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STEREOTYPES ABOUT THE PEOPLE OF MOTHER RUSSIA

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Top 7
Russians Are Superstitious

True: Russian people have a lot of “superstitions” that are mostly habits—like “knock on wood” is in many cultures. Most people don’t actually believe these things “work," but they do them anyway.

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Russia is unbearably cold

False: Russia is a vast country with seven climate zones, so the weather can get pretty extreme: from 45℃ in summer Kalmykia to deathly -64° in Oymyakon in winter.

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TOP 5
Everyone is in the Russian Mafia

False: Even though this myth inspired a lot of foreign action movies, out of more than 144 million people living in Russia, very few are in the mob,

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TOP 4
Russians are always overdressed

True: Russians, especially women, do love dressing up.

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TOP 8
Russians Are Blunt and Serious And Never Smile

True: Russians are actually very straightforward and never smile for the sake of being polite. They say that laughter without reason is a sign of stupidity.

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Russians Love Vodka

True: Being one of Russia’s national treasures, vodka is indeed a very popular drink.

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Russians keep bears as pets

False: There is a couple of bear-owning Russian newsmakers responsible for this myth, but the majority of Russians stick to more traditional cats and dogs when choosing an animal companion.

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Russians only wear ushanka hats

False: That would be like saying that all French people wear berets, or all Americans wear baseball caps.