Oh really! Don't you know that Russians can't be trusted? So don't believe any of the above....

In reality they are drunk on vodka noon to night!

The rest of the time they are either:

Reading poetry or 19th century literature
Singing "Kalinka"
Deciding what to do with all their nukes.. Decisions, decisions, hehe..
Being subjected to human rights violations by their autocratic government...
Hiding from the bears and wolves that roam the streets of central Moscow...

No but seriously; it's not possible to sum up the culture of an entire country in a short post!

I don't think Russia is very different from elsewhere in Europe. But it seems to me that there are some similarities the USA that no other country in Europe shares; Nowhere else in Europe has such a large population, multiple time zones or military forces that people actually take notice of... On the other hand Russians seem more humble about their country and its past and present (apart from when it comes to WW2) It seems to me that the country itself has more in common with the USA but that the people are more like Europeans.

And I agree with Misha: Films are a good way of learning about the culture of a country, when you don't have the opportunity to go there yourself. So find some films about Russian history starting far back, and then work your way up to the current time.