America has many kinds of people who are either from other countries and cultures or are descendents of people from other countries and cultures. Americans hold a variety of opinions and practice a variety of activities. Differences are important to some Americans, while they have little significance to others. Most Americans like the notion that everyone can respectfully do as they please and get along well, but some are quarrelsome and some dislike people who differ from them in some way. Fundamentally, Americans are probably very similar to Russians and all other folks.