1. CULTURE AND COMMON TRAITS OF RUSSIA

2. Culture and the Common Traits
Culture – the way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs.

3. Culture and the Common Traits
Culture region – a way of dividing the world into areas where a particular form of government, religion, economic system, language, or tradition is predominate.

4. Culture and the Common Traits
Dominant Russian culture spread throughout the republics of the former Soviet Union by forced migration.

5. Culture and the Common Traits
Government:
Soviet Union: Stalin’s form of government was Totalitarian.
Today’s government is a Democracy.

6. Culture and the Common Traits
Architecture, food, and traditions focused on Russian heritage.

7. Culture and the Common Traits
Russian language is dominant and strictly enforced.
However, minority languages still exist, making people bilingual.

8. Sustaining Institutions Over Time
Religion:
Use monumental architecture to attract new members.

9. Sustaining Institutions Over Time
Religion:
Used to sustain their impact on communities.

10. Sustaining Institutions Over Time
Religion:
This was set up during the Soviet Union to encourage the supremacy of the Russian Culture.

11. Sustaining Institutions Over Time
Education:
Education changes with time.

12. Sustaining Institutions Over Time
Education:
Russia continues education because they need well educated and informed citizens.

13. Sustaining Institutions Over Time
Education:
This was set up during the Soviet Union to encourage the supremacy of the Russian Culture.

14. Sustaining Institutions Over Time
Ways of Work:
Sustain the institution because individuals need jobs so they can earn money and survive.

15. Sustaining Institutions Over Time
Ways of Work:
Government changes the way work is completed.
Farmers:
Soviet Union – Farmers worked for Government
Russia – Farmers make decisions for themselves.

16. Sustaining Institutions Over Time
Ways of Work:
This was set up during the Soviet Union to encourage the supremacy of the Russian Culture.

17. EXAMPLES OF CONFLICT AND COOPERATION AMONG CULTURES
Yugoslavia:
1991 – Communist party divided causing civil wars between ethnic groups.

18. EXAMPLES OF CONFLICT AND COOPERATION AMONG CULTURES
Yugoslavia:
This continued until 1995; resulting in many nations becoming independent.

19. EXAMPLES OF CONFLICT AND COOPERATION AMONG CULTURES
Yugoslavia:
Known as the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War II.

20. EXAMPLES OF CONFLICT AND COOPERATION AMONG CULTURES
Yugoslavia:
140,000 people died from the wars.

21. EXAMPLES OF CONFLICT AND COOPERATION AMONG CULTURES
Russian Republics:
Passed laws to protect the rights of small minority groups.

22. EXAMPLES OF CONFLICT AND COOPERATION AMONG CULTURES
Russian Republics:
Teach school in multiple languages, supplying minority language textbooks.

23. EXAMPLES OF CONFLICT AND COOPERATION AMONG CULTURES
Russian Republics:
Use minority languages on TV, magazines and radios.

24. Impact of Cultural Diffusion= Positive of Negative
Cultural Diffusion – the spreading of culture from one country to another.

25. Impact of Cultural Diffusion= Positive of Negative
Positive Qualities:
Larger varieties of food, tradition, music, religions, better opportunities.
Ex. McDonalds, computer manufacturers, etc.

26. Impact of Cultural Diffusion= Positive of Negative
Negative Qualities:
Cultures often clash:
Socially
Economically
Politically
Criminal organizations