal to 864$

Salesperson makes 2,949 Rubles a month, equal to 92$

Pricing of foodChicken (frozen)

per kilo: 100 - 150 RUR

ClothesPair of jeans:

900~1500 RURSweater:

800~1,500 RUR

Popular Culture

Russian “boy band” Na-Na are very popular in modern culture

Russia’s bizarre “save the hipsters” campaign

 the project mostly involved displaying confusing pro-hipster banners during a military parade but somehow led to a 75% drop in the city’s street fights

Fun factsRussians never

shake hands over a door way, they believe it leads to arguments

The Metro of St. Petersburg is the world’s deepest subway (about100 m deep).

The intelligency level is of Russian people is considered up to 99%. There are more than 600 universities in the country.

Russia is multinational and multicultural. Russia has got more than 100 nationalities — Russians, Ukrainians, Tatars, Jews, Bashkirs — it would take a separate page to list them all.