WoW a lot of good details!!

Here's some more stereotypes given to me by Russians or Ukranians,
so you can't complain

  • Russians have the best computer hackers in the world
  • Russians have a much better fashion sense
  • Russian females are much more athletic/in shape then their Western counterparts
    (apparently because they have a higher focus on gymnastics in high school)


Another stereotype that I noticed personally, was that Russian men have a better sense of chivalry. e.g. they never let the lady pay for anything etc. In the West, the whole feminist movement kinda destroyed chivalry, which (I think) has caused a lot of problems in society.

As for Russian movies, any recommendations? I love foriegn flicks, actually. But I haven't seen too many Russian movies. The only Russian movie I remember seeing is Mongol, and that (obviously) didn't tell me much about Russia (except for the fact that they can make awesome movies about Mongols!!)

As for for the culture question, fair enough. I won't ask for a total description. I just wanted to know what aspects changed specifically. I am one of those who think nations don't change much with time. But there can be sudden superficial shifts, and I am sure the revolution and the fall of the wall had impacts. But I guess that is still too broad. I guess I'll just visit Russia sometime in the future and find out for myself